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Riven (Legacy) for Mobile Screenshots

iPhone

About Riven (Legacy) for Mobile

"Riven: The Sequel to Myst" for iOS - the massive island Age of Riven with all of its amazing detail, in the palm of your hand.

Note: There is also an enhanced version of Riven made specifically for the iPad: Riven (Legacy) for iPadOS at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/riven-legacy-for-ipados/id536344854

"Brilliant - almost art" - 5 stars - by Dlb362
"The most fascinating experience. Pure genius" - 5 stars - by Rafemago
"Just as good as I remembered" - 5 stars - by Diggler79
"I absolutely love this game!" - 5 stars - by Doctorwhoisawesome
"Awesome!" - 5 stars - by Simoncat

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Taking up where Myst left off, Riven set an amazing new standard for design, aesthetics, and immersion in gaming. Remember Atrus’ trap book, the Moiety intervention, the mag-lev ride, the Jungle village, Catherine’s prison, Gehn’s Age, the Wahrk throne? Now the entire Riven adventure can be experienced from wherever you are.

This is the original Riven - with sights and sounds that have been remastered and meticulously re-assembled for a remarkable experience on your iPhone or iPod touch. Everything that you remember from the original Riven in an intimate way to play this classic game with a simple touch or swipe.

Features:

- All the original Ages & gameplay
- High quality images
- Full music & sound effects
- Full screen movies & animations
- Auto-save
- "Bookmark" system to save & restore progress
- Swipe to turn
- Game Center achievement support
- Zoom in anywhere for more detail
- New! - “Hot Spot” hints
- Integrated Hint Guide

What's New in the Latest Version 1.7.1

Last updated on Mar 5, 2024

Old Versions

A couple of improvements
- Fixed slider graphics on newer bigger iPhones
- Added support for iOS 17

Version History

1.7.1

Mar 5, 2024

A couple of improvements
- Fixed slider graphics on newer bigger iPhones
- Added support for iOS 17

1.7.0

Jul 26, 2023

We made a few improvements:
- Added swipe gestures to journals (left and right to turn page and up or down to put journal back)
- Fixed slide transitions
- Audio object improvements
- Added iOS 16 compatibility

1.6.0

Jan 28, 2022

We've made some fixes and improvements:
- Added iOS 15 compatibility
- Removed all collection of analytic data!
- Added support for running on M1 Macs with macOS 12.1 or greater.
- fixed a crash when deleting iCloud saves

1.5.0

Dec 6, 2019

We continue to make bug fixes and improvements to Riven!
In this update:
+ iCloud saves! You will have the choice to put your save games on the iCloud.
+ iOS 13 Compatibility

1.4.0

Jan 9, 2019

Added support for iOS 12
Added support for Xs, XsMax and XR devices.
Increased audio buffers.
A few minor fixes.

1.3.0

Jan 5, 2018

Added iOS 9, 10 and 11 compatibility updates.
Added support for larger screened iPhones.
Help and hints can now be view offline.
Added restarting movie if app is paused while movie is playing.

1.2.0

Oct 5, 2015

iOS 8 and 9 compatibility
Bug fixes.

1.1.13

May 24, 2014

- iOS7 compatibility
- 4 inch display support

1.1.11

Mar 14, 2013

We've updated Riven: The Sequel to Myst. Here's what's new...

- iOS 6 compatibility
- iPhone 5 compatibility
- A few small fixes and tuneups

(There is also now an enhanced version of Riven made specifically for the iPad.)

1.1.4

Dec 11, 2011

+ iOS 5 compatibility (and backward compatibility)
+ Several small bugs

1.0.8

Sep 22, 2011

+GameCenter works now!
+Added Tour Racer Leaderboard (go to where game starts and touch hidden spot in back of cage (use show hotspots), visit all islands and ages and touch hidden hotspot again.)
+Added lots more achievements (some hidden)
+Auto-rotate on orientation change.
+Fixed black flashes around movies that happened on some devices.

1.0.2

Jan 5, 2011

We've cleaned up some things...

+ Fixed Hot-Spot hints. Slider can be set to turn hints completely off. No more accidental hints!
+ Changed default of Hot-Spot hints to off.
+ Fixed crash in rotating domes.
+ Fixed losing ambient sounds when getting a phone call.
+ Added Link to Riven Hint Guide at the top of Riven help.
+ Added clearer "off" indication on "Transitions" slider.

1.0

Dec 15, 2010

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