Risen 2: Dark Waters

Risen 2: Dark Waters
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
SeriesRisen
EngineGenome with NaturalMotions Morpheme
Platform(s)
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • NA: 24 April 2012 (Retail)
  • NA: 26 April 2012 (Steam)
  • EU: 27 April 2012
PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
  • NA: 31 July 2012
  • EU: 3 August 2012
  • AU: 9 August 2012
  • JP: 28 February 2013
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Risen 2: Dark Waters is a fantasy-themed action role-playing game developed by Piranha Bytes and published by Deep Silver, it is the sequel to Risen and the second installment in the Risen series. It is a pirate themed game set in a fantasy world where monsters, ancient gods, and voodoo magic exist.

The game was officially announced by Deep Silver on 18 August 2010, during a press conference at the GamesCom exhibition in Cologne, Germany. The official site was opened on 10 August 2011. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in Europe and the United States at the end of April 2012 and for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms in the late summer of 2012. The PC version was directly developed by Piranha Bytes, while the French firm Wizarbox developed the console versions for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

The series is continued by Risen 3: Titan Lords.