Risen 2 Dark Waters Steelbeards Treasure Edition

Somewhere between ambition and absurdity sits a pirate gnome standing eighteen inches tall on your shelf, and honestly, we wouldn't have it any other way. The Risen 2 Dark Waters Steelbeards Treasure Edition on Xbox 360 is one of those collector's editions that went gloriously overboard. Piranha Bytes' pirate RPG was a scrappy, euro-jank adventure with genuine charm, and this edition packages it with enough loot to fill a treasure chest.

We're talking a Making of DVD, Soundtrack CD, a full pirate flag, a metal voodoo amulet, art cards from The Art of Risen 2: Dark Waters, stickers, and that magnificent 18-inch Jaffar the gnome statue that commands attention from across the room. Then there's the game guide clocking in at over 200 pages, a bone pin, an individually numbered certificate, and DLC including the "Treasure Island" story content, exclusive in-game items, a pirate captain outfit, a gun, and the Ring of the Master Student. The numbered certificate gives each copy its own identity, which matters when you're trying to prove yours is the real deal years down the line.

That Jaffar statue is the centerpiece here, the kind of oddball figure that stops people mid-conversation and demands an explanation. This is a collector's edition built for the shelves of someone who genuinely loves weird, wonderful RPGs and isn't afraid to let a gnome dominate their display case. The sheer volume of physical goods makes this one of the most packed editions of its console generation.