This article is about the original computer game. For the media franchise, see Myst (series).
1993 video game
Myst
Box art, showing an aerial view of the island of Myst, one of the key settings of the game
Developer(s)
Cyan
Sunsoft (SS) Alfa System (PS) Microcabin (3DO) Hoplite Research (PSP, DS & 3DS)
Publisher(s)
Broderbund
Mac OS
NA: Broderbund
Sega Saturn
JP/EU: Sunsoft
NA: Acclaim Entertainment
PlayStation
JP: SoftBank
NA/EU: Psygnosis
3DO
JP: Micro Cabin
NA: Panasonic
Microsoft Windows
NA: Broderbund
EU: Red Orb Entertainment
Atari Jaguar CD
NA: Atari Corporation
CD-i
EU: Philips Media
AmigaOS
EU: PXL Computers
PlayStation Portable
JP: Sega
WW: Midway
Nintendo DS
EU: Midway
NA: Empire Interactive (original)
NA: Storm City Games (updated)
iOS
WW: Cyan
Nintendo 3DS
NA: Maximum Family Games
AU: Funbox Media
EU: Funbox Media
Android
WW: Noodlecake Games
Designer(s)
Rand Miller Robyn Miller
Composer(s)
Robyn Miller
Series
Myst
Platform(s)
Mac OS, Saturn, PlayStation, 3DO, Microsoft Windows, Atari Jaguar CD, CD-i, AmigaOS, Pocket PC, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Android, Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Release
September 24, 1993
Mac OS
NA: September 24, 1993
Windows 3.1
NA: March, 1994
3DO
NA: March 17, 1995
Sega Saturn
NA: September, 1995
PAL: September, 1995
Atari Jaguar CD
NA: December 15, 1995
PAL: 1995
PlayStation
NA: October 15, 1996[1]
PAL: November 15, 1996
Genre(s)
Graphic adventure
Mode(s)
Single-player
Myst is an adventure video game designed by Rand and Robyn Miller. It was developed by Cyan, Inc., published by Broderbund, and first released in 1993 for the Macintosh. In the game, the player travels via a special book to a mysterious island called Myst. The player interacts with objects and traverses the environment by clicking on pre-rendered imagery. Solving puzzles allows the player to travel to other worlds ("Ages"), which reveal the backstory of the game's characters and help the player make the choice of whom to aid.
The Miller brothers had started in game development creating black-and-white, largely plotless works aimed at children. They wanted Myst to be a graphically impressive game with a nonlinear story and mystery elements aimed at adults. The game's design was limited by the small memory footprint of video game consoles and by the slow speed of CD-ROM drives. The game was created on Apple Macintosh computers and ran on the HyperCard software stack, though ports to other platforms subsequently required the creation of a new engine.
Myst was a critical and commercial success. Critics lauded the ability of the game to immerse players in its fictional worlds. It has been called one of the most influential and best video games ever made. Selling more than six million copies, Myst was the best-selling PC game for nearly a decade. The game helped drive adoption of the CD-ROM drive, spawned a multimedia franchise, and inspired clones, parodies, and new video game genres, as well as spin-off novels and other media. The game has been ported to multiple platforms and remade multiple times.
^"Psygnosis Wire Vol 1. No 14" (PDF). Psygnosis. October 16, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 1997. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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