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Riven (1997)

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App ID 63610
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Cyan Worlds Inc
Franchise Myst
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies SCUMMVM Emulator
Last Changenumber 29769759
Last Record Update 26 June 2025 – 17:23:21 UTC ()
Release Date 4 August 2010 – 21:25:00 UTC ()
😎 84.69%
1k reviews
9
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 🧩 Puzzle 🔎 Point & Click 🗺 Exploration 🕒 Classic

Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.

Additional Information

Developer Cyan Worlds Inc
gamedir Riven
metacritic_name Riven: The Sequel to Myst
icon empty string
controller_support full
metacritic_score 83
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/riven-the-sequel-to-myst?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 63611
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
InstallScript installscript.vdf
Publisher Cyan Worlds Inc
Store Release Date 29 October 1997 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4)
Steam Release Date 4 August 2010 – 21:25:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 29 October 1997 – 08:00:00 UTC () (878112000)
Store Asset Modification Time 22 May 2025 – 23:34:56 UTC () (1747956896)
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library_heroen
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library_logoen
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width_pct35.14005948310799
height_pct47.273308969022686
osextended macos64,macosapplesilicon
review_score 8
review_percentage 89
Detected Technologies (?) SCUMMVM Emulator, Lua SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 17 May 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 18466952
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-4RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:58 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🧩 Puzzle 🔎 Point & Click 🗺 Exploration 🕒 Classic 📚 Story Rich 😓 Difficult 🙌 First-Person 😌 Casual 🌫 Atmospheric 🦚 Beautiful 📼 1990's 📺 FMV 🧷 Steampunk 👤 Singleplayer 🤫 Mystery 🫠 Surreal 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🚀 Sci-fi 🕯️ Nostalgia

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

Assets

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timestamp23 May 2025 – 01:23:08 UTC
Trailers
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timestamp1747963387

User File System

Key Value
quota 976.56 KiB (1000000)
maxnumfiles 15
savefiles
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataRoaming
pathRiven-1997/Saved games
pattern*.rvn
rootoverrides
1 ↴
rootWinAppDataRoaming
osMacOS
oscompare=
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/Riven-1997/Saved games *.rvn
MacOS (Override) ~/Library/Application Support/Riven-1997/Saved games
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