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
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
Screenshots
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