Can I Run Riven?
Riven is an adventure casual game from Cyan Worlds, Inc., released in 2024. Cyan Worlds, Inc. both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. It is localised into 11 languages according to the store listing. Cloud saves are enabled. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. There are 34 achievements to chase. Metacritic places it at 86. Over 2 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor (16 CPUs), ~3.7GHz; Intel i5 7000 series |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5700XT; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB; at least 6GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 or 11 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core Processor (16 CPUs), ~3.9GHz; Intel i5 11000 series |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 6800XT; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB; at least 8GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 or 11 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
Riven places its action in a mystery to unpick, and the player works through self contained puzzle rooms. There are 5 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Riven is demanding
Riven sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting AMD Radeon RX 6800XT; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. The install is small at roughly 30 GB. Riven asks for 8 GB of video memory, so VRAM capacity matters here as much as speed. At 32 GB, the RAM requirement is the one most likely to catch an otherwise capable PC out. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Riven at the floor and Riven at the recommended tier are not the same experience. DirectX 12 is named, so Riven expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Riven?
Riven is memory-hungry: it wants 16 GB of system RAM, above the 8 GB many machines still ship with. Graphically it is undemanding, AMD Radeon RX 5700XT; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB; at least 6GB VRAM clears the minimum, so more RAM, not a new GPU, is the upgrade most players need.
Bottleneck: RAM
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 0.92x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.23x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Riven's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Can my PC run Riven?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Riven?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor (16 CPUs), ~3.7GHz; Intel i5 7000 series; GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700XT; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB; at least 6GB VRAM; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 or 11.
How much storage does Riven need?
Riven needs about 30 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Riven?
The RTX 3060 runs Riven comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Riven?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Riven is the RAM.