Dragon Star Varnir

Dragon Star Varnir

Steam Deck Verified

Idea Factory, Compile Heart · RPG · Oct 8, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $5.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
607 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 607 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 217 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise50% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ Mature Story compared to IF/CH other offerings
132 of 217 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Dragon Star Varnir is definitely one of Compile Heart's better games, featuring a strong art direction, unique setting, great soundtrack and a decent combat system.
26 of 217 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
If you can look past some dated visuals and occasional anime tropes, you’ll find a JRPG with heart, challenge, and a darkly compelling narrative.
17 of 217 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters132 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat53 reviews
77%
Gameplay43 reviews
79%
Difficulty17 reviews
94%
Controls5 reviews
40%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance7 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $5.99 (−85%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
41
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.