Not only did FuRyu and Monarkdeveloper Team Noir fully reveal the new, high school-set JRPG Varlet, but it already has a release date. It will come to the Switch, PS5, and PC on August 28, 2025. We’ve known the team was working on this since October 2024, and the companies promised a reveal earlier in April 2025.
Varlet explores what happens when reality and virtual reality get entangled. In Kousei Academy, students can constantly access the Johari network. The problem is, students are disappearing into glitches and being replaced in the real world by monsters. It is up to members of the Student Support Services group, which of course our avatar joins, to fight back, get to know classmates, and figure out what’s going on.
Some of the gameplay elements ended up being teased as part of this full reveal. It seems like there will be relationship-building elements like in Persona and The Caligula Effect, since Furyu specifically referred to building bonds and relationships. Another element is Triad Stats that lets you choose Light and Dark traits that get into their personality and influence battle skills. As suggested, Light tends to be more moral and kind, while dark would be a more dangerous and perhaps even villainous option. The official site even has a personality test tied to it.
Here’s the first trailer for the new FuRyu JRPG Varlet.
We also know who the main characters are. First, here’s a look at our avatar and both the dark and light versions of their transformed self:
And here are their allies:
And here are the initial screenshots for the game:
Varlet will come to the Switch, PS5, and PC on August 28, 2025.
Published: Apr 23, 2025 11:00 am