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Risen (2009)

★ 3.8 from 532 players Metacritic 77 About 4h to play #118 in RPG 70% finish it

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Overview

Risen (2009) sits under RPG, playable on PC and Xbox 360. Players have rated it 532 times, landing at 3.8 out of 5. That puts it in the top 30% of every game in our catalog. Our RPG ranking places it at #118 out of 1181. Expect roughly 4 hours of play, a short run you can finish in a weekend (about 45% shorter than the RPG average). On Metacritic it scores 77 — 1 points above the RPG average.

What players actually do with it

70%finish it▲ genre avg 52%
76%positive ratings532 votes
7playing now
76on wishlists
189gave upvs 437 beat it

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

PlatformFamilyRelease
PCPCOct 2009
Xbox 360XboxOct 2009

Can my PC run Risen?

Minimum

OS: Windows XP™ (with Service Pack 3)
Processor: 2 GHz Intel® Pentium™ 4 Single-core Processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB DirectX™ 9.0c compatible graphics card (nVidia® GeForce® 7900/ATI Radeon™ X1800 or better)
DirectX®: DirectX™ 9.0c compatible graphic card driver
Hard Drive: 2.5 GB free Hard Drive space
Sound: 100% DirectX™ 9.0c compatible sound card
Controller Support: Keyboard, Mouse

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Questions

When was Risen released?

Risen was released on October 2, 2009.

What platforms is Risen on?

Risen is available on PC and Xbox 360.

How long is Risen?

Average playtime for Risen is about 4 hours.

Is Risen worth finishing?

70% of players who started Risen finished it — the average for RPG games is 52%. 76% of ratings are positive.

How many people play Risen?

2,818 players on RAWG own Risen, 7 are playing it right now and 76 have it on their wishlist.

What games are similar to Risen?

Closest matches in our catalog: Risen 2: Dark Waters, Gothic, Gothic 3 and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

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Core data via RAWG. Rankings and similarity are our own computation.