Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

Public builds
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Distinct builds deployed to a game's public (default) Steam branch, as Steam's client network describes them.
Checked within minutes of each Steam change. Observed since 21 Oct 2026.
Source: Steam client network (PICS), App info, public branch. Full methodology
Latest public build
Build 24207078
Update posts
4 postsPosts announcing an update, tagged or not
Posts in a game's official Steam news feed that announce an update: tagged as patch notes by the developer, or plainly about a patch or a released update.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamNews/GetNewsForApp. Full methodology
Typical gap between builds
Not enough builds yet| Build | Went live | Patch notes |
|---|---|---|
| 24207078 | Patch 1.9.0 and future support updates for Riven |
From Steam’s client network, last checked . Builds before 21 Oct 2026, when we started watching, aren't listed. Patch notes are the developer’s update post from an hour before to a day after the build. Not every build gets one. How we count
| Posted | Update |
|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2026 | Patch 1.9.0 and future support updates for Riven Update |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Patch 1.8.5 Patch notes |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Patch 1.7.6 Patch notes |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Patch 1.7.5 Patch notes |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Patch 1.7.4 Patch notes |
| 23 Apr 2025 |
| Riven major patch release - now with Ray Tracing! Update |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Patch 1.3.0 is out NOW! Patch notes |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Patch 2 released! Patch notes |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Patch 1 released! Patch notes |
| 20 Jun 2024 | The Riven Demo has been updated (again)! Patch notes |
| 14 Jun 2024 | The Riven Demo has been updated! Patch notes |
Steam keeps no record of past build numbers, so before 21 Oct 2026 a game’s update history comes from its own Steam news: posts tagged as patch notes, and untagged posts that plainly announce a patch or a released update. Older posts are still being read in, most played games first. How we count