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Riven is featured in the 2026 Cerebral Puzzle Showcase!
Riven is featured in the 2026 Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, running from May 28th to June 4th! To celebrate, we’re offering a big discount on our from-the-ground-up 3D remake filled with new lore, new puzzles and new enviro…
Store2 changesGameplay - Riven
Starless Expanse Bundle - Now Live!
We're excited to announce that the Starless Expanse Bundle is now live and available to purchase at a discount of 15% off! This is a Complete the Set bundle, which means that even if you already own one of the titles in…
Store7 changesMapsBalance - Riven
Puzzle Classics Reborn Bundle - Ending Soon!
The Puzzle Classics Reborn Bundle containing Riven, The Talos Principle: Reawakened, Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy, and Sherlock Holmes The Awakened will be sunsetting on March 26th. This is your last chance for now…
Store6 changesGameplay - Riven
Patch 1.8.5
Patch 1.8.5 is out now, and we've got a LOT of changes, feature additions, and more for you all! Thank you, as always, for your unwavering support of our team here at Cyan and of the games we make. Global Features Enabl…
Patch notes33 changesFixGameplay - Riven
Patch 1.7.6
Global Major Fixed the cursor visual disappearing when interacting with items in the Boiler Island lab after interacting with the minecart in the same game instance. Fix the gamma settings page not appearing properly un…
Store5 changesFixGameplay - Riven
Puzzle Classics Reborn Bundle - Now Live!
We're excited to announce that the Puzzle Classics Reborn Bundle is now live and available to purchase at a discount of 15% off! This is a Complete the Set bundle, which means that even if you already own one of the tit…
Store6 changesGameplay - Riven
Patch 1.7.5
Global Features If playing Riven with a PlayStation controller on Windows, a PlayStation controller is now displayed in the controller diagram. In the case where a save game image is not synced over cloud saves, there a…
Patch notes13 changesFixPerformance - Riven
Patch 1.7.4
Global Features (Mac only) Re-enabled SM5 RHI to help with performance on lower-memory Macs. (Windows only) Updated DLSS to 4.0.2. Major Removed cloth simulation on Gehn as it caused instability and crashes on some plat…
Patch notes10 changesFixPerformance - Riven
Riven is featured in the 2025 Cerebral Puzzle Showcase!
Riven is featured in the 2025 Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, running from May 29th to June 5th! To celebrate, we’re offering a big discount on our from-the-ground-up 3D remake filled with new lore, new puzzles and new enviro…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Riven
Riven major patch release - now with Ray Tracing!
Hey all, This patch introduces support for ray-traced reflections into Riven, among various quality of life fixes and improvements. Please note that Ray Tracing support in Riven is only available on RTX and above GPUs f…
Patch notes26 changesFixGameplay - Riven
The Age of Rime has been added to the latest remake of Myst!
The fan-favorite Age of Rime has been added as a free update to our latest remake of Myst, which Riven is a sequel to. Just like this remake of Riven, this version of Rime includes all-new narrative beats, new lore, and…
Store6 changesGameplay - Riven
Riven Is Now Steam Deck Verified!
Hey Friends! We just got amazing news, and because TONS of you have asked we wanted to let you know: Riven is OFFICIALLY Steam Deck verified! If you haven't had a chance to pick up our acclaimed, from-the-ground-up rema…
Store4 changes - Riven
Patch 1.3.0 is out NOW!
Riven Patch 1.3.0 notes - July 31st, 2024 We have a new patch for you, Patch 1.3.0 with version number e3976-p26366. You can find the build number above in the Options → Help section of the menu. Fixes/changes made a pa…
Patch notes42 changesFixGameplay - Riven
Patch 2 released!
Riven Patch 2 notes - July 15th, 2024 We have a new patch for you, Patch 2 with version number e3735-p25869. You can find the build number above in the Options → Help section of the menu. Fixes/changes made a part of th…
Patch notes38 changesFixGameplay - Riven
Riven is finally here! Pick it up at a discount NOW!
Riven, the remake to the award-winning original game from 1997, is finally out! First-off, THANK YOU. In case you missed it, Riven launched on June 25th, 2024 (this week!) to absolutely RAVE reviews. We can't thank ever…
Store3 changesGameplay - Riven
Patch 1 released!
Riven Patch 1 notes - June 28th, 2024 Thank you all for the massive amount of support we’ve seen from Riven’s launch! We have a new patch for you: Patch 1, version 1.1.0 (e3584-p25462) You can find the build number abov…
Patch notes18 changesFixGameplay
