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Risen

Piranha Bytes' 2009 RPG, made by the Gothic team, with a shipwrecked hero on a volcanic island.

Shipwrecked on the island of Faranga, a nameless hero finds strange ruins rising from the ground and two groups, the Inquisition and the bandits of the Don, fighting over the island.

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About the game

A handmade open world with hard combat, like the Gothic games.

Join a faction and learn its skills, from swordplay to magic.

History

Developed by Piranha Bytes and published by Deep Silver in 2009.

Risen 2 and Risen 3 followed.

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Ways to play

GOG.com Risen
Paid Open

Extras

Only official, legal extras. We never link to scanned manuals or unofficial downloads.

Official extras on GOG Buying the GOG version also gets you these extras, free to download from your GOG library:
Manual Soundtrack (MP3, FLAC)
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