Risen 2 Will Hit Shelves on April 24

According to the official website, Risen 2: Dark Waters will hit retailer’s shelves in the US on April 24 and on April 27 in Europe. Risen 2 is a single-player Action RPG and is the sequel to Risen, which was released in October of 2009.

In the sequel, ‘The Nameless Hero’ is now a broken man who has turned to alcohol. The game begins with Carlos (from the original Risen) who asks the hero to come to the aid of a ship that sank off the coast of the island. Among the survivors, another old friend appears: Patty. In search of her father, the famous pirate Gregory-Emmanuel Steel Beard, she asks for their help and claims he has found a way to sail the seas safely. They decide to team up to find him.

Risen 2: Dark Waters it is being developed by Piranha Bytes and published and distributed by the German company, Deep Silver.