Today developer Piranha Bytes, of Gothic series fame, announced that its new RPG Risen will hit stores on October 2.

Developed for the Xbox 360 and PC, Risen is an open world RPG featuring a lush tropical environment and plenty of monsters to vanquish. The story follows a shipwrecked protagonist, stuck on an island where spooky ancient ruins have risen from the ground. Gamers are tasked with exploring the island and finding out why there are monsters and where they are coming from.

The Gothic series of games were notorious for being buggy. In hopes of breaking this stigma, Piranha Bytes is hard at work testing Risen. According to Cathy Tische, Deep Silver’s marketing VP, “We’ve been in beta for a few weeks now and are focusing on stamping out the remaining bugs and optimizing gameplay.” Regardless of bugs, Risen is looking to be a must have for RPG enthusiasts.

Source: Shacknews.com