Cyan to launch updated versions of all Myst games later this year

[Shawn Knight]

The best-selling PC game of the 20^th century is making a comeback. Cyan, the developer behind the hit adventure puzzle series Myst, has announced plans to celebrate the game’s 25^th anniversary in a special way.

Cyan said in a recent post on the Myst website that it has been working over the last few years to procure the rights to make all of the Myst games available once again. That can be tough to do, especially for an indie developer with limited resources, but the team finally managed to “talk to all the right people and departments” and gather up the funds to make it happen.

Later this year, they’ll be releasing updated versions of all of the Myst games for Windows 10 (some of the original games can still be had on platforms like Steam and GOG although graphically, they’re a bit long in the tooth). There will even be a special 25^th anniversary edition with unique packaging and a “cool artifact” for collectors.

Myst debuted just a few months before another classic – Doom – dropped way back in 1993. The peaceful puzzler offered stunning graphics for the time, play-at-your-own-pace gameplay and a haunting soundtrack that few games have rivaled since.

Cyan added that while there will probably be more adventures to come in the Myst universe, 2018 is being reserved for remembering the journey and making something special to commemorate the last 25 years.

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[cliffordcooley]

Maybe this is what I have been waiting on instead of spending $10 to $30 on GoG.

 

[Igrecman]

Riven was the best of the series I thought

 

[NimbusTLD]

Bring them to mobile, and I'm in.

 

[treeski]

I hope it comes to consoles.

 

[Kibaruk]

I remember my dad got a box with Riven and 5 CDs, the graphics were amazing for that time it felt like you were in a real world. So sad that it didn't tell much about the story, almost no dialogs, no intro, you simply begun and started clicking away... I would definitely give it another shot now.

 

[Raytrace3D]

Myst and Zork were my two favorites from this series of games back in the 90's. Man I would love it if they came out with new versions with updated graphics/new stories and didn't change the pace and play style. They were casual games that made you think.