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Risen 2: Dark Waters

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2012-04-26

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RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Risen 2: Dark Waters is a 2012 RPG priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive reviews (80% of 6799 reviews).

31
playing now
80%
positive of 6.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (112 ratings)
22
Nexus mods (30k downloads)
35h
to beat · completionist 37h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Risen 2: Dark Waters trailer thumbnail

Risen 2: Dark Waters - Official Cinematic Trailer

≈413,347 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 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 6% of 13,875 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 272k–544k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,799 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 93 of 142 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

7772026-09-14 21:00 — 50 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 12 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 33 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 61 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 38 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 66 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 10 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 40 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 74 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 29 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 58 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 24 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 24 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 77 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 38 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 19 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 65 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 48 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 17 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 44 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 59 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
49039Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 463 · peak 1,087Dec 2012 — avg 286 · peak 870May 2013 — avg 181 · peak 452Oct 2013 — avg 376 · peak 1,806Mar 2014 — avg 216 · peak 601Aug 2014 — avg 413 · peak 948Jan 2015 — avg 178 · peak 499Jun 2015 — avg 116 · peak 295Nov 2015 — avg 121 · peak 343Apr 2016 — avg 103 · peak 289Sep 2016 — avg 115 · peak 335Feb 2017 — avg 109 · peak 298Jul 2017 — avg 104 · peak 285Dec 2017 — avg 89 · peak 219May 2018 — avg 77 · peak 212Oct 2018 — avg 69 · peak 210Mar 2019 — avg 67 · peak 176Aug 2019 — avg 60 · peak 143Jan 2020 — avg 80 · peak 221Jun 2020 — avg 61 · peak 159Nov 2020 — avg 65 · peak 159Apr 2021 — avg 86 · peak 209Sep 2021 — avg 67 · peak 178Feb 2022 — avg 55 · peak 134Jul 2022 — avg 55 · peak 125Dec 2022 — avg 58 · peak 154May 2023 — avg 48 · peak 124Oct 2023 — avg 46 · peak 123Mar 2024 — avg 53 · peak 135Aug 2024 — avg 56 · peak 138Jan 2025 — avg 63 · peak 141Jun 2025 — avg 43 · peak 98Nov 2025 — avg 49 · peak 125Apr 2026 — avg 47 · peak 117Aug 2026 — avg 44 · peak 113
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — 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 $9.992026-08-31 — best price $9.992026-09-30 — best price $2.492026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

143242026-06-01 — 48 pageviews2026-06-05 — 127 pageviews2026-06-09 — 105 pageviews2026-06-13 — 105 pageviews2026-06-17 — 107 pageviews2026-06-21 — 79 pageviews2026-06-25 — 43 pageviews2026-06-29 — 72 pageviews2026-07-03 — 56 pageviews2026-07-07 — 62 pageviews2026-07-11 — 55 pageviews2026-07-15 — 52 pageviews2026-07-19 — 50 pageviews2026-07-23 — 41 pageviews2026-07-27 — 53 pageviews2026-07-31 — 50 pageviews2026-08-04 — 52 pageviews2026-08-08 — 73 pageviews2026-08-12 — 56 pageviews2026-08-16 — 44 pageviews2026-08-20 — 40 pageviews2026-08-24 — 43 pageviews2026-08-28 — 33 pageviews2026-09-01 — 44 pageviews2026-09-05 — 48 pageviews2026-09-09 — 32 pageviews2026-09-13 — 47 pageviews2026-09-17 — 27 pageviews2026-09-21 — 36 pageviews2026-09-25 — 35 pageviews2026-09-29 — 44 pageviews2026-10-03 — 30 pageviews2026-10-07 — 33 pageviews2026-10-10 — 30 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

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2012-04-27, latest 2012-05-25 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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