It is developed by Piranha Bytes, a german Developer, which got famous (in Germany) by creating the Gothic franchise.
Gothic 3 got messed up because of time presure from the Publisher JoWood (Austrian Publisher), so it was released without a correct Beta Test and with many Bugs. The Publisher took over the Gothic franchise and gave Gothic 4 the name "Arcania a Gothic tale".
Piranha Bytes now develops a game highly influenced by the Gothic franchise without being Gothic - Risen









