Posted on: April 4, 2014
GoGPasci
Verified ownerGames: 982 Reviews: 19
Its as good as Gothic 1&2
sometimes ist even better. buy it
Is this helpful to you?
Error loading patrons. Please refresh the page and try again.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Risen
Description
A mysterious volcanic island.
The heavy tremors on the island bode ill for its inhabitants. Ancient temples have risen from the ground recently, bizarre creatures are terrorizing the area. Fear and terror is spreading among the population.
The end of all hope?
A group of powerful men who call themselves "The Inquisitors" have taken it upon them-selves to put an end to these events. They send an expedition to this remote island, but a storm takes hold of the ship and destroys it at sea.
A hero will come.
As if by a miracle, you survive the shipwreck and are stranded on the volcanic island alone. You find yourself amidst a chaos of rebellion, tyranny, and mystic rituals. It is up to you to decide to which side the pendulum of fate will swing.
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.
The heavy tremors on the island bode ill for its inhabitants. Ancient temples have risen from the ground recently, bizarre creatures are terrorizing the area. Fear and terror is spreading among the population.
The end of all hope?
A group of powerful men who call themselves "The Inquisitors" have taken it upon them-selves to put an end to these events. They send an expedition to this remote island, but a storm takes hold of the ship and destroys it at sea.
A hero will come.
As if by a miracle, you survive the shipwreck and are stranded on the volcanic island alone. You find yourself amidst a chaos of rebellion, tyranny, and mystic rituals. It is up to you to decide to which side the pendulum of fate will swing.
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.
- Alter the destiny of the island by the actions you take.
- Countless side quests and creatures to discover.
- Over 60 hours of Immersive open world gameplay.
© 2021 by THQ Nordic GmbH, Austria. Developed by Piranha Bytes. Risen is a registered trademark of THQ Nordic AB, Sweden. All other brands, product names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Popular achievements
Beginner
First monster killed
common
·
30.47%
Goodies
manual
avatars
wallpapers
soundtrack (MP3)
soundtrack (FLAC)
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
Recommended system requirements:
Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
Time to beat
27.5 hMain
37 h Main + Sides
45.5 h Completionist
37 h All Styles
Game length provided by HowLongToBeat
Game details
Genre:
Tags:
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
italiano
audio
text
polski
audio
text
русский
audio
text
Critics reviews
GamingBolt
6/10
Overall, Risen is… fine. It’s a game that was influential and beloved in its time, but that time was long ago, and many other great games have taken its place since.
Read full review »ZTGD
6/10
Risen is packed with content and if you can get past its blemishes there is a solid RPG here to last you at least 60 hours, but I feel a lot of today’s gamers won’t even get off the beach tutorial at the beginning of the game.
Read full review »WayTooManyGames
6/10
The long and short of it is that Risen is a fun action-adventure RPG. It is very rough around the edges, not to the extent of some other games in the genre that came out around the same time (looking at you, Two Worlds), but it has charm. If you’re a fan of Oblivion, or Skyrim, and want to see another game that has a similar style, this might be a good pickup.
Read full review »
Reviews powered by
OpenCritic
User reviews
Posted on: August 19, 2023
deathwing107
Verified ownerGames: 233 Reviews: 6
Boring... On pretty much every front.
Gave this game about 3+ hours. Combat sucks and amounts to just blocking enemy thrusts, hitting once or twice and hope they don't randomly dodge or just decide to start attacking and enemies are almost never stunned by attacks. You could manipulate the blocking tho if it wasn't seemingly random. Early areas you can't take a hit against most enemies without dying. Voice acting is very stale. Audio mixing in this game in general is obscenely quiet. Is there even music? You can skip to later parts of quests but you'll still talk to people as if you haven't done them. Early quests are uninteresting and in order to get any armor or upgrades you have to grind pretty much right at the start just to sell or give things to get money. Also NPCs can be attacked by you accidentally and they can also die, and what's funny is one did die to a swamp monster and everyone acted like he was still alive, lol. You can level up but I'm not even sure what it actually does? You can't obtain skills through you have to buy them from other people. I also swear I bought the alchemy skill but I still couldn't make potions. Using the bow is worthless and barely does any damage. All in all. This game was boring and apparently the sequels are even worse? Glad I didn't buy them on sale.
Is this helpful to you?
Posted on: May 27, 2019
konroth
Verified ownerGames: 102 Reviews: 6
No v-sync … 2.5 points.
The game looks great and seems to be a lot of fun but there is no v-sync option, it tried some settings with my video-card (amd hd) but it does not sync, same with wine on linux.
Is this helpful to you?
Posted on: April 8, 2014
gr1mR36p3r
Verified ownerGames: 145 Reviews: 3
bleah...
worst game I ever bought on GOG :/ you character is made up of paper and has to fight against steel mobs. it takes forever to kill even the simplest of them. you have to hit them 10038498758 times to down them, while they barely touch you and the game is over... I have spent better money on pizzas :/
Is this helpful to you?
Posted on: April 3, 2014
ikazrima
Games: 149 Reviews: 1
A true Gothic game! (minus bugs)
I get a levitating spell, go to the highest mountain, cast the spell and float like Gandhi to the ground. Grab it!
Is this helpful to you?
Something went wrong. Try refresh page.
This game is waiting for a review. Take the first shot!
Add a review
Edit a review
Your rating:
Stars and all fields are required
Not sure what to say? Start with this:
- What kept you playing?
- What kind of gamer would enjoy this?
- Was the game fair, tough, or just right?
- What’s one feature that really stood out?
- Did the game run well on your setup?
Inappropriate content. Your reviews contain bad language.
Inappropriate content. Links are not allowed.
Inappropriate content. Content contains gibberish.
Review title is too short.
Review title is too long.
Review description is too short.
Review description is too long.
Not sure what to write?
Show:
5 on page
15 on page
30 on page
60 on page
Order by:
Most helpful
Most positive
Most critical
Most recent
Filters:
No reviews matching your criteria
Written in
English
Deutsch
polski
français
русский
中文(简体)
Others
Written by
Verified ownersOthers
Added
Last 30 daysLast 90 daysLast 6 monthsWheneverAfter releaseDuring Early Access