Myst

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Myst
Box artwork for Myst.
Developer(s)Cyan Worlds
Publisher(s)Brøderbund, Midway, Mean Hamster Software
Release date(s)
Windows, Mac OS
 1996 (Windows 95)
3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Atari Jaguar CD
Sega Saturn
PlayStation
Commodore Amiga
Windows Mobile
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo DS
 November, 2007
iPhone
Genre(s)Adventure
System(s)Windows, Mac OS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Atari Jaguar CD, Commodore Amiga, Philips CD-i, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation Portable, Windows Mobile, Nintendo DS, GameTap, iPhone
Mode(s)Single player
Rating(s)
ESRB: Kids to Adults
ESRB: Everyone
Followed byRiven
SeriesMyst

Myst is an adventure game first released in 1993. It was an instant success, and went on to spawn many sequels. It has been released for many platforms. Until the release of The Sims, it was the best-selling computer game ever.

The player controls a character known only as "The Stranger". The Stranger reads a book describing a mysterious island, and upon touching the last page is whisked away to that world. The only way to escape the island is to solve its mysteries. Books are central to Myst, and it is only through collecting pages that The Stranger is finally able to leave the island.

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