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Myst

Myst

Sep 24, 1993Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureWindows MobileAtari 2600Philips CD-iPlayStation 3Windows Phone

Myst — frequently asked questions

Is Myst on Steam?
No. Myst is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Myst on?
Myst is available on Windows Mobile, Atari 2600, Philips CD-i, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, LaserActive, Amiga, Atari Jaguar CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Windows, 3DO, CD-i, AmigaOS, Pocket PC, Nintendo DS, iOS, Nintendo 3DS.
When did Myst release?
Myst was first released on September 24, 1993.

About Myst

Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle game developed by Cyan and released in 1993. Players explore a mysterious island filled with interactive environments, books, and clues that reveal its story. The gameplay focuses on solving logic-based puzzles and uncovering the fate of two trapped brothers. It features pre-rendered visuals and a non-linear structure that encourages exploration and observation. Myst became one of the best-selling PC games of its era and influenced the adventure game genre.

Summary via IGDB.

Myst on Wikipedia

Myst is a 1993 adventure video game developed by Cyan and published by Broderbund for Mac OS. 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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms
Windows Mobile, Atari 2600, Philips CD-i, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, LaserActive, Amiga, Atari Jaguar CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Windows, 3DO, CD-i, AmigaOS, Pocket PC, Nintendo DS, iOS, Nintendo 3DS
Developer
Cyan Worlds
Publisher
Acclaim Entertainment
Game modes
Single player
Themes
Fantasy, Science fiction, Mystery
Series
Myst

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating
65/100
from 188 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

PlatformYearLooseCompleteSealedPeriod reviews
Atari JaguarCD1995$18$30$294 reviews

Also released on: Windows Mobile · Atari 2600 · Philips CD-i · PlayStation 3 · Windows Phone · PC (Microsoft Windows) · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Mac · LaserActive · Amiga · Atari Jaguar CD · Sega Saturn · PlayStation · PlayStation Portable · Windows · 3DO · CD-i · AmigaOS · Pocket PC · Nintendo DS · iOS · Nintendo 3DS. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari Jaguar · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-07-24

Loose
$18
Complete
$30
Sealed
$29
Region
NA+EU
Released
1995
Authenticity
Low
Never re-released — the original disc is the only way to playLow counterfeit risk
Atari Jaguar prices, all games & how to spot a fake

The game that sold CD-ROM to households, arriving two years late on the drive that couldn't be saved.

Atari clearly hoped Myst would do for the Jaguar CD what it did for PC CD-ROM — the demo disc bundled in every retail add-on package makes the intention explicit. By September 1995 Myst was two years old and available on nearly everything. A competent conversion; load times are the recurring complaint, and the 2× drive is why.

How it was made

The Jaguar conversion's studio is not separately credited in the sources checked. Cyan is credited for the original version, but on this era's ports the Jaguar conversion was frequently done by a different team — see the per-platform credits below before attributing it. Credited: directed by Rand Miller, Robyn Miller; designed by Rand Miller, Robyn Miller; art by Robyn Miller, Chuck Carter; music by Robyn Miller.

What the press said at the time

AdvGamers4/5
Edge#4, January 19946/10
NLife3DS: 1/10
PG3DS: 3/10

Cartridge & preservation record

Catalogue part number J9069E

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari Jaguar version differs

GamePro (April 1996) judged the Jaguar CD conversion an excellent job on the point-and-click original, but was explicit that there is nothing new in it — it is the same game as the PC and other adaptations.

A Myst demo was part of the free-software bundle Atari offered with the Jaguar CD add-on.

Also on other platforms

Windows · 3DO · Sega Saturn · Atari Jaguar CD · PlayStation · CD-i · AmigaOS · Pocket PC · PlayStation Portable · Nintendo DS · iOS · Nintendo 3DS

  • PC. The commercial giant of the era: more than 6.3 million units worldwide by 2000, over 4.3 million of them in the United States, and the bestselling PC game of the entire 1990s until The Sims passed it in 2002.
  • Sega CD. A version was developed and previewed by Sunsoft and never shipped. Sunsoft was not interested in the PC market and was concentrating on consoles.
  • Sega Saturn. One of the console conversions released alongside the PlayStation, Jaguar CD, AmigaOS, CD-i and 3DO versions.
  • PlayStation. Released as a console conversion; a later remake reached the PlayStation Portable, first in Japan in 2006.
  • 3DO. One of the CD-console conversions of the original.
  • Windows. realMyst: Interactive 3D Edition, a full remake by Cyan and Sunsoft, was published by Ubisoft in November 2000, with a Mac release in January 2002.

Before you buy

Do not confuse the full retail release with the bundled DEMO disc — both circulate, and the demo belongs in the add-on's completeness checklist, not on a game listing at retail-game prices. Test-played or discounted.

Authenticity & condition — Atari Jaguar

Specific to the format this title shipped in

Buying a Jaguar CD title

Jaguar CDs are the most fragile discs of their generation, and the reason is structural rather than bad luck: Atari built a proprietary format on the audio-CD spec instead of standard CD-ROM. Capacity rose to roughly 790MB, but error correction fell.

  • Light scratches that a PlayStation disc shrugs off can make a Jaguar CD unreadable. Treat "light scratches, plays fine" with more scepticism here than on any other platform.
  • Only buy discs that have been test-played on real hardware — emulator testing proves nothing about a marginal disc.
  • Confirm the Memory Track cartridge is included or already owned: most Jaguar CD titles cannot save without it, and it is routinely missing from used listings.
  • Check the jewel case hinges and tray teeth. Replacement cases are common and are not a fault, but a swapped case often travels with swapped inserts.

What a complete copy includes

  • Disc, jewel case and back insert
  • Manual
  • Any pack-in disc the title shipped with — the Tempest 2000 soundtrack CD and the Myst demo disc are the two most often missing from "complete" listings

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