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Risen 2: Dark Waters cover art

Risen 2: Dark Waters

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2012-04-26

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 09, 2012 (Xbox 360), Apr 24, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 31, 2012 (PlayStation 3)

Set several years after the end of Risen, raging titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt.

12
playing now
80%
positive of 6.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (112 ratings)
35h
to beat · completionist 37h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Risen 2: Dark Waters is a 2012 action role-playing game developed by Piranha Bytes and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to Risen and the second installment in the Risen series. It is a pirate themed game set in a fantasy world where monsters, ancient gods, and voodoo magic exist.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 218 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~27/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 271k–543k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,787 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.47 at GameBillet (2025-04-30) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 71 of 111 observed days · $8.52 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
535320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

11372026-08-06 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 51 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 72 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 52 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 96 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 56 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 64 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 48 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 62 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 43 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 72 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 58 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 57 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 71 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 70 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 74 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 17 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 52 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $9.982015-02-18 — best price $18.602015-04-15 — best price $18.952015-05-25 — best price $18.952015-07-17 — best price $4.952015-10-25 — best price $19.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-05-21 — best price $10.092016-11-28 — best price $2.502017-04-24 — best price $4.992017-09-06 — best price $9.992018-02-02 — best price $9.992018-06-04 — best price $2.492018-11-17 — best price $2.142019-03-29 — best price $9.992019-11-25 — best price $9.992020-03-30 — best price $9.992020-08-09 — best price $2.272021-01-08 — best price $9.992021-06-21 — best price $9.992021-09-11 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $2.492022-04-21 — best price $9.752022-08-05 — best price $2.422022-11-22 — best price $2.002023-03-17 — best price $2.502023-07-03 — best price $2.492023-10-02 — best price $9.992024-01-06 — best price $9.992024-05-06 — best price $2.502024-08-15 — best price $2.492024-12-26 — best price $1.492025-04-07 — best price $9.992025-07-25 — best price $1.752025-11-25 — best price $2.492026-03-13 — best price $1.952026-06-02 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

179292026-06-01 — 48 pageviews2026-06-04 — 55 pageviews2026-06-07 — 143 pageviews2026-06-10 — 120 pageviews2026-06-13 — 105 pageviews2026-06-16 — 90 pageviews2026-06-19 — 86 pageviews2026-06-22 — 97 pageviews2026-06-25 — 43 pageviews2026-06-28 — 87 pageviews2026-07-01 — 59 pageviews2026-07-04 — 51 pageviews2026-07-07 — 62 pageviews2026-07-10 — 47 pageviews2026-07-13 — 41 pageviews2026-07-16 — 39 pageviews2026-07-19 — 50 pageviews2026-07-22 — 53 pageviews2026-07-25 — 55 pageviews2026-07-28 — 52 pageviews2026-07-31 — 50 pageviews2026-08-03 — 42 pageviews2026-08-06 — 56 pageviews2026-08-09 — 72 pageviews2026-08-12 — 56 pageviews2026-08-15 — 38 pageviews2026-08-18 — 38 pageviews2026-08-21 — 37 pageviews2026-08-24 — 43 pageviews2026-08-27 — 33 pageviews2026-08-29 — 41 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
76.5%
earned "Knight in Shining Armour"
26.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportStatsFamily Sharing3 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Czech

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)17,6375%49
PS3 (PlayStation)6,6419%57
Xbox 360 (Xbox)5,5004%56
Steam (Steam)30%56

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGActionGothicFantasyPiratesAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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