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Dragon Star Varnir cover art

Dragon Star Varnir

Idea Factory, Compile Heart · Idea Factory International · 2019-10-08

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 08, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 27, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 11, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Fight in 3-tiered battles, devour your enemies, and customize your characters in this epic RPG to end the dragon's curse!

Dragon Star Varnir is an Action, Adventure, and RPG game released in 2019, priced at $5.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 608 reviews) and an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners.

2
playing now
79%
positive of 608 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Dragon Star Varnir is a 2018 role-playing video game developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in October 2018 and worldwide in June 2019, for Windows in October 2019, and for Nintendo Switch in 2021. The game follows a knight named Zephy who is tasked to fight witches and dragons, but is turned into a witch by his enemies in order to save him from death by the hands of a dragon. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised its battle system as an improvement from past Compile Heart games but criticized other aspects of its presentation.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (93 reviews).
  • · Top 42% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–36k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 608 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.50 at GamersGate (2024-12-05) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 145 of 148 observed days · $3.49 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
787820192026Week of 2019-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-11 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$4.082019-10-082026-08-302019-10-08 — best price $26.192019-12-13 — best price $39.802020-01-25 — best price $41.672020-03-19 — best price $29.992020-06-06 — best price $49.992020-08-08 — best price $19.992020-10-29 — best price $17.992021-02-05 — best price $15.992021-05-06 — best price $13.992021-08-20 — best price $11.992021-11-24 — best price $11.992022-02-02 — best price $39.992022-05-11 — best price $11.992022-07-22 — best price $8.692022-10-24 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $39.992023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-06-09 — best price $39.992023-08-14 — best price $5.992023-11-14 — best price $8.002024-01-18 — best price $7.992024-04-08 — best price $39.992024-07-12 — best price $39.992024-09-30 — best price $7.992024-12-05 — best price $4.082025-03-08 — best price $39.992025-05-19 — best price $27.892025-08-07 — best price $5.992025-10-15 — best price $5.992025-12-11 — best price $5.992026-02-11 — best price $12.492026-04-15 — best price $7.992026-06-19 — best price $5.992026-08-14 — best price $39.992026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3042026-05-14 — 8 pageviews2026-05-17 — 8 pageviews2026-05-20 — 16 pageviews2026-05-23 — 14 pageviews2026-05-26 — 8 pageviews2026-05-29 — 12 pageviews2026-06-01 — 11 pageviews2026-06-04 — 13 pageviews2026-06-07 — 19 pageviews2026-06-10 — 4 pageviews2026-06-13 — 13 pageviews2026-06-16 — 14 pageviews2026-06-19 — 11 pageviews2026-06-22 — 17 pageviews2026-06-25 — 14 pageviews2026-06-28 — 9 pageviews2026-07-01 — 10 pageviews2026-07-04 — 8 pageviews2026-07-07 — 10 pageviews2026-07-10 — 11 pageviews2026-07-13 — 8 pageviews2026-07-16 — 15 pageviews2026-07-19 — 19 pageviews2026-07-22 — 6 pageviews2026-07-25 — 19 pageviews2026-07-28 — 9 pageviews2026-07-31 — 11 pageviews2026-08-03 — 12 pageviews2026-08-06 — 8 pageviews2026-08-09 — 9 pageviews2026-08-12 — 16 pageviews2026-08-15 — 23 pageviews2026-08-18 — 10 pageviews2026-08-21 — 20 pageviews2026-08-24 — 9 pageviews2026-08-25 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
75.5%
earned "The Awoken Blood"
16.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing13 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)2,63815%41
Steam (Steam)1,0018%41
Switch (Nintendo)40%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeActionNudityDragonsFantasyMysteryAdventureTurn-Based

Census log

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

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