Piranha Bytes

Risen 2: Dark Waters

2012 action role-playing game · action game^* · adventure game^* +1^*

At a glance

Genres

action role-playing game
action game^*
adventure game^*
role-playing video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Series

Risen

Game facts

Developers

Piranha Bytes

Publishers

Deep Silver
THQ Nordic^*

Engines

Genome

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
43^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows XP (with Servicepack 2)^*
Processor alternatives
Dual Core with 2.1 GHz^*
Memory
2 GB System RAM Hard Disk Space: 5.5 GB Video Card: 512 MB Radeon 3870 / GeForce 8800 GTX DirectX®: 9.1c Sound: DirectX compatible soundcard Additional: Keyboard/mouse or gamepad required Internet Connection required for online activation^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
4 GB^*
Processor alternatives
Dual Core with 3 GHz^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
4 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Russian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Czech^*
Polish^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*
German^*
Russian^*
Polish^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Stats^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

RPG^*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data