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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

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Product details
1997, Cyan Worlds, ESRB Rating: Everyone...
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
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Everyone

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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  1. This game will work on current and future most popular Windows PC configurations. DRM-free.
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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: April 5, 2025

james3853

Verified owner

Games: 29 Reviews: 1

Want to improve the graphics?

Great game. Want to improve the graphics and reduce the blurriness, though? I did some experimenting with the Scumm engine, here's what I found out: Download the latest version of ScummVM, so you can run the game under your own settings. Click 'Add Game' in ScummVM, and add the riven game folder Whilst the game is highlighted, navigate to the game options -> graphics tab Click Shaders (you may need to click the download shader button first) and select: denoisers\crt-fast-bilateral-super-xbr.glslp Go back to the main page and start the game. This is so good, it's like magic.


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Posted on: April 28, 2025

Riven...fun!

I love making my brain work so hard to figure out the connections to what will work if other thing are done.


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Posted on: July 12, 2025

Icemiser

Verified owner

Games: 87 Reviews: 1

Good as hell

whoever created the marble puzzle, you had no hoes


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Posted on: June 5, 2013

Blastus

Verified owner

Games: 894 Reviews: 22

Well done!

The game was good but slightly disappointing after playing Real Myst. Some of those puzzles were rather complicated, but the world was beautifully rendered for when it was produced.


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Posted on: December 18, 2023

jonah94

Verified owner

Games: 260 Reviews: 2

riven is a place i want to be

wow


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