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Risen

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2009-10-02

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 02, 2009 (Xbox 360), Oct 02, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

Risen is a 2009 RPG priced at $14.99, with a Very Positive sentiment from 89% of 10,838 reviews and an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners.

86
playing now
89%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (186 ratings)
45
Nexus mods (93k downloads)
40h
to beat · rushed 1h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

86 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Risen is an action role-playing game developed by the German company Piranha Bytes and published by Deep Silver. The first title in the Risen series, it was released internationally for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in October 2009, with a North American release for Xbox 360 in February 2010. Ports for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released in January 2023.

Trailer

Risen trailer thumbnail

RISEN Official Trailer - In Theaters Now!

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 86 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 502 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~63/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 434k–867k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,838 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.71 at Steam (2015-06-18) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 104 of 152 observed days · $13.28 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13413420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

203242026-09-15 12:00 — 89 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 112 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 24 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 131 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 156 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 29 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 59 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 114 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 32 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 138 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 150 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 55 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 72 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 145 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 72 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 59 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 146 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 79 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 41 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 125 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 133 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 25 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 86 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31620Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 127 · peak 389Dec 2012 — avg 28 · peak 69May 2013 — avg 21 · peak 58Oct 2013 — avg 191 · peak 1,382Mar 2014 — avg 66 · peak 163Aug 2014 — avg 219 · peak 507Jan 2015 — avg 97 · peak 260Jun 2015 — avg 76 · peak 215Nov 2015 — avg 100 · peak 316Apr 2016 — avg 85 · peak 193Sep 2016 — avg 131 · peak 373Feb 2017 — avg 92 · peak 204Jul 2017 — avg 114 · peak 313Dec 2017 — avg 102 · peak 239May 2018 — avg 92 · peak 296Oct 2018 — avg 79 · peak 318Mar 2019 — avg 76 · peak 175Aug 2019 — avg 69 · peak 171Jan 2020 — avg 120 · peak 371Jun 2020 — avg 80 · peak 187Nov 2020 — avg 92 · peak 226Apr 2021 — avg 141 · peak 409Sep 2021 — avg 117 · peak 347Feb 2022 — avg 92 · peak 232Jul 2022 — avg 80 · peak 191Dec 2022 — avg 96 · peak 227May 2023 — avg 108 · peak 239Oct 2023 — avg 107 · peak 249Mar 2024 — avg 128 · peak 319Aug 2024 — avg 135 · peak 333Jan 2025 — avg 131 · peak 320Jun 2025 — avg 87 · peak 202Nov 2025 — avg 111 · peak 248Apr 2026 — avg 107 · peak 281Aug 2026 — avg 101 · peak 221
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$18.05$1.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-03-14 — best price $9.262015-04-28 — best price $9.492015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-10-09 — best price $9.992016-03-04 — best price $18.052016-07-14 — best price $9.992016-12-12 — best price $9.992017-06-12 — best price $2.502017-11-20 — best price $2.492018-03-29 — best price $9.992018-08-14 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $2.492019-07-26 — best price $2.492020-02-07 — best price $9.292020-07-05 — best price $8.392020-12-21 — best price $2.492021-06-09 — best price $2.492021-09-28 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $2.492022-06-19 — best price $2.492022-09-20 — best price $9.992023-01-20 — best price $8.092023-05-23 — best price $14.992023-09-07 — best price $3.742023-12-28 — best price $3.752024-05-06 — best price $3.752024-08-20 — best price $14.992025-01-05 — best price $14.992025-04-24 — best price $3.752025-08-28 — best price $3.742025-12-18 — best price $3.152026-04-22 — best price $14.992026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-09-17 — best price $3.752026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

475572026-05-31 — 128 pageviews2026-06-04 — 131 pageviews2026-06-08 — 348 pageviews2026-06-12 — 274 pageviews2026-06-16 — 236 pageviews2026-06-20 — 168 pageviews2026-06-24 — 151 pageviews2026-06-28 — 197 pageviews2026-07-02 — 106 pageviews2026-07-06 — 104 pageviews2026-07-10 — 101 pageviews2026-07-14 — 112 pageviews2026-07-18 — 130 pageviews2026-07-22 — 121 pageviews2026-07-26 — 104 pageviews2026-07-30 — 87 pageviews2026-08-03 — 82 pageviews2026-08-07 — 126 pageviews2026-08-11 — 130 pageviews2026-08-15 — 97 pageviews2026-08-19 — 82 pageviews2026-08-23 — 111 pageviews2026-08-27 — 88 pageviews2026-08-31 — 85 pageviews2026-09-04 — 82 pageviews2026-09-08 — 75 pageviews2026-09-12 — 86 pageviews2026-09-16 — 63 pageviews2026-09-20 — 81 pageviews2026-09-24 — 72 pageviews2026-09-28 — 75 pageviews2026-10-02 — 91 pageviews2026-10-06 — 95 pageviews2026-10-10 — 72 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
21.9%
earned "Beginner"
5.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-01-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)10,3414%50
Steam (Steam)3,57112%50
PS4 (PlayStation)77511%51
Switch (Nintendo)330%0

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

RPGMagicActionGothicFantasyAdventureAction 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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