Nightshift Game Development is a studio located in Berlin, Germany. We are a team of three „veterans“ of the Berlin games industry and together we have over 50 years of experience in game development.
We have already worked on several successful single and multiplayer titles, such as the Drakensang series.
We’re not just developers, we’re gamers too, and we want to make games that excite and engage us as much as our players.
As a team, we believe in open and transparent interaction with each other: everyone should be able to contribute their ideas and thoughts.
Our goal is to make high quality games that are fun in the long run.
Johannes Böhm
Founder & CEO
Creative Direction
Scripting & Blueprints
Character Art
VFX
Torsten Räbiger
Founder & CEO
User Interface Design
Environment Art
Level Design
Alexander Haß
Founder & CEO
Character Animation
Character Rigging
„Varthos – Heir to the Throne“ is an arpg which borrows from the hack’n’slay and rogue-lite genres with a bit of extraction gameplay added to the mixture. It’s played in a top-down perspective and you control your character directly: no point and click but WASD and mouse. It is being developed for coop multiplayer mode, but will also be playable in single player – albeit with an increased difficulty level. Other features include no fixed classes, randomised loot, randomised skills, randomised dungeons, permadeath, meta progression and more!
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Owner of this site according §5 TMG:
Nightshift Game Development UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Fregestraße 63
12159 Berlin, Deutschland
Managing Directors and responsible according §55 RStV:
Johannes Böhm
Torsten Räbiger
Alexander Haß
Communication according §5 Nr.2 TDG:
We will provide our phone number on request.
Registered Court and VAT ID according §5 Nr.6 TMG and §27a UStG:
Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg
Registernumber:
HRB 253955 B
VAT ID:
DE362882758
Disclaimer:
We cannot assume any liability whatsoever for the contents of external links: the operators of these websites bear sole liability for them.
1. Data Controller & Contact Information
The party responsible for data processing on this website and within the game „Varthos – Heir to the Throne“ is:
Nightshift Game Development UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Fregestraße 63
12159 Berlin, Germany
2. Data Collection and Usage
While Nightshift Game Development does not host private servers to store personal user data, the game „Varthos – Heir to the Throne“ uses Epic Online Services (EOS). The following data is processed:
- Epic Account ID: To identify your game progress and verify ownership.
- Display Name: To show your name in-game.
- Technical Data: IP address and device identifiers (processed automatically via the Epic interface).
3. Purpose and Storage
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Purpose: Data is used solely to provide game functionality, enable cloud saves, and manage in-game achievements.
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Storage: This data is stored on Epic Games‘ servers. We do not store this data on our own infrastructure. Data is retained as long as your Epic account is active or until a deletion request is made.
4. Partner Contact Information
Epic Games, Inc.
620 Crossroads Blvd.
Cary, NC 27518, USA
Privacy Policy: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/privacypolicy
5. Your Rights and Data Deletion
You have the right to access, rectify, or delete your personal data. If you wish to have your game data associated with your Epic Account ID deleted, please contact us at the email address provided above.












