#RIVEN WALKTHROUGH WITH PHOTOS FULL#

Take not of the symbol and the sound it makes.Ĭoninue on the path. Turn to the left to see a little path down. (Needed for a very large puzzle later on.) Make a note of the sound the beetle makes as it flies away. Before going through the gate, look at the beetle on the right post. Take the right path and then the left toward the wood gate. Believe me, you'll be happy to have done this now rather than need an insane amount of backtracking. These values power movable sets of stairs later on in the game. Continue down the path to the end to find yet another value to turn. On the left will be some pipes and some steam billowing out. The five shapes represent the five islands of Riven. This is a small introduction to a very large puzzle later on. Before it curves left, notice the sign that shows five distinct shapes being connected to a circle. This will open the path to the (now open) gold dome. While facing the rotating room at the starting area, rotate the room twice more. We have one more thing to do before exploring. Press it twice to open a path to the start area. However, just like before, to the left of the doorway is another sliding switch. This will create openings where you are and to the area behind the gold dome. This will open Gate 2, toward the area behind the gold dome.īefore going back to the rotating room, turn to the right to find another button. To the left of the doorway to the rotating room is a sliding switch. Now we could have left this switch alone until we need it at the end of the game. (We still can't do anything with it of value.) Make sure to flip the switch down. Flipping the switch under it powers that up. You'll notice a picture of something that looks like a simplified version of the microscope-looking thing outside. Head along the path and through the room to some pipes. In this area you'll find a locked wooden gate. Turn back and head left down a set of stairs. This will move the openings to the 'wooden gate' and 'telescope power switch' areas. Press the button to the right of the door four times.

We don't have to do anything now, but to make our lives easier later on, we'll do some things involving this room. If interested in the pictures in the gold scarabs in the room, see More Lore: The Temple Scarabs. One such button is to the right of the doorway from the top of the stairs. Pressing one of these buttons will rotate the room one-fifth of the way around, moving the two open doorways. The room itself rotates via buttons in a few locations. There are also three closed gates (gate 1, gate 2, and gate 3), one of which is blocking your path to the gold dome.

At the start of the game, the doorways are where you are (the start area) and the gold dome. However, as you can see, there are only two doorways. This part of the island connections five different sections to this room.

This takes a little explanation and a crudely-drawn picture. This room is our first puzzle of sorts that we'll revisit a few times.

#RIVEN WALKTHROUGH WITH PHOTOS FULL#

For major puzzles, there will be a hint system of sorts ranging from minor probes to a full walkthrough. The walkthrough will go through all minor puzzles with explanations. Some lore will give background information from Myst, and some will summarize various journals and such for those without the time to fully read/explore every inch of the isles. If interested, simply head to the relevant section of the guide to read about it. As not to disrupt the flow of the walkthrough, the guide will reference a lore that can be found at the end of this guide. This guide will include summaries of background lore. Please do not share or upload this guide anywhere without my permission. Nevertheless, I intend this guide to be a full walkthrough to the entirety of Riven for everyone interested in this wonderful game. I first played Riven upon its release in 1997 without having played Myst, which is not recommended as much of the lore refers to concepts from Myst. Welcome to my guide to Riven: The Sequel to Myst!

Riven walkthrough with photos