Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva (1996) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva

Something sinister lurks in the seaside town of Riva. An evil force has subverted the city's leaders, and evil things lurk in the town's sewers. Explore the huge city, dungeons and even underwater regions in…

31 December 1996

What Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva is

Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Attic Entertainment Software and released in 1996. It was published by Fantasy Productions. It is available on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Something sinister lurks in the seaside town of Riva. An evil force has subverted the city's leaders, and evil things lurk in the town's sewers. Explore the huge city, dungeons and even underwater regions in stunningly detailed 3D. Adjustable difficulty levels make the game as simple or as detailed as you like.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Dark Eye series

Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva is the third of 15 entries we hold in the The Dark Eye series. It arrived 2 years after Realms of Arkania: Star Trail. The next entry was Drakensang: The Dark Eye in 2008.

See all 15 The Dark Eye games in release order →

What it launched against

Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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