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Risen

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2009-10-02

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

RPG

Modes: Single player

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.

49
playing now
89%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (186 ratings)
40h
to beat · rushed 1h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

49 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 49 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 9% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 433k–865k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,813 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$3.74-75%
GOG$14.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 79 of 122 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

219282026-08-06 22:00 — 96 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 129 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 98 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 158 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 136 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 46 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 203 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 112 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 33 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 151 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 95 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 47 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 136 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 118 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 183 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 129 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 40 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 98 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 154 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 36 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 139 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 175 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 36 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 88 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 162 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 49 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$17.78$1.712015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-03-15 — best price $9.252015-04-30 — best price $11.102015-07-08 — best price $12.332015-11-02 — best price $9.992016-03-17 — best price $17.782016-08-01 — best price $3.602017-01-27 — best price $2.502017-07-22 — best price $8.572017-12-13 — best price $2.492018-04-23 — best price $2.502018-10-15 — best price $2.492019-02-04 — best price $2.492019-10-28 — best price $9.992020-03-16 — best price $2.492020-08-20 — best price $9.992021-03-03 — best price $2.502021-08-10 — best price $9.992021-11-30 — best price $9.992022-04-04 — best price $2.492022-08-13 — best price $2.422022-12-12 — best price $2.492023-04-27 — best price $3.742023-08-06 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-04-03 — best price $12.142024-07-20 — best price $14.992024-12-13 — best price $3.752025-04-07 — best price $14.992025-08-08 — best price $14.992025-12-05 — best price $14.992026-04-10 — best price $2.692026-07-17 — best price $12.422026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

475682026-05-31 — 128 pageviews2026-06-03 — 117 pageviews2026-06-06 — 475 pageviews2026-06-09 — 288 pageviews2026-06-12 — 274 pageviews2026-06-15 — 288 pageviews2026-06-18 — 211 pageviews2026-06-21 — 215 pageviews2026-06-24 — 151 pageviews2026-06-27 — 137 pageviews2026-06-30 — 124 pageviews2026-07-03 — 114 pageviews2026-07-06 — 104 pageviews2026-07-09 — 118 pageviews2026-07-12 — 113 pageviews2026-07-15 — 104 pageviews2026-07-18 — 130 pageviews2026-07-21 — 97 pageviews2026-07-24 — 79 pageviews2026-07-27 — 122 pageviews2026-07-30 — 87 pageviews2026-08-02 — 111 pageviews2026-08-05 — 122 pageviews2026-08-08 — 150 pageviews2026-08-11 — 130 pageviews2026-08-14 — 86 pageviews2026-08-17 — 75 pageviews2026-08-20 — 78 pageviews2026-08-23 — 111 pageviews2026-08-26 — 82 pageviews2026-08-28 — 68 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

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.

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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