<s>
Myst	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
franchise	O
centered	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
adventure	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
brothers	O
Rand	O
and	O
Robyn	O
Miller	O
and	O
their	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Cyan	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
sequel	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
more	O
direct	O
sequels	O
:	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
Myst	B-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spinoff	O
featuring	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
,	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysts	B-Application
story	O
concerns	O
an	O
explorer	O
named	O
Atrus	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
write	O
books	O
that	O
serve	O
as	O
links	O
to	O
other	O
worlds	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brothers	O
developed	O
Myst	B-Application
after	O
producing	O
award-winning	O
games	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Myst	B-Application
came	O
from	O
Jules	O
Verne	O
's	O
novel	O
The	O
Mysterious	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Riven	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Robyn	O
left	O
Cyan	O
to	O
pursue	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
and	O
Cyan	O
began	O
developing	O
Uru	B-Application
;	O
developers	O
Presto	O
Studios	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
created	O
Exile	O
and	O
Revelation	O
before	O
Cyan	O
returned	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
were	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
successes	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
twelve	O
million	O
copies	O
;	O
the	O
games	O
drove	O
sales	O
of	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drives	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
attracting	O
casual	O
gamers	O
with	O
its	O
nonviolent	O
,	O
methodical	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysts	B-Application
story	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
a	O
people	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
D'ni	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
almost	O
10,000	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atrus	O
realizes	O
that	O
his	O
father	O
is	O
reckless	O
and	O
power-hungry	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Ti'ana	O
and	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
,	O
Catherine	O
,	O
Atrus	O
traps	O
Gehn	O
on	O
his	O
Age	O
of	O
Riven	B-Application
with	O
no	O
linking	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brothers	O
grow	O
greedy	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
plundering	O
their	O
father	O
's	O
Ages	O
,	O
they	O
trap	O
Catherine	O
on	O
Riven	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
Stranger	O
,	O
Atrus	O
is	O
freed	O
and	O
sends	O
his	O
benefactor	O
to	O
Riven	B-Application
to	O
retrieve	O
Catherine	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
Gehn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atrus	O
writes	O
a	O
new	O
Age	O
called	O
Releeshahn	O
for	O
the	O
D'ni	O
survivors	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
civilization	O
as	O
he	O
and	O
Catherine	O
settle	O
back	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
raising	O
a	O
daughter	O
named	O
Yeesha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Atrus	O
asks	O
for	O
the	O
Stranger	O
's	O
help	O
in	O
determining	O
if	O
his	O
sons	O
have	O
repented	O
after	O
their	O
lengthy	O
imprisonment	O
;	O
the	O
Stranger	O
saves	O
Yeesha	B-Application
from	O
Sirrus	O
's	O
machinations	O
,	O
but	O
Sirrus	O
and	O
a	O
repentant	O
Achenar	O
are	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D'ni	O
is	O
not	O
fully	O
restored	O
until	O
the	O
creatures	O
the	O
D'ni	O
enslaved	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Bahro	B-Application
,	O
are	O
freed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Release	O
year	O
Developer	O
Platforms	O
Myst	B-Application
1993	O
Cyan	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
,	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
AndroidThe	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Cyan	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Brøderbund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
and	O
PC	O
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
or	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
players	O
travel	O
across	O
Ages	O
using	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
mouse	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
puzzle	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
switches	O
or	O
gears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riven	B-Application
1997	O
Cyan	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
AndroidFlush	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Cyan	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
office	O
and	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Riven	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
4.5	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
2001	O
Presto	O
Studios	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
XboxThe	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Presto	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
(	O
though	O
not	O
to	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
or	O
Riven	B-Application
)	O
,	O
selling	O
millions	O
of	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
2003	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
WindowsUru	O
:	O
Ages	O
Beyond	O
Myst	B-Application
was	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
graphics	O
rendered	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
and	O
a	O
third-person	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uru	B-Application
was	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
portion	O
,	O
Uru	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
was	O
canceled	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
single-player	O
aspect	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uru	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
several	O
incarnations	O
,	O
being	O
canceled	O
each	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
initially	O
well-received	O
,	O
Uru	B-Application
was	O
considered	O
a	O
financial	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
and	O
OpenUru.org	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
's	O
client	O
and	O
3ds	B-Operating_System
Max	O
plugin	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	O
GPL	O
v3	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
2004	O
Ubisoft	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
XboxMyst	O
IV	O
:	O
Revelation	O
was	O
produced	O
entirely	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
and	O
marked	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
prerendered	O
graphics	O
of	O
Exile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Uru	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
favorably	O
received	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
2005	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
XCyan	O
returned	O
to	O
develop	O
Myst	B-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
billed	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Uru	B-Application
,	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
