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Riven

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Riven
Riven cover
Developers
Cyan Worlds
Publishers
Red Orb Entertainment
Release dates
Windows October 29, 1997
Mac OS (Classic) October 29, 1997
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Riven on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Myst 1993
Riven 1997
realMyst 2000
Myst III: Exile 2001
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst 2003
Myst IV: Revelation 2004
Myst V: End of Ages 2005
Myst Online: Uru Live 2007
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition 2014
Myst (2021) 2021
Riven (2024) 2024

Key points

Riven requires QuickTime 2.5 or higher; install from Apple's site if you don't have it already.

General information

Official game site
Official forums
MYSTAges - A wiki for the series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM-free
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Updated for compatibility with modern systems. Windows only.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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 Does not run on Windows XP. Windows only.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63610/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63610/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Ambient Sounds And Modem

The Unimodem device may cause a startup BSOD. Either method below can help resolve this.
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 75 MB 2.7 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 compatible
Mac OS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) System 7.5 9.2.2
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 9 MB 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 65 MB 2.7 GB
Video card (GPU) SVGA display

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References