Revamped 'Myst Mobile' lands on iPad, iPhone

Myst Mobile has made its way to iPad and iPhone, and players can try it out for free.

Today, Cyan Worlds announced that its remastered, fully 3D version of Myst, dubbed Myst Mobile, is available to download for iPad and iPhone.

Today's the day! Myst Island is FREE to explore on iOS

Immerse yourself in the reimagined classic with gamepad, touch controls, and Smart & Magic Folio input.

Unlock the secrets of the Ages beyond Myst Island with a one-time in-app purchase. pic.twitter.com/6GsaJIX6gi
— Cyan Inc. (@cyanworlds) February 9, 2023

The title is a port of the 2021 remastered original, which has been available to play on PC and Oculus headsets.

Myst Mobile is compatible with iPhones and iPads with A12 bionic chips and newer. This includes iPhone models such as iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR and newer.

Created 30 years ago, the legendary puzzle game Myst was a commercial success and even helped accelerate the sale of CD-ROM drives.

Myst Mobile is available to download for free, allowing players to explore the game's first location without restriction. To unlock the rest of the game, it will cost $14.99, though Cyan Worlds is running a launch promotion that enables players to access the full game for $9.99.

8 Comments

DAalseth 3015 comments · 6 Years

About 1 year ago

Downloading now.
I want to add that because they say right upfront that they do not collect user data, I am MORE likely to purchase the game.

jpellino 707 comments · 18 Years

A12 bionic or greater? Says it’s a no-go on iPad mini 5. BTW, this was originally made on HyperCard.

A little stuttery on my iPhone 11. Smooth as silk on my M1 iPad.

hcrefugee 98 comments · 20 Years

jpellino said:

A12 bionic or greater? Says it’s a no-go on iPad mini 5. BTW, this was originally made on HyperCard.

Yes indeed! As a former HyperCard "developer" I recall how the arrival of Myst fueled hopes on HC forums that Apple would continue development of HC 3.0 with much needed new features. Alas, between the advent of the WWW, the return of Steve Jobs to Apple, and development of OS X, HC 3.0 was simply not to be. Many HC folks eventually moved on to Objective-C, myself included, thus my username: hcrefugee.

On the plus side, when I met my wife-to-be in grad school, we played Myst together, and as a result of the game play, realized (among other things) that the way we thought, approached, and solved problems complemented each other. Unlike the demise of HyperCard, we are still going strong 30 years later. And we still have our original Myst CD in the bookcase!

lwio 110 comments · 10 Years

On first look it’s slightly disappointing on iPad Air 4. Speed is excellent, a little too fast actually but textures aren’t as good as I expected.

The first time I played this was on a ppc Mac, it came free with the machine, then I bought real myst which was a bit flaky. For anyone who hasn’t played it’s an excellent game.

I’ll probably still buy it as it’s 33% off for a limited time.