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Riven (1997)

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4.6/5

( 155 Reviews )

4.6

155 Reviews

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Riven (1997)
Description
“My worst fears have been realized. The damage is more extensive than previously imagined. I must act while there is still time. I must find someone… to send to Riven.”   Enter a deceptively beautiful world torn apart by age-old conflicts, where secrets lie hidden at every turn, and not...
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4.6/5

( 155 Reviews )

4.6

155 Reviews

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Product details
1997, Cyan Worlds, ...
System requirements
Windows 10+, 64-bit, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 7.5 GB, DirectX® 9.0 compatible...
Time to beat
9.5 hMain
12 h Main + Sides
13 h Completionist
10.5 h All Styles
Description

“My worst fears have been realized. The damage is more extensive than previously imagined. I must act while there is still time. I must find someone… to send to Riven.”

 

Enter a deceptively beautiful world torn apart by age-old conflicts, where secrets lie hidden at every turn, and nothing is as it seems. Search through dense jungles, awe-inspiring caverns and monolithic structures. Use your wits and powers of observation to solve devious puzzles and find secretive characters. Only then will you learn the truth about this troubled land and its inhabitants. You must let Riven become your world— before an entire world is lost.

 

Experience the beauty of Riven, released in 1997, featuring the original point-and-click gameplay style, with almost five thousand images and over three hours of full motion video.

Copyright © 1997 - 2025 Cyan Worlds, Inc. All rights reserved.

Goodies
manual (18 pages)
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

This game is powered by ScummVM.

This game is powered by ScummVM.

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.
Time to beat
9.5 hMain
12 h Main + Sides
13 h Completionist
10.5 h All Styles
Game details
Genre:
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Mac OS X (12+)
Release date:
{{'1997-11-30T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
5.6 GB

Game features

Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
italiano
audio
text
polski
audio
text
русский
audio
text
日本語
audio
text
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What improvements we made to this game:
Update (13 November 2024)
  • Validated stability
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11
  • Verified Cloud Saves support
Internal Update (19 April 2022)
  • [WIN] Removed Launcher_Riven.exe from the build due to various false positive AV triggers
SVM update3 (30 July 2018)
  • Fix for missing page in Gehn's journal in the localized versions
  • Fix for crash when using the D'ni numbering system game in Jungle island in the localized versions
  • Fix for missing credits after the ending video in the Polish version
  • Enabled bilinear filtering by default. This results in pixels being less visible at the cost of the loss of some detail. Users seem to prefer to have it enabled. Advanced users can use the Ctrl-Alt-F shortcut to enable / disable it at will
  • Fix for an escape key spamming issue
  • Fix for where Polish is showing a white screen before the credits play
  • Fix for where Spanish is hitting a crash on the first bad ending
Internal Update (2 July 2018)
  • [WIN] Fixed issue with game not starting correctly until language selector has been used at least once
  • [WIN] Language can now be chosen during install (offline setup) or via Galaxy. Language setup was not removed, allowing offline users to change game language without reinstalling
  • [WIN] Changing language will now apply to ScummVM GUI as well
  • [WIN] Filtering has been disabled in default configuration
Internal Update (6 June 2018)
  • [WIN] Tweaked default ScummVM configuration
Update (18 December 2017)
  • Moved Riven to ScummVM support
IMPORTNANT NOTE:
  • In order to load you previous DVD saves, they need to be located in game main folder and renamed as following: riven-000.rvn, riven-001.rvn, etc.
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Posted on: January 23, 2010

Mystdee

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Games: 5 Reviews: 1

Doesn't get any better

I have always considered Riven one of the best made and most entertaining games ever produced :)


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Posted on: April 6, 2015

Becs

Games: 7 Reviews: 1

Mac????

When will this become available for mac????


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Posted on: July 17, 2017

xfoto

Verified owner

Games: 44 Reviews: 1

Broken

Doesn't launch on W10 or in compatibility mode.


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Posted on: June 1, 2019

MountinClean

Verified owner

Games: 236 Reviews: 10

Riven is well worth your time!

You could never tell Riven was made in 1997 because nothing about it has been outdated. Clicking around Riven is very enjoyable to play and explore, every location and screen feels like it had a lot of thought put into it. The audio is very well done; the sound design is top-notch and the soundtrack is great, combine the audio with the shockingly good visuals and animations and Riven becomes a very immersive experience, even if the animations can feel slow at times. Riven is far better than Myst if you ask me, but you should still play Myst. Thanks to a certain Irish YouTube review-man for recomending the Myst series back in 2017.


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Posted on: April 9, 2020

ManOfSorrows

Verified owner

Games: 470 Reviews: 4

An Age that never ages!

I played Riven after Obduction, because I was looking for a similar strong experience. I had played RealMyst a couple of years ago. Riven is an awesome game that you can't miss if you are in this kind of adventures. It's unbelievable that this game still looks visually amazing 23 years after its release. Besides the breathtaking landscapes, the Riven is rich in story and the puzzles are absolutely logical, but at the same time very challenging. You have to observe everything very carefully in order to understand what is Riven about. The only flaw is the sometimes frustrating interface, which can make you miss some exits or points of interest.


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