It took 13 years, but a role-playing classic from Germany still finds its way to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Luckily, fans won’t have to wait much longer for the RPG hit to return.

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RPG hit from Germany comes to consoles

Risen was released on October 2, 2009 for Xbox 360 and PC. 13 years later there is now a new release for other platforms. owner of one PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch will be able to start their adventure again on January 24th on the volcanic island of Faranga.

Publisher THQ Nordic has announced that Risen will finally run smoothly and in full quality on consoles. In addition, there is also a Update for the PC version, so players can play there with gamepad too. A physical version of the RPG will be released in North America exclusively at GameStop for PlayStation 4 and Switch. However, there is still no information as to whether or in what form a similar release will also take place in Germany (source: THQ Nordic).

Risen: Trailer for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Xbox, PlayStation and Switch: Console gamers get an RPG hit

Risen was developed by the German developer Piranha Bytes and is considered the spiritual successor to the popular Gothic series. The setting is the island of Faranga, which is being terrorized by monsters. With Sword, Staff or Sorcery you can defend yourself against the dangers and solve the mystery of the mysterious earthquakes on the island.

Our colleagues from spieletipps have Risen in the test back then 83 out of 100 points given. The RPG also achieved a rating of 77 on Metacritic and a user score of 8.1. The version for the Xbox 360 performs significantly worse with a rating of 60 and a user score of 6.6. So maybe Risen will finally get a worthy appearance on consoles in January 2023 (source: Metacritic).