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ARISEN - Chronicles of Var'Nagal cover art

ARISEN - Chronicles of Var'Nagal

Maratus · 2021-09-21

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieRPGEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 21, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

ARISEN is a narrative card game where you use your emotions to create your own story in a dark fantasy universe.

82%
positive of 87 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$15.99
steam price (US)

You have been torn away from your peaceful life by foreign soldiers, then chained in a hold in a warship alongside many prisoners, both elves and humans... You’ve been sold into slavery on the island of Maccialatt. Thanks to your willpower, your adaptability or your physical strength, you will embark on a quest for freedom! During your journey, you will cross paths with many people of different races, ages and genders. People whose very lives you may be able to change. Some of them will feel immediately likeable, while others, could surprise you… Will you make friends, have a lover? Or would (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 55% of 18,274 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.7k–3.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 87 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.27-17%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.00 at GamersGate (2024-09-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 30 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620212026Week of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.002021-09-212026-09-142021-09-21 — best price $15.292021-09-30 — best price $17.882021-10-11 — best price $17.882021-11-23 — best price $17.992021-11-30 — best price $19.992021-12-13 — best price $13.992021-12-30 — best price $19.992022-01-06 — best price $19.992022-01-18 — best price $17.882022-02-06 — best price $15.892022-02-12 — best price $14.292022-03-12 — best price $15.712022-05-15 — best price $15.992022-06-14 — best price $12.682023-08-11 — best price $15.992024-02-11 — best price $13.492024-03-11 — best price $4.802024-03-23 — best price $15.992024-04-03 — best price $15.992024-04-16 — best price $12.592024-04-29 — best price $13.492024-06-13 — best price $15.992024-09-23 — best price $3.002024-10-14 — best price $3.202024-10-27 — best price $15.992024-11-11 — best price $3.302024-11-30 — best price $12.592024-12-18 — best price $15.992025-01-24 — best price $12.682025-09-29 — best price $12.682025-11-03 — best price $13.112025-12-01 — best price $15.992026-01-01 — best price $15.992026-02-02 — best price $12.682026-03-09 — best price $13.112026-05-18 — best price $13.272026-07-27 — best price $12.682026-09-07 — best price $12.682026-09-14 — best price $13.27
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, French

Player tags

LGBTQ+FantasyRomanceColorfulStylizedCard GameLore-RichDating SimStory RichEarly Access

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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