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Risen

Risen

Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

Released Oct 2, 2009 Developer Piranha Bytes, THQ Nordic Publisher THQ Nordic Platforms Windows RPGOpen WorldGothicFantasyAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.8%positive9,840 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“So much better on the steam deck. I recently seen this game on sale so I decided to grab it. I knew it would be a little outdated but wanted to give it a try. So far I have not been disappointed. I initially tried it on my pc but it had that n64 feel so I decided to try it on my…”

— a player, Steam review · 121 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Risen is a classic, gritty fantasy RPG focused on exploration, factions, and tough combat and feels like a true spiritual successor to the Gothic series. It offers a strong old-school RPG feel, some meaningful faction choices, decent world design, and challenging combat that…”

— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I bounced off piranha bytes hard after trying all the available demos (3 gothics and 2 risens). I don't mind jank but the useless quest, map without markers, no minimap and all the 'realism' I'm not looking for in video games pissed me off. and the non-realism of not showing…”

— a player, Steam review · 126 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

214playing at last check
25124-hour peak
1,382all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 316 avg · Jul 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
5.5%median completion
1.1%rarest: Weaponsmith
21.5% of players 17.7% of players 16.7% of players 16.5% of players 13.0% of players 12.8% of players 12.4% of players 10.9% of players 9.3% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.2% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 21.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
21.5%Beginner — First monster killed
17.7%Map reader — Found first map in the game
16.7%Philanthropist — "Rescue Sara from the wilderbess" completed
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Weaponsmith — 100 weapons forged
1.2%Master of the classes — 100% achieved in three attributes
1.2%Gladiator — Every close combat talent learned

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Canada14.99 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US UK EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 24, 2023
Risen Patch & Ports live!

To celebrate the launch of Risen on modern consoles (PS4, Xbox One and Switch) we also gave this SKU here an update. The game now fully support DirectInput compatible gamepads (either use the launch o

Dec 13, 2019
Gothic Playable Teaser

Welcome to the colony, Risen fans! If you love Piranha Bytes RPGs then make sure to contain your joyous screams: The original Gothic is getting a makeover and coming back... as a playable teaser! If y

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG
Player tagsRPG · Open World · Gothic · Fantasy · Adventure · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Third Person · Exploration · Action · Magic · Dark Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.thqnordic.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD CPU 2 GHz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX™ 9.0c compatible graphics card (nVidia® GeForce® 7900/ATI Radeon™ X1800 or better) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible