For years now Cyan fans have spun up different websites for the different  aspects of our games’ lore. We are so grateful for the creativity and excitement so many of you bring to this community! Unfortunately, with so many disparate resources and repositories out there, over the years much of that work has been lost as people move on, information...

Well hello, everyone! Patch 2 for Myst on Quest is now out! Everywhere – Sculpted out a ton more polygon issues – Triturated up a ton of textures (game size reduced by about 25%!) – Amalgamated a ton more mesh issues – Repaired a ton more collision issues – Tamped down a ton more LOD issues – Embellished a ton...

Patch 1 for Myst is now available! Coming soon to a future patch: A journaling system & localization. Global Beautified a ton of aesthetic issues Polished up a ton of texture/mesh issues Ripped out a ton of paging issues Smoothed out a ton of LOD issues Shined up a ton of lighting issues Knocked down a ton of collision issues...

As most of you know, one of the things we’ve been working our tails off creating is the most immersive and beautiful version of Myst to ever exist – starting on the Oculus Quest Platform.  As most of you also know… (wait, do you actually know this?) We recently released a very unique photo sharing app for iPhones (yes, we...

  SPOKANE, Washington, September 16th, 2020  Cyan, the indie studio that created beloved classics Myst and Riven, has reimagined Myst and created the version fans have been asking for since Unreal Engine and VR went mainstream. It’s Myst – in a whole new dimension! This definitive version is built from the ground up to play in either VR or flatscreen...

Background As a preface to this, we will be discussing terms like “smooth movement” (moving the player smoothly throughout the game-world without them having to move in real life), “teleportation” (immediately snapping the player to a virtual destination after a brief “blink” of the camera), and “room-scale” (where a player has enough space in real life to walk around in...

Hey all! Ryan from Cyan Ventures here, and I’m excited to be back from Boston with incredible things to talk about. Since we have returned, the Numinous Team has been actively working on multiple aspects of AREA MAN LIVES. In this post I’ll introduce you to the team and discuss some of the highlights of our trip. Let’s get rolling…...

Cyan has a strong history of pushing the boundaries visually with each game we produce, and the work we’re doing with our latest project- Firmament- is no exception. This often means that we have to engage in a fair amount of Research and Development to add functionality to the tools that we use. Here’s a video we recently put together...

realMyst: Masterpiece coming to the Nintendo Switch! Last year we mentioned that realMyst was coming to the Nintendo Switch. Well the time is near and you can order a limited edition, starting February 28th!  https://limitedrungames.com/products/switch-limited-run-63-realmyst Remember, this is a Limited offer: Preorders close on Friday, March 27th at 11:59PM Eastern Time. The e-shop digital release will be available soon. When...

We announced Cyan Ventures with the belief that now is the time to explore the possibilities in VR storytelling. Our goal is to foster visionary game narratives from independent developers. It is for this reason we are excited to announce our next venture into this space.   “AREA MAN LIVES” is a collaboration between Numinous Games the award winning studio that...