Report updated Apr 28, 2026

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Riven is an established games app that is a paid app.

What is Riven?

Riven is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game developed by Cyan Worlds that tasks players with exploring a surreal, collapsing world. Players must observe their environment and solve intricate puzzles to uncover the history of the setting and facilitate a daring rescue. It is notable for its immersive, atmospheric world-building and environmental storytelling.

Current Momentum

v1.8

Features - Enabled the use of TSR supersampling setting on Mac. - “Press Any Button” welcome screen has been added. - Added controller haptics in a couple of locations. Major - Fixed incorrect sunlight settings being set on the world if you load a save game while on Prison Island. - Fixed two separate controller haptics running simultaneously in 2D when using some levers. - Fixed photos in your notebook not being able to be deleted while exclusively playing with a controller. - Fixed checkpoint saves occasionally not saving properly. - Fixed an issue where using Hide Vehicle Transitions on the maglev between Survey Island and Jungle Island may cause the incorrect island name to be saved out with save data. - Fixed an issue where using Hide Vehicle Transitions on the woodcart may cause the player to have the incorrect age name saved out in a checkpoint or save under certain circumstances. Minor - Improved performance in the Temple Island subdome. - Improved shadows on foliage around the game. - Fixed being unable to back out of the burned book in Age 233 with the gamepad’s right face button. - Fixed some visual issues occurring on some steam particles on Temple Island. - Adjusting the timing of the “Game Saved” notification a bit. - Fixed some minor visual pops that could occur when approaching a tunnel on Jungle Island. - Fixed a visual pop that could occur when you have Atrus’ Riven book in your periphery in D’ni. - Adjusted the German localization for the “strike force” note to be more accurate to the source. - Adjusted LOD distances on some plants on Temple Island. - Fixed an issue with the color context subtitle position not being correct on some powermarbles. - Fixed various visual issues with contact shadows in the game. - Optimized various texture assets. - Minor improvements to lever haptics. - The player is now prevented from loading bogus checkpoint save data from the main menu under certain circumstances. - Adjusted the heat distortion appearance above Jungle basin water hole heaters. - Fixed some shadow popping on Prison Island. - For Mac platforms that support ray tracing: tweaked what objects show up in ray traced reflections. - Minor draw distance improvements to the destroyed version of the Boiler Island to/from Temple Island bridge. - Minor performance improvements made to Mac platforms that support Ray Tracing. - Fixed the clickable area for the trap book in Gehn’s second offer of the trap book to the player being too high. - Fixed an issue with Atrus where his face would get too close to yours in the Temple Island ending where you have trapped Gehn but have not freed Catherine. - Fixed not being able to use the right face button on a controller to disengage from the burned book on Boiler Island.

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What makes this app unique?

What Does It Look Like?

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What Are The Key Features?

Environmental ExplorationStandard

Players navigate diverse landscapes including dense jungles, caverns, and monolithic structures.

Puzzle-Based NarrativeStandard

The game features cunning puzzles woven into the environment that reveal the history and secrets of the world.

Observational GameplayStandard

Progression relies on careful observation and synthesizing disparate bits of information found within the game world.

How much does it cost?

Paid

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Key Takeaways

Riven is a premium, immersive puzzle-adventure focused on deep environmental storytelling and world exploration.

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Marlvel.ai. “Riven Intelligence Report.” Updated Apr 28, 2026. https://marlvel.ai/apps/riven

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