Riven
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 8 of 24 adventure games by recommenders
Myst sequel that people still call breathtaking and unmatched by newer puzzle adventure games.
Myst sequel that people still call breathtaking and unmatched by newer puzzle adventure games.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Beautiful visuals that still hold up
“The remakes of Myst and Riven are beautiful.”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “10 years: Stephen's Sausage Roll still one of the most influential puzzle games” “Riven is still breathtaking today.”
Comment from 4 Jan 2026 in “The Riven Diffs – Seeing Riven (1997) Differently” Still unmatched by newer games
“show me a modern video game that is better than Myst or Riven”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's” “I haven't found anything on the level of Myst/Riven/Exile.”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's”
Other adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other adventure games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 61 | 11 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Grim Fandango | 41 | 8 | 84% | 3 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Myst | 31 | 7 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Monkey Island | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| RivenThis page | 11 | 1 | 92% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
10 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“more successfully with Riven”
“make some application that combines all of them like https://github.com/rivenmedia/riven-ts”
“I found it a bit too confusing puzzle-wise.”
“I haven't found anything on the level of Myst/Riven/Exile.”
“show me a modern video game that is better than Myst or Riven”
“the most fun I have had playing a PC game was sitting next to a friend”
“The remakes of Myst and Riven are beautiful.”
“I still listen to the soundtracks of Myst and Riven by Robyn Miller as background music”
“Riven is still breathtaking today.”
“Loved Myst/Riven when I was a kid.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.