Risen 2: Dark Waters Review

Risen 2: Dark Waters has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 80 / 100. This score is calculated from 6,318 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 5,046 positive reviews, 1,272 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Risen 2: Dark Waters has earned a metascore of 69 on Metacritic.

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Risen 2: Dark Waters Price

Risen 2: Dark Waters costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 4/7/2025. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Risen Franchise Pack or Piranha Bytes & friends which offers a discount off the game's base price.

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Risen 2: Dark Waters DLC

Risen 2: Dark Waters has 3 downloadable add-ons available for purchase on Steam which include Risen 2: Dark Waters - Air Temple DLC, Risen 2: Dark Waters - A Pirate's Clothes DLC, and Risen 2: Dark Waters - Treasure Isle DLC.

Image	Name	Type	Release Date	Actions
	Risen 2: Dark Waters - Air Temple DLC	DLC	5/25/2012	View
	Risen 2: Dark Waters - A Pirate's Clothes DLC	DLC	4/27/2012	View
	Risen 2: Dark Waters - Treasure Isle DLC	DLC	4/27/2012	View

About Risen 2: Dark Waters

Risen 2: Dark Waters is a RPG game developed by Piranha Bytes. On 4/26/2012, it was released on the Steam Store by THQ Nordic.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Risen 2: Dark Waters on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.

It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

According to Steam’s category system, Risen 2: Dark Waters supports the following features:

• Family Sharing
• Steam Achievements
• Stats
• Partial Controller Support
• Steam Trading Cards
• Single-player

From the Steam community, Risen 2: Dark Waters has been tagged with the following user tags:

• Gothic
• Great Soundtrack
• Third Person
• Atmospheric
• Fantasy
• Sandbox
• Pirates
• Story Rich
• Controller
• RPG
• Action RPG
• Dark Fantasy
• Open World
• Action
• Adventure
• Singleplayer
• Exploration

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for Risen 2: Dark Waters and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Related Bundles

Risen 2: Dark Waters is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.

Image	Name	Apps	Packages	Price	Actions
	Risen Franchise Pack	10	10	$51.65	View
	Piranha Bytes & friends	11	9	$149.56	View

Related Packages

Risen 2: Dark Waters is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.

Supported Languages

Risen 2: Dark Waters is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

Soures & References

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Risen 2: Dark Waters data has been sourced from:

• Valve Corporation. (2025, April 7). Risen 2: Dark Waters on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/40390
• Valve Corporation. (2025, April 7). Risen 2: Dark Waters. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/40390
• Metacritic. (2025, April 7). Risen 2: Dark Waters for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/risen-2-dark-waters
• Piranha Bytes. (2023, July 7). Risen 2: Dark Waters. Risen 2: Dark Waters. http://www.risen2.com