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New Skills and more
In place animations for blocking and parrying. Update to UE 5.7.3 including plugins. Automatically set graphic settings according to hardware when starting the game for the first time. Moved to EOS, mainly to prepare fo…
Announcement8 changesUI/audioGameplay - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Patch Preview
Dear Community, Last week we presented our roadmap to you. As promised, we would now like to go into more detail step by step and show you what you can specifically expect in the next update. Here are the key points of…
Announcement10 changesFixGameplay - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Roadmap for Early Access
Dear Community, since our Early Access release, some time has already passed, and a lot has been happening behind the scenes! We are working intensively on the further development of Varthos and would like to open the g…
Event4 changesCompatibilityMaps - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Patch Notes 4th of February 2026. Early Access Version B-0.25.9
Patch Notes 4th of February 2026. Early Access Version B-0.25.9 monsters and items now properly scale to the player level determined when entering the map
Patch notes1 changeMaps - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Patch Notes – Jan 17th, 2026 | Version B-0.25.6
Patch Notes – Jan 17th, 2026 | Version B-0.25.6 🛡️ Combat & Balancing Melee Parry: We're bringing melee combat up to par. You can now parry with melee weapons (Hold 'CTRL'). This works like blocking, though shields rem…
Patch notes10 changes1 numericFix - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Patch Notes 29th of December 2025. Early Access Version B-0.23.1-5666
Patch Notes 29th of December 2025. Early Access Version B-0.23.1-5666 Fireball should not hit twice anymore, same goes for other projectile skills dealing AoE damage upon impact (e.g. Rasul's Sun) Critical hits would no…
Patch notes5 changesFixBalance - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Patch Notes 23. Dezember 2025, Early Access Version B-0.22.9-5657
Patch Notes 23rd of December 2025. Early Access Version B-0.22.9-5657 Surpressed skill execution while manipulating the camera to not end up with unwanted camera rotation values Several shenanigans when interacting with…
Event6 changesGameplayBalance - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Patch Notes December 20th 2025, Early Access Version B-0.21.8-5633
Patch Notes December 20th 2025, Early Access Version B-0.21.8-5633 As originally intended, from now on the Fireball does not only hit a single target but deals damage in a radius corresponding with the visuals (1,25m) T…
Security8 changesFixBalance - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Early Access Patch Notes - 17th of December
These are the Patch Notes for the Early Access Release Version B-0.21.6 On game start: Nightshift logo animation audio volume reduced by 25% Video settings should not get reset when returning to the start screen/lobby (…
Patch notes2 changesUI/audioGameplay - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
"Varthos – Heir to the Throne" Early Access Release!
Welcome to Varthos! The gates are open. Dear Community, We are overjoyed to finally invite you into the Early Access version of Varthos - Heir to the Throne. We are the Nightshift Game Development Team. We are a small i…
Store6 changesGameplayBalance - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Early Access Patch Notes - 16th of December
These are the Patch Notes for the Early Access release version later today. I. New Content & Features New Biome Added: The second major Biome is now included, complete with its own unique environments, monster pool, ite…
Event31 changes1 numericFix - Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Happy 3. Advent! 🎄
Advent calendar Door 14: Happy 3rd Advent! 🎄 Door number 14 opens and today it's all about Varthos: Heir to the Throne! Comment on an emoji that you think best suits the game and like the post to take part in the compe…
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