GAME
Riven
Revisited after 27 years — reading the review pool for a Myst-lineage puzzle that tests your resolution of observation
Cyan Worlds, Inc. · 2024-06-25 · ■■■■□ 4/5 · 8.5/10
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Riven is a puzzle / adventure puzzle game released by Cyan Worlds, Inc. in 2024.
Puzzlebyrinth scores it 8.5/10, with a difficulty of 4/5. Revisited after 27 years — reading the review pool for a Myst-lineage puzzle that tests your resolution of observation
Its core mechanics are Environmental Observation / Language Decoding.
Our Review
Cyan Worlds' own ground-up 3D remake of the 1997 classic — a first-person puzzle adventure with no hints and no highlighting, where you walk a collapsing island and read its water, machines and D'ni number system to unlock its secrets.
Mentions across our columns (13)
Puzzle Soundtracks（6）
- 2026-08-18 · Doremi · 2 mentionsSoundtrack: Firmament — the memory of one synth, filling a rusted planet
- 2026-07-31 · Doremi · 2 mentionsSoundtrack: Myst — the presence that flowed into an island that had decided against music
- 2026-07-21 · Doremi · 2 mentionsSoundtrack: Heaven's Vault — a small chord waiting for every moment of discovery
- 2026-07-16 · Doremi · 19 mentionsSoundtrack: Riven — On an island where you stand still, the music refuses to conclude
- 2026-07-11 · DoremiSoundtrack: FRACT OSC — solve the puzzle and the music grows back
- 2026-06-23 · Doremi · 6 mentionsSoundtrack: Obduction — Music that changes its timbre from world to world
The Designer's Philosophy（3）
- 2026-09-28 · Kizuki · 8 mentionsInside Tonda Ros's Philosophy — Put It Out There, and That's the Game
- 2026-09-23 · Kizuki · 6 mentionsInside Rand Miller's Philosophy — If the Player Blames Themselves, the Puzzle Worked
- 2026-08-12 · KizukiInside Andrew Plotkin's Philosophy — Folding a Solved Puzzle Into a Single Move
