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• Apollo Leisure Guide - Win95/Mac versions rated 94% by Gareth Dickson. "The best puzzle game ever made." Tells very little about the game in order to allow you the pleasure of finding out about it while playing it.
• Epinions.com (PlayStation version) - Player ratings of "Riven: The Sequel to Myst" for the Sony PlayStation.
• WorldVillage - Rated 4/5 by Rich Cunningham. "If you are looking for a mentally stimulating, cerebrally challenging game that can leisurely be solved, then this is the game of the year for you."

• Adventure Collective - Rated 3.75/5 by Joonas Linkola. "The atmosphere is surrealistic to the extreme, and the puzzles are devilishly clever." (October 21, 1998)
• GameSpot Review - Rated 5.5/10. "Playing Riven on the PlayStation is sort of like watching Star Wars on a 13" TV; you'll get the point but you're definitely missing something." By John Broady. Reader reviews. 5 screen shots. (May 14, 1998)
• ChristianityToday - Short quotes from four Campus Life readers about the game. (May, 1998)
• PIB Review - "It is bigger than Myst, in many ways it is better than Myst, but it isn't really innovative which Myst was in its time." (April 4, 1998)
• The Atlantic - "Why Riven -- despite its stunning visual achievements and its commercial appeal -- does not live up to the magic of Myst." By Ralph Lombreglia. (November 19, 1997)
• GameSpot Review (PC) - Rated 7.8/10 by Jeff Sengstack. "It's a leisurely paced, all-encompassing, mentally challenging experience. If you enjoyed Myst, you'll thoroughly enjoy Riven." Reader reviews. 5 screen shots. (November 3, 1997)
• Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin - "Strong in every aspect." (November, 1997)
• Game Revolution - Rated A by Thomas Garcia. "This game is a masterpiece and is worth every single penny." (October 1, 1997)