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{{++}} The retail version of Myst: Masterpiece Edition comes bundled with a "Making of" video on the disk | {{++}} The retail version of Myst: Masterpiece Edition comes bundled with a "Making of" video on the disk | ||
{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]]. | {{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]]. | ||
− | {{--}} The original retail version uses a 16-bit installer | + | {{--}} The original retail version uses a 16-bit installer. Use [[ScummVM]] to circumvent the installer. |
'''General information''' | '''General information''' |
Revision as of 02:55, 6 July 2020
Developers | |
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Cyan Worlds | |
Publishers | |
Brøderbund | |
Engines | |
Mohawk Engine | |
Myst 25th Anniversary Update | ScummVM[1] |
Release dates | |
Mac OS (Classic) | September 24, 1993 |
Windows 3.x | 1994 |
Windows | September 1995 |
Windows (ScummVM) | September 11, 2018[1] |
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) | September 11, 2018[1] |
Reception | |
IGDB | 55 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
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. Use ScummVM to circumvent the installer.
General information
- 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 | ||||
GOG.com | Myst: Masterpiece Edition. Prepackaged with ScummVM. | |||
Steam | Myst: Masterpiece Edition. Pre-packaged with ScummVM.[1] |
- A demo is available from ScummVM.
- 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 |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
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) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63660/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | The only available resolution is 640x480. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Runs in a bordered fullscreen window. Cannot be moved or resized. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Use ScummVM. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Installing/running the game on modern Windows
Use ScummVM[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | 64-bit requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows 3.x | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386DX 33 MHz | Intel 486 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | 8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 MB | 600 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA |
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 MB | 600 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA | DirectX 6.1 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7.0.1 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68020 | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 colors | |
Sound (audio device) | Sound Manager 3.0 | |
Other | QuickTime 1.6 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.13 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (63660) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Myst 25th Anniversary Update - last accessed on 2019-09-17