Risen (2009)
- Developer
- Piranha Bytes, THQ Nordic
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- RPG
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 10,716 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 25 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A grim, punishing fantasy world where your choices shape the fate of a mysterious island.
grittyatmosphericdifficultimmersiveopen worldaction rpgdark fantasyconsequence-driven
What players say
Players say Risen is a classic Gothic-like RPG with great zero-to-hero progression and multiple quest solutions, but it suffers from game-breaking bugs and a very abrupt ending. Combat returns to the timed-click system of earlier Gothics and is praised, though enemy hordes of lizard people and the slow pacing frustrate many.
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