Risen

Buy89%

Very Positive · 11k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Piranha Bytes · RPG · Oct 2, 2009

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio4 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Risen?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 120 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's interesting right from the start, with a fun and unique world to explore, danger to avoid or try your best to tackle, mysteries to unravel, characters to meet, and some interesting quests that help you build relationships with the citizens of the island.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Furthermore you have to chose a faction again in typical PB manner, which offers replayability.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Great atmosphere, great soundtrack, great graphics and open world which you want to explore.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio engine is great and so is voice acting for a AA game.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While it isn't a perfect game or a new standard for RPGs, it does a lot right and gets a lot of points for character.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was surprised the game has full controller support, this makes it a perfect game for the Steam Deck.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story123 reviews
Gameplay118 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Characters15 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
83% still recommend
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Crashes
55% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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