featured	O
graphics	O
rendered	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
,	O
allowing	O
uninhibited	O
player	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
control	O
methods	O
were	O
offered	O
to	O
players	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
respectively	O
used	O
in	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Exile	O
and	O
Uru	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
judged	O
a	O
fitting	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
financial	O
backing	O
for	O
new	O
,	O
non-Myst	O
projects	O
nearly	O
caused	O
Cyan	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceptualized	O
by	O
brothers	O
Rand	O
and	O
Robyn	O
Miller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
formed	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
together	O
called	O
Cyan	O
,	O
Inc.	O
;	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Manhole	I-Application
,	O
won	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
award	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
best	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robyn	O
's	O
unfinished	O
novel	O
,	O
Dunnyhut	O
,	O
influenced	O
aspects	O
of	O
Mysts	B-Application
story	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
bit	O
by	O
bit	O
as	O
the	O
brothers	O
conceptualized	O
the	O
various	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
that	O
fans	O
would	O
enjoy	O
getting	O
a	O
deeper	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
story	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Millers	O
produced	O
a	O
rough	O
draft	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
novel	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Atrus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
enormous	O
response	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
work	O
quickly	O
began	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
Myst	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
costs	O
were	O
between	O
$5	O
and	O
$10	O
million	O
,	O
many	O
times	O
Mysts	B-Application
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
Robyn	O
Miller	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
pursue	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
while	O
Rand	O
stayed	O
behind	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Myst	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Rand	O
Miller	O
stated	O
Cyan	O
would	O
not	O
make	O
another	O
sequel	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Mattel	O
(	O
then	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
)	O
offered	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
companies	O
who	O
created	O
detailed	O
story	O
proposals	O
and	O
technology	O
demonstrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presto	O
Studios	O
,	O
makers	O
of	O
the	O
Journeyman	O
Project	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
develop	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Presto	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
Exile	O
publisher	O
Ubisoft	O
developed	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
internally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Cyan	O
produced	O
the	O
spinoff	O
title	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
an	O
aborted	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
cooperatively	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actors	O
 '	O
faces	O
were	O
turned	O
into	O
textures	O
and	O
mapped	O
onto	O
digital	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
actor	O
's	O
actions	O
synchronized	O
by	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
release	O
,	O
Cyan	O
closed	O
down	O
development	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
impact	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
rehire	O
its	O
employees	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
non-Myst	O
projects	O
and	O
an	O
attempted	O
resurrection	O
of	O
Urus	B-Application
multiplayer	O
component	O
,	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
detailed	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
universe	I-Application
Cyan	O
created	O
was	O
the	O
language	O
and	O
culture	O
of	O
the	O
D'ni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
civilization	O
's	O
numbers	O
and	O
writing	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
and	O
were	O
important	O
to	O
solving	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D'ni	O
language	O
was	O
the	O
language	O
presented	O
in	O
various	O
games	O
and	O
novels	O
of	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
Richard	O
A	O
.	O
Watson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
each	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
fallen	O
to	O
various	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
Millers	O
believed	O
that	O
any	O
music	O
or	O
sound	O
besides	O
ambient	O
noise	O
would	O
distract	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
ruin	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
reality	O
;	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
therefore	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
no	O
music	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
also	O
produce	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
leitmotifs	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
and	O
Myst	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
,	O
composer	O
Jack	O
Wall	O
created	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
developing	O
a	O
more	O
active	O
musical	O
style	O
different	O
from	O
Miller	O
's	O
ambient	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wall	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
increasing	O
complexity	O
of	O
games	O
as	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
as	O
much	O
force	O
as	O
a	O
movie	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
tried	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
distinctive	O
sound	O
that	O
was	O
still	O
recognizable	O
as	O
Myst	B-Application
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Revelation	O
,	O
Wall	O
adapted	O
the	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
recurring	O
characters	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
and	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Peter	O
Gabriel	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
a	O
song	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
voicework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
and	O
Myst	B-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Tim	O
Larkin	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
gotten	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
doing	O
sound	O
design	O
for	O
Riven	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rand	O
and	O
Robyn	O
Miller	O
both	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
Mysts	B-Application
back	O
story	O
into	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
publisher	O
Hyperion	O
signed	O
a	O
three-book	O
,	O
US$1	O
million	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
books	O
—	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Atrus	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Ti'ana	O
,	O
and	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
D'ni	O
—	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
1997	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
books	O
were	O
later	O
packaged	O
together	O
as	O
The	O
Myst	B-Application
Reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
novel	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Marrim	O
,	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
surfaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyan	O
partnered	O
with	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
in	O
1993	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
four-part	O
comic	O
series	O
called	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Black	O
Ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
would	O
have	O
focused	O
on	O
Atrus	O
and	O
his	O
young	O
sons	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
comic	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
#0	O
:	O
Passages	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
filmmakers	O
Patrick	O
McIntire	O
and	O
Adrian	O
Vanderbosch	O
wanted	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
motion	O
picture	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
novels	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
sent	O
a	O
DVD	O
proposal	O
to	O
Cyan	O
The	O
film	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Ti'ana	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
longer	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Legendary	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
but	O
nothing	O
came	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Unwritten	O
:	O
Adventures	O
in	O
the	O
Ages	B-Application
of	I-Application
MYST	I-Application
and	O
Beyond	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Inkworks	O
Productions	O
as	O
an	O
authorized	O
,	O
Myst-based	O
pencil-and-paper	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
small	O
supplements	O
exist	O
as	O
background	O
for	O
game-players	O
:	O
The	O
D'Ni	O
Primer	O
explaining	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
D'Ni	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Myst	B-Application
Saga	O
giving	O
a	O
chronology	O
of	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
released	O
the	O
Kickstarter-backed	O
Obduction	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Obduction	B-Application
is	O
not	O
narratively	O
linked	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
by	O
Rand	O
Miller	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
borrowing	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
themes	O
and	O
puzzle-design	O
approaches	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
incorporating	O
full-motion	O
video	O
in	O
homage	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
secured	O
the	O
necessary	O
rights	O
to	O
release	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
updated	O
for	O
modern	O
Windows	B-Application
systems	O
with	O
assistance	O
of	O
GOG.com	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
collected	O
physical	O
collectors	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Aggregate	O
review	O
scoresGameMetacriticRiven	O
,	O
Exile	O
,	O
Revelation	O
,	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
,	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
,	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Uru	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
scores	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games.GameRankingsMyst	O
,	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
Exile	O
,	O
Revelation	O
,	O
End	O
of	O
Ages	O
,	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Myst	I-Application
,	O
Uru	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
,	O
Myst	B-Application
:	I-Application
Uru	I-Application
Complete	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
and	O
Myst	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Uru	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
Myst	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rand	O
and	O
Robyn	O
Miller	O
were	O
expecting	O
Myst	B-Application
to	O
perform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
previous	O
Cyan	O
titles	O
,	O
making	O
enough	O
money	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
next	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
top-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
until	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
surpassed	O
Myst	B-Application
sales	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
writer	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
two	O
main	O
opinions	O
of	O
Mysts	B-Application
slow	O
,	O
puzzle-based	O
gameplay	O
;	O
"	O
Fans	O
consider	O
Myst	B-Application
an	O
elegant	O
,	O
intelligent	O
game	O
for	O
grown-ups	O
,	O
while	O
detractors	O
call	O
it	O
a	O
soulless	O
stroll	O
through	O
a	O
digital	O
museum	O
,	O
more	O
art	O
than	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
industry	O
executives	O
were	O
confused	O
by	O
Mysts	B-Application
success	O
,	O
not	O
understanding	O
how	O
an	O
"	O
interactive	O
slide	O
show	O
"	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
huge	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
magazine	O
writer	O
Russell	O
Pitts	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
called	O
Myst	B-Application
"	O
unlike	O
anything	O
that	O
had	O
come	O
before	O
,	O
weaving	O
video	O
almost	O
seamlessly	O
into	O
a	O
beautifully	O
rendered	O
world	O
,	O
presenting	O
a	O
captivating	O
landscape	O
filled	O
with	O
puzzles	O
and	O
mystery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
game	O
market	O
dominated	O
by	O
Doom	B-Application
clones	O
and	O
simulators	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
took	O
us	O
by	O
the	O
hand	O
and	O
showed	O
us	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
attempted	O
to	O
keep	O
players	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
removing	O
all	O
information	O
not	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
itselfno	O
explanatory	O
text	O
,	O
inventory	O
,	O
or	O
score	O
counters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myst	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
;	O
eager	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
Mysts	B-Application
success	O
,	O
publishers	O
churned	O
out	O
mediocre	O
Myst	B-Application
clones	O
,	O
which	O
flooded	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
Exiles	O
release	O
,	O
games	O
like	O
Myst	B-Application
were	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
antiquated	O
"	O
form	O
of	O
gaming	O
by	O
some	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysts	B-Application
lack	O
of	O
conventional	O
game	O
elementsviolence	O
,	O
dying	O
,	O
and	O
failureappealed	O
to	O
nongamers	O
and	O
those	O
contemplating	O
buying	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Millers	O
 '	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
Myst	B-Application
for	O
the	O
nascent	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
format	O
helped	O
boost	O
interest	O
and	O
adoption	O
of	O
disc	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
inspired	O
a	O
CD	O
parody	O
game	O
called	O
Pyst	B-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
comedian	O
Peter	O
Bergman	O
and	O
featured	O
John	O
Goodman	O
in	O
video	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
traveled	O
across	O
the	O
spoiled	O
island	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
after	O
millions	O
of	O
players	O
walked	O
over	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
parody	O
game	O
poking	O
fun	O
at	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
