Riven

Riven is the sequel to the highly successful computer game Myst. It was distributed initially on five compact discs, and was later released on a single DVD-ROM. The Myst style of gameplay in which the user clicked on objects in prerendered still frames and videos was maintained in this sequel. It is widely regarded by players of Myst and other adventure games to be the single most difficult game in the Myst franchise.

Riven is also the name of the Age in which the majority of the game Riven is spent. In the Myst story line, this age was the fifth numbered age written by Gehn, father of Atrus. The game contains a great deal of information on the culture and language of D'ni and Riven. The D'ni language was first used in the game Riven, both in written form and (poorly) spoken by a Rivenese person trained to speak basic D'ni phrases. The system of D'ni numbers are also introduced in the game, and it is necessary for the player of the game to learn and read D'ni numbers to complete the game. There is also a system of symbols used for describing every possible combination of colors that the player must learn and apply to solve a puzzle.