Customers who buy one Oculus version will also receive access to the other for no additional cost.Īlternatively, Myst will be available in 2D versions on release day for Windows, MacOS, and on the Xbox Game Pass, where it’ll be playable on both console and PC. Like many of Cyan’s recent releases, Myst 2021 has been made with virtual reality in mind, and will initially be available on both the Oculus desktop app and the Quest headset. In order to find a way home, you have to explore the island, solve its various puzzles, and use other “ linking books” to travel to even more distant worlds. In Myst, you play as an unnamed silent protagonist who finds a magical book, entitled Myst, which transports you to an island of the same name with no obvious way back. It was originally announced 11 months ago, and was planned then to be initially released for the Oculus Quest in late 2020. This new Myst rebuilds the original 1993 PC game from the ground up with the Unreal Engine, adding new art, sound effects, interactive elements, more accessibility options, and an optional mode that randomizes the game’s puzzles.
Cyan, headquartered in Spokane, Wash., announced Tuesday that its latest remake of the original Mystis planned for release on Aug.