This is certainly a pleasant surprise. Out of the blue, Cyan Inc. has announced that realMyst: Masterpiece Edition will be heading to the Switch next week. Releasing on May 21, pre-orders are currently live through Nintendo’s digital storefront. You’ll be able to grab the game for $15.99 from now until May 28, after which the game will return to its regular price (likey $17.99 if Steam is anything to go by).

For those unaware, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition is a remaster of realMyst, a 2000-released remake of the 1993 original. Shifting the perspective from static, pre-rendered backgrounds into fully rendered 3D, it was a pretty remarkable showcase for PCs back in the day. The original realMyst doesn’t hold up all that well, but this re-release certainly looks a lot nicer.

This won’t be the first time Myst has graced a console. The original made its way to the Sega Saturn and PS1, though those ports are not widely known. I haven’t even personally seen them in action, only being familiar with the PC iteration. The adventure title was one of the first games that necessitated the usage of a CD-ROM due to its compressed video files and impressive artwork.

It also sold like hotcakes, propelling its creators Rand and Robyn Miller into the limelight. The duo would be involved with the Myst series for many years after, eventually making other series and becoming a self-published indie studio. You may have Cyan’s more recent work, Obduction, which bears resemblance to Myst.

Games like this really aren’t made that much anymore. Myst was always somewhere between a point-and-click adventure and a cinematic platformer. It had intense moon logic coupled with rotoscoped visuals. It’s an enjoyable game, though can be fairly obtuse at times.

As a piece of gaming history, it remains as important now as it did 27 years ago. Getting the chance to experience this on a console like a Switch would be mind-blowing to people in the 90s. Gaming really has come so very far over the last few decades and getting to re-experience this classic should clue you in to how far we’ve come. Be sure to keep an eye out for this when it releases.

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