Developer Cyan Worlds announced that for the 25th anniversary of Riven, the sequel to Myst, it will be remaking the seminal 2D puzzle adventure game in « fully traversable » 3D.
Developer Cyan Worlds announced Monday that it’s in production on a full remake of Myst-sequel Riven, taking the blockbuster 1997 adventure-puzzle game somewhere it’s never been before: 3D.
Among the most sublimely constructed feats of puzzlemaking through environmental storytelling in video games, Riven bedeviled millions of players who dared click their way through its lush, two-dimensional world. And for the game’s 25th anniversary, Cyan, the occasionally wobbly indie studio that crafted it, will remake the game as a “fully traversable” space.
The company addressed why it took so long to bring Riven into three dimensions in an FAQ: “Riven is one of the most highly regarded games in Cyan’s history.
