Myst: Masterpiece Edition (1999) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Myst: Masterpiece Edition

Myst: Masterpiece Edition is a remastered version of 1993's Myst. This edition features improvements over the original release, such as re-rendered imagery in 24-bit color, a remastered score, and enhanced…

24 August 1999

What Myst: Masterpiece Edition is

Myst: Masterpiece Edition is an adventure game developed by Cyan Worlds and released in 1999. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Mohawk.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Alone on a mysterious island, you set out to explore its grandeur and mystery. Hear how a chilling tale of intrigue and treachery, defying all boundaries of space and time, is being told.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy, mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 9.4 hrs.

What it launched against

Myst: Masterpiece Edition launched on 24 August 1999, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, Shadow Man, Croc 2 and Hybrid Heaven.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, Shadow Man, Croc 2, Hybrid Heaven.

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