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Myst

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Myst
Myst cover
Developers
Cyan Worlds
Publishers
Brøderbund
Engines
Mohawk Engine
Release dates
Mac OS (Classic) September 24, 1993
Windows 3.x 1994
Windows September 1995
Myst guide on StrategyWiki
Myst on Wikipedia
Myst 1993
Riven 1997
realMyst 2000
Myst III: Exile 2001
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst 2003
Myst IV: Revelation 2004
Myst V: End of Ages 2005
Myst Online: Uru Live 2007
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition 2014
Myst (2021) 2021
Riven (2024) 2024

Key points

Myst requires QuickTime 2 or higher; install from Apple's site if you don't have it already.
The retail version of Myst: Masterpiece Edition comes bundled with a "Making of" video on the disk
Can be run under ScummVM.
The original retail version uses a 16-bit installer, but a workaround is available. See Installing/running the game on modern Windows. Note that the Masterpiece Edition does not have this quirk.

General information

Official game site
Official forums
MYSTAges - A wiki for the series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Windows 3.x
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Myst: Masterpiece Edition. Updated for compatibility with modern systems.
Windows
Steam
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Myst: Masterpiece Edition.
Windows
Myst: Masterpiece Edition (initially released in 1999) is an enhanced version where the images are re-rendered in higher quality, the soundtrack remastered, sound effects enhanced, and some cinematics redone.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63660/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME[Note 2]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63660/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish

Issues fixed

Installing/running the game on modern Windows

Use ScummVM[citation needed]
Both Myst and Myst: Masterpiece Edition are supported

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) Intel 386DX 33 MHz (Windows 3.1)
Intel Pentium 75 MHz (Windows 95)
System memory (RAM) 4 MB (Windows 3.1)
8 MB (Windows 95)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 MB
Video card (GPU) Super VGA with compatible drivers

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  2. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References