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| Developer(s) | Attic Entertainment Software |
| Publisher(s) | Sir-Tech/U.S. Gold |
| Designer(s) | Fantasy Productions |
| Released | 1997 |
| Genre | Role playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Ratings | ESRB: Teen (T) USK: 12+ |
| Platform(s) | PC (MS-DOS) |
| Media | CD |
| System requirements | Intel 80486 CPU, 8 MB RAM, 60 MB HD space, VGA video card, DOS 5.0 |
| Input methods | Keyboard, Mouse |
Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva is a computer role playing game based on the German RPG system Das Schwarze Auge by Attic Entertainment Software. The original German version of the game (German title: Das Schwarze Auge: Schatten über Riva) was released in 1996. Sir-Tech released the English version in 1997.
Development Team
- Guido Henkel - Designer, Music
- Hans-Jürgen Brändle - Designer, Programmer
- Horst Weidle - Designer
- Lothar Ahle - Programmer
- Wolfgang Schulz - Programmer
- Ugurcan Yüce - Cover Artist
- Vadim Pietrzynski - Artist
- Markus Henrich - Artist
- André Taulien - Artist
The Northlandtrilogy and beyond
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny was the first game in the trilogy, it was followed by Realms of Arkania: Star Trail, and Shadows over Riva. As a feature players could save after beating the game, this allowed players to import their characters into any of the sequels. Even thought it was possible to save at the end of Shadows over Riva there has never been a sequel because Attic went out of business in 2001. The next game set in the The Dark Eye-universe will be Drakensang: The Dark Eye (German: Das Schwarze Auge: Drakensang). It was announced that Drakensang is not a sequel to the Northlandtrilogy and will not be able to import characters saved at the end of Shadows over Riva.
