Vartio
Patrol a haunted forest as a lone medieval guard in this short psychological horror experience. Leave the safety of your watchtower, listen for threats in the dark, and uncover what's lurking beyond the trees—before paranoia consumes you.
Last Updated: 8/25/2025
| Steam Price | $1.59 |
| Release Date | 8/12/2025 |
| Franchise | indie.io |
| Developer | Pepperbox Studios |
| Publisher | indie.io |
| Steam App Id | 3639120 |
Vartio
Patrol a haunted forest as a lone medieval guard in this short psychological horror experience. Leave the safety of your watchtower, listen for threats in the dark, and uncover what's lurking beyond the trees—before paranoia consumes you.
Last Updated: 8/25/2025
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
About Vartio
Vartio is an Adventure game developed by Pepperbox Studios. On 8/12/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by indie.io.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
According to Steam’s category system, Vartio supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
From the Steam community, Vartio has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Supernatural
- Minimalist
- Psychological
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Investigation
- Pixel Graphics
- Walking Simulator
- First-Person
- Psychological Horror
- Linear
- Lovecraftian
- Mystery
- Horror
- Dark Fantasy
- PvE
- Thriller
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Vartio and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Vartio is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store. Purchasing through a bundle can give a large discount off the game's base price if you are willing to purchase multiple apps all at once.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The World of Kaamos | 2 | 2 | $10.42 | View |
| A Day Without Me x Vartio | 2 | 1 | $4.12 | View |
Related Packages
Vartio is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
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Vartio data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 25). Vartio on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 25). Vartio. Steam Community Hub.