Cyan Worlds, Inc. (formerly Cyan, Inc.) is a computer game company, founded by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1988. After the release of Riven: The Sequel to Myst in 1997, Robyn left Cyan to pursue other interests (including the music CD, Ambo ^*). To clarify new directions for the company, CEO Rