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Drakensang: The River of Time

A party-based fantasy RPG with real-time combat you can pause

DTP · Published by Cosmi/ValuSoft · Released Feb 16, 2011

RPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 357
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 5.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Drakensang: The River of Time?

This single-player, third-person RPG is a prequel to Drakensang, set in Aventuria’s medieval fantasy world. You journey along the Great River from Ferdok to Nadoret, using a ship as your home. Along the way, you explore locations and complete quests, with your character choice and behavior opening different opportunities.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy detailed character development and managing a party
  • +you prefer slower adventures with exploration and dialogue

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast action without learning complex rules
  • −you want to play cooperatively with friends

What players say

78% of 357 reviews are positive

Players praise the story, atmosphere, and music. Windows compatibility is a recurring complaint, with players reporting launch or display problems and describing windowed mode or wrapper tools as workarounds.

Screenshots and trailer

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Drakensang: The River of Time system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 5.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
XP / Vista / 7
Processor
2.8 GHz or faster
Graphics
256 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible
Memory
1 GB RAM ( 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista / 7)
Storage
5.5 GB

Does Drakensang: The River of Time have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Drakensang: The River of Time run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Drakensang: The River of Time use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

1 DLC available.

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