Atrus sends you to Riven, the Age where his father Gehn rules the islanders like a god, to bring back his wife Catherine. You go in with a journal and a trap book meant for Gehn, and the Age is slowly coming apart. Five islands, strange machines, villagers who hide from you and a rebel group called the Moiety all have to make sense before you can do anything about it.
Books connected to this game
- Read afterMyst
Riven picks up right after Myst, and its opening gives away how Myst ends. Play Myst first.
- Comes beforeMyst III: Exile
Set ten years after Riven, with Atrus and Catherine at home on Tomahna, which settles how Riven turned out. Play Riven first.
- Comes afterMyst: The Book of Atrus
The novel covers how Gehn came to be on Riven and where Atrus met Catherine. Riven's opening gives away how the book ends, so read it before starting Riven.
- Comes beforeMyst: The Book of D'ni
Atrus and Catherine's story picks up after Riven, so the book gives away how the game ends. Play Riven first.
Where to get it
PC