Fit check
Is The Secret of Varonis worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Retro RPG fans who want turn-based combat with Game Boy-style visuals
- Party-builders who enjoy choosing between four races with distinct progression systems
- Players seeking a story-led RPG with multiple worlds and many combat options
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than old-school turn-based battles
- Players who prefer a single tightly focused setting instead of several worlds and a connected city
- Players looking for modern high-fidelity visuals rather than a Game Boy-style presentation
Our take on The Secret of Varonis
The defining structure is a four-race party system in which humans, espers, robots, and monsters advance differently, making party composition central to progression and combat.
What is The Secret of Varonis?
The Secret of Varonis is a Game Boy-style role-playing game with old-school turn-based combat.
Its story follows four village youths and a robot searching for two missing warrior twins and investigating the sealed city of Varonis, which once housed a portal. Players build a party from humans, espers, robots, and monsters, with each race using a different leveling scheme. Combat includes more than 500 items and abilities obtained by learning, looting, buying, or crafting. The adventure covers five worlds with their own stories and characters, plus Varonis. Optional field encounters and the absence of required grinding modify its retro structure.
How The Secret of Varonis plays
- 01Four playable races
- Humans, espers, robots, and monsters have different leveling schemes and combat roles.
- 02Large combat library
- More than 500 items and abilities can be learned, looted, bought, or crafted.
- 03Multiple story worlds
- Five worlds have their own stories and characters, while Varonis connects them.
- 04Optional field encounters
- A game setting can make encounters optional, and progression does not require grinding.
The Secret of Varonis compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition focuses on exploring a strange city and an unconventional story, while The Secret of Varonis combines five worlds with a sealed city and four race-based party options. Back to the Dawn centers on investigating and escaping a prison, whereas The Secret of Varonis follows a portal mystery through turn-based RPG exploration. Tales of Symphonia presents a conflict spanning two linked worlds, while this game uses five distinct worlds connected by Varonis.
The Secret of Varonis: platforms & release
Is The Secret of Varonis worth it?
It is worth it if: retro RPG fans who want turn-based combat with Game Boy-style visuals. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than old-school turn-based battles.
Where can I download The Secret of Varonis?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Secret of Varonis's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Secret of Varonis on?
Windows and macOS.
