Available Platform: Windows 3.x
Cyan, the indie studio that created beloved classics Myst and Riven, has reimagined Myst. Built from the ground up to play in VR and flatscreen PC, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own. Like other GameTap offerings, Myst Online is being offered as part of a monthly GameTap membership that costs $6.95 per month. Unfortunately, Myst Online: Uru Live is GameTap’s only Mac.
Myst is a first-person graphic adventure created by Cyan and published by Brøderbund in 1993 for Macintosh and Windows 3x.
| Year | 1993 |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Rating | 86/100 based on 7 Editorial reviews. Add your vote |
| Publisher | Brøderbund Software |
| Developer | Cyan |
| OS supported | Win7 64 bit, Win8 64bit, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+ |
| Updated | 3 December 2020 |
Game Review
Myst is a first-person graphic adventure created by Cyan and published by Brøderbund in 1993 for Macintosh and Windows 3x.
The game was incredibly successful, and it was ported later to 3DO, Amiga, CD-i, Playstation, SEGA Saturn, and many other platforms.
The player controls The Stranger, who is magically transported into the Myst island. He will have to explore the island and solve its many mysteries and puzzles. Somehow it reminds of an interactive book, rather than a video game. There are also several possible endings, depending on the choices of the player.
The adventure, designed by two brothers, Rand and Robyn Miller, was completely different compared to other titles seen until then. It was based on static scenes, beautifully rendered in 3D. There was no inventory, and there were no items to collect. All puzzles were based on mechanisms and objects that the player needs to manipulate. The only interaction is the click of the mouse cursor. There is also no violence, enemies, or ways to die in this game. The Miller brothers - designers of games for children until then - wanted an adventure that everyone could play: a game for non-gamers.
The scenes were pre-rendered because the hardware available at the time could have never generated graphics like this in real-time. Despite the lack of animation (apart from short cutscenes), the result was amazing: it was the best 3D visuals ever seen on a video game. Consider that there are 2500 different locations in the game, each one of them is like a beautiful painting. Of course, the only way to store all these images was the use of a CD-ROM, so Myst was one of the first games exclusively on CD. In fact, it was the reason why many people purchased a CD-ROM drive in the '90s.
The reviews of the game were positive, even if some reviewers criticized the lack of interaction or the not-so-advanced game engine. But positive reviews or not, Myst was an impressive commercial success. Before 2000, it sold more than 6 mln units, becoming the top-selling video game of the '90s. But most of all, Myst is the title that demonstrated that video games can be art.
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Cyan Inc. sure have been busy over the last little while – this month has seen early, unused assets from their puzzle-based MMO game Myst Online: Uru Live released, along with full playable prototype levels. Now, the Myst fandom have another event to add to their diaries – a remade and remastered version of Myst is coming to PC and Mac later this year.
This certainly isn’t the first time that Myst has gotten a remaster – Myst: Masterpiece Edition, realMyst: Interactive 3D Edition and realMyst: Masterpiece Edition have all brought new gameplay and graphics updates to the puzzle classic on the PC. The upcoming release of Myst, however, is a reworked version of the 2020 Oculus Quest port, complete with the puzzle randomization and VR support added in that port.
Cyan Inc consider the upcoming release of Myst to be their “definitive version” – it’s been remade from the ground up, without input from any other developers along the way. The Oculus edition of Myst was already the most user-friendly version of the game to date, with top-quality sound design and upgraded graphics adding to the immersive VR experience.
The Oculus edition also carries over a feature from the oft-maligned realMyst: Interactive 3D Edition with an overhaul of the gameplay – while the original Myst had set paths through its mysterious world, realMyst added free-roaming. Now that the upcoming PC and Mac releases have the options to play through the game without a VR headset, the best version of Myst is more accessible than ever before.
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Myst is due to be released on PC and Mac in Q3 of this year, with possible releases on other consoles to be announced in the future. While the exact release date hasn’t been announced quite yet, Cyan Inc. say it’s “VERY soon”. It’s available to add to your wishlist on Steam and GOG now!