Risen

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Risen

Short description

Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

Developer
Piranha Bytes, THQ Nordic
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Release
Fri, Oct 02, 2009
Price
$14.99
Reviews
7,828
Positive
89%
Followers
19,108
Owners (estimated)
500K – 1M
Concurrent players
49
Genres
RPG
Features
Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards
Tags
RPG Open World Gothic Fantasy Adventure Singleplayer Atmospheric Third Person Exploration Action Magic Dark Fantasy Action RPG Story Rich Great Soundtrack Medieval Difficult Classic Sandbox Character Customization
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$4.9msomewhere between $4.9m and $6.2m · roughly 500K–626K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $9.87, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $14.99 launch price. That is 34% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

9 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$4.9m → ~$4.9m
Reviews 7,817 → 7,828
Followers 19,012 → 19,108
Concurrent players 49 → 49
Price $3.74 → $14.99
Positive reviews 89.3% → 89.3%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 384 further data points reach back to Oct 1, 2010 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $1.71 on Jun 18, 2015.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Risen is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? RPG + Open World + Gothic

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