Risen 2: Dark Waters
Third-person pirate RPG about exploring islands and stopping sea monsters
Piranha Bytes · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Apr 26, 2012
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 80% of 6,802
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 21 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 35
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)
What is Risen 2: Dark Waters?
A single-player, third-person RPG set across islands in a pirate-themed fantasy world. You explore, fight enemies, develop skills, and make choices that open different paths while seeking a way to stop sea creatures from disrupting travel.
For you if...
- +you like exploring islands and searching for treasure
- +you enjoy choices that open new paths and skills
- +you prefer single-player adventures with a humorous tone
Not for you if...
- −you want fast character progression from the start
- −you prefer medieval fantasy to pirates and voodoo
What players say
80% of 6,802 reviews are positive · 80% of 21 in the last 30 days
Players praise the pirate setting and island exploration. Many complain about clunky combat, crashes, and other bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Risen 2: Dark Waters system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP (with Servicepack 2)
- Processor
- Dual Core with 2.1 GHz
- Graphics
- 512 MB Radeon 3870 / GeForce 8800 GTX
- Memory
- 2 GB System RAM
- Storage
- 5.5 GB
- Notes
- Keyboard/mouse or gamepad required Internet Connection required for online activation
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP (with Servicepack 3), Windows Vista (with Servicepack 1), Windows 7
- Processor
- Dual Core with 3 GHz
- Graphics
- 1024 MB Radeon 4890 / GeForce GTX 260
- Memory
- 4 GB System RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 49
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, German, Russian, Polish. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech.
Tags
- RPG
- Pirates
- Open World
- Adventure
- Third Person
- Singleplayer
- Fantasy
- Atmospheric
- Action
- Exploration
- Gothic
- Dark Fantasy
- Story Rich
- Action RPG
- Great Soundtrack
- Sandbox
3 DLC available.
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