Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic*

Risen

2009 action role-playing game · action game* · adventure game* +1*

Cover art for Risen

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Series

  • Risen

Game facts

Developers

  • Piranha Bytes
  • THQ Nordic*

Publishers

  • THQ Nordic
  • Deep Silver
  • THQ Nordic GmbH*

Engines

  • SpeedTree
  • 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

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    81*
    Community confidence
    strong*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Pentium 4 or AMD CPU 2 GHz or equivalent*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    256 MB DirectX™ 9.0c compatible graphics card (nVidia® GeForce® 7900/ATI Radeon™ X1800 or better)*
    Graphics API
    Version 9.0c*
    Storage
    5 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    DirectX compatible*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Interface languages

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

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • RPG*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Risen
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Screenshot 3 from Risen

* Provisional data