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The Fortress of Varnolis

Daniel Agerman · 2021-10-12

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 12, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Help guide a young boy escape a terrible nightmare in a castle. Discover the long buried secrets within the dark.The Fortress of Varnolis is a mystery horror game where you explore the deepest reaches of the ancient Fortress that you have awoken within.

0
playing now
88%
positive of 16 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-09-26 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 67% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 88% of 20,980 Adventure games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $3.49 at Steam (2021-11-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220212026Week of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$15.00$0.002021-07-312022-07-222021-07-31 — best price $15.002021-08-31 — best price $8.002021-10-13 — best price $9.992021-10-26 — best price $6.992021-11-22 — best price $3.492021-12-02 — best price $6.992021-12-23 — best price $4.192022-01-05 — best price $6.992022-01-27 — best price $4.192022-02-03 — best price $6.992022-04-25 — best price $3.842022-05-02 — best price $6.992022-06-23 — best price $3.492022-07-07 — best price $6.992022-07-22 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Player tags

3DDarkHorrorPuzzleMysteryMedievalEmotionalRealisticConspiracyAtmospheric

Census log

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

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