Platforms
- PCAug 27, 20256.4playscore6.18 Critics5.1138 Players
- PlayStation 5Aug 27, 2025NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Nintendo SwitchAug 27, 2025NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
10 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
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Critic Reviews
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· Oct 20, 2025 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Varlet is a middle-tier game seeped in potential. Graphics 69 Sound 85 Gameplay 70 Control 71 Story 70 Overall Score 73 DISCLAIMER This article is based on a free copy of a game/album provided to RPGFan by the publisher or PR firm.
· Sep 23, 2025 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Varlet is billed as a "school life RPG," and I'm obviously too far removed from that life to find it terribly interesting—even with the turn-based battles against everyone's negative emotions.
· Sep 17, 2025 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Varlet suffers from a lack of originality and meaningful activities, and the JRPG relies too heavily on concepts from Persona 4.
Jenni Lada · Sep 04, 2025 Reviewed on PC, PS5, SwitchRead full review - Varlet is a bold fusion of roguelike tension and narrative ambition. Punishing yet rewarding, it transforms failure into storytelling fuel, offering a haunting experience for players who are ready to embrace consequences.
Asura Kagawa · Aug 29, 2025 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Varlet is a short, stylish JRPG from FuRyu that mixes high school drama with dungeon crawling and light social sim elements.
Azario Lopez · Aug 27, 2025 Reviewed on PC, PS5, SwitchRead full review - At best, Varlet is a boring command-based RPG with social sim elements. At worst, Varlet is a fundamentally broken game.
Adam Vitale · Aug 27, 2025 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Generate a summary of this story Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Fans of JRPGs are always on the lookout for new and engaging…
Zach McKay · Aug 27, 2025 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Varlet is a turn based JRPG with visual novel elements. Where mystery and the revolution from within takes center stage.
· Aug 27, 2025 Reviewed on PCRead full review - 6.5 Varlet is available now on PS5, PC and Switch. Reviewed on Intel i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, RTX 3060 6GB and Asus ROG Ally.
· Aug 27, 2025 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
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To be a "leader" that guides others forward, or to be an uncompromising "ruler"...VARLET is a school life RPG where, through encounters with troubled boys and girls who are also searching for themselves, you begin to uncover a version of yourself you never knew existed.
Developer: FuRyu