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Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

Riven is a puzzle, adventure and exploration game developed and published by Cyan Worlds Inc.
Released on June 25th 2024 is available on Windows and MacOS in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 2,413 reviews of which 2,242 were positive and 171 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Riven into these genres:

Puzzle Adventure Exploration First-Person Story Rich Singleplayer Atmospheric Mystery 3D Walking Simulator Emotional Casual Logic VR Realistic Investigation Surreal Philosophical Relaxing Multiple Endings

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or 11
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor (16 CPUs), ~3.7GHz; Intel i5 7000 series
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700XT; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB; at least 6GB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 30 GB available space
  • VR Support: Quest 2 over Airlink or Link cable, HTC Vive Pro, Valve Index
  • Additional Notes: Note that laptops with a 3050 or 3050 Ti GPU do not fit the requirements of the above. We recommend checking your preferred PC Benchmark site to confirm if your specs meet or exceed the above.
MacOS
  • OS: macOS Sonoma 14.5
  • Processor: Apple Silicon
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Apple Silicon
  • Storage: 36 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: M-series MacBook Air

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Sept. 2025
The gaming zeitgeist forever changed in ’93 with the release of Myst, a puzzle game that challenged all contemporary ideas of videogame success. It lacked the energy of Doom or the brand recognition of NBA Jam, yet it sold over 500,000 copies in the first year. Due to their unprecedented success, all industry eyes turned towards the Miller brothers in anticipation of Myst’s inevitable sequel. Four years and one painful development cycle later, it released as “Riven”. If there was a word to describe Riven, it would be “restraint”. This is reflected from its delayed release to the reduced number of Ages and puzzles. While this sounds like design suicide at a time when Myst was the best-selling PC game, it showcases a level of confidence at Cyan that few studios could have matched. Gone are the sporadic mechanical devices that seemingly served no function other than to impede player progress, Riven’s puzzles feel diegetic, making its world come alive. Within its five connected islands, Riven managed to tell a story rich in lore by balancing exposition with environmental storytelling that rewarded observant players. With these achievements, Riven might be the best classical puzzle game ever. While nothing can top the experience of playing the original for the first time, the remake is a compelling addition to Cyan’s library. It introduces new, smaller puzzles that balance the pacing for new players while giving veterans something to look forward to. There’s no better time to visit the Age of Riven, and one can hope that Cyan continues this level of quality for Myst III: Exile.
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June 2025
EDIT (2025.06.17): After playing the Myst remake (2021), I would suggest playing that game first before playing this one. It'll improve the overall world building experience and make a lot of this game make more sense. I think Riven is a better overall game, but Myst does a good job introducing the series and introducing the general gameplay loop/puzzle structure. Was recommended to me by my wife who had played (but did not finish) the 1997 original. I never played the 1997 original and would consider the prequel Myst after my experience with this game. Positives: - Great visuals and voice acting. - Good world building, easy to immerse yourself into. - Good puzzles, nothing too over-the-top in difficulty. Negatives: - Can be hard to notice interactable buttons and levers, causing you to get stuck by not looking twice in an area. - Missable achievements. - A few crashes on my PC while running an Intel processor (solved this by underclocking my CPU using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility) Suggestions: - Make multiple manual saves to allow for back-tracking, to allow for getting 100% completion in a single playthrough. - Take notes by both using the screenshot functionality and on pen and paper, refrain from looking up solutions as your notes will provide the answers once you've explored enough. Really refrain from looking up solutions until you're really stuck and make sure you've checked around areas for any buttons/levers you've missed.
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May 2025
Absolute must play. Ignore the negative reviews, as far as I can see, they are all people with skill issues (people that don't have the patience to focus for 2 seconds), people with self-inflicted technical issues, or people who want to complain that the game was changed to be too easy but don't want to put two seconds of thought into it to realize that the game is easy for them because they remember the original and therefore already know how to solve the puzzles, removing half of the challenge of the game. It's really, really excellent. Don't go into it expecting quite the same experience as Myst, though. In Myst, you solve a puzzle to open a door. In Riven, opening the door IS the puzzle, sometimes literally.
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April 2025
Grew up playing these games since they first came out in the 90's and this is a big departure from the original game. Tons of nods to the original while offering up enough differences to subvert expectations and keep me having a blast the whole way through. -- meaning -- this is a ton of fun no matter if you've played the original or not; easily recommended for any puzzle fan.
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March 2025
This is a very difficult game to rate. Very well produced, and fantastic to play, but the puzzles give little hint as to they should be solved. The game requires a real investment of time and patience. Some puzzles are obvious and in your face, others are deviously hidden. I'm going to rate the game as a "yes" but with the very serious warning that this isn't a game for the casual puzzler!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Riven is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam.

Riven is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 33.99€ on Steam.

Riven received 2,242 positive votes out of a total of 2,413 achieving a rating of 8.88.
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Riven was developed and published by Cyan Worlds Inc.

Riven is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Riven is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Riven is not playable on Linux.

Riven is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Riven. Explore additional content available for Riven on Steam.

Riven does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Riven supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Riven is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Riven
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Developer
Cyan Worlds Inc
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Release 25 Jun 2024
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