Riven (1997)

Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.

Riven (1997) is a adventure, puzzle and point & click game developed and published by Cyan Worlds Inc.
Released on August 04th 2010 is available on Windows and MacOS in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish and Russian.

It has received 1,284 reviews of which 1,144 were positive and 140 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 2.35€ on Steam and has a 60% discount.

The Steam community has classified Riven (1997) into these genres:

Adventure Puzzle Point & Click Exploration Classic Story Rich Difficult First-Person Casual Atmospheric Beautiful 1990's FMV Steampunk Singleplayer Mystery Surreal Great Soundtrack Sci-fi Nostalgia

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: 1.8 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 7 GB available HD space
Video: DirectX® 9.0c compatible or better
Sound: DirectX® 9.0 compatible
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c or greater

MacOS

OS: macOS 10.13 or greater
Processor: 1.8 GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Graphics: 32MB video card
Storage: 6.6GB HDD

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

July 2024

How in the absolute hell does the best game of all time when it comes to environmental storytelling and puzzles come from 1997? It makes absolutely no sense. Go play the remake. I'm astonished, I wish I had more to say, but it just does too much right. It's been 27 years! I wasn't even born, I have no nostalgia for it! Why is this allowed?

June 2024

Riven remains one of the greatest puzzle games of all time. The atmosphere, world building, and puzzle design are immensely satisfying and capture your sense of wonder in ways few other games can. Strongly recommend everyone experience this masterpiece.

June 2024

Words cannot express how i feel after beating this game. Just unbelievable how this was made in 1997. What a terrific journey!...

May 2024

I think it took me roughly 30 hours (via ScummVM, so not in my steam play time) to finish this game, blind, after having just played through the Myst remake. This game is great. If you enjoy non-linear puzzle games such as Outer Wilds, or if you enjoyed Myst, you're going to love this. There's a few pixel hunting moments that I didn't care for so much, but except for these I loved every single puzzle.

Dec. 2023

In my opinion, Riven is significantly better than its predecessor Myst. The sound mixing is vastly improved. I never got annoyed at the sounds the game throws at you (A problem Myst had). I can actually understand what the actors are saying and the acting is actually pretty good, and although subtitles would have been nice, I didn't need them. Nearly all of the puzzles are well thought out and make sense, though one in particular is a little obtuse, I was able to get most of the way there without help. Most of the puzzles were very immersive too and didn't feel like puzzles for the sake of puzzles (Like nearly all of the puzzles in Myst). There are a few pixel hunts or strange things you need to do to progress, but by in large you should be able to do a lot on your own with a hint or two. The handwriting might be a little tricky for some to decipher. Here's a link which has transcriptions of everything so you don't need to read the cursive, but be sure to look in the books for drawings! https://mystjourney.com/riven/transcripts/ There are of course spoilers here so only read what you find. The story is vastly improved as is the branching story line and I was actually very interested in the story, whereas the story in Myst is admittedly somewhat poor in my opinion. You should be careful to save your game before you do things you would view as important to the story (say, completing your mission) because some of these can lead to endings which will simply end the game immediately and not let you finish if you didn't save.

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-60% 5.89€ 2.35€

8.5

1,144

140

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Developer

Cyan Worlds Inc

Publisher

Cyan Worlds Inc

Release 04 Aug 2010

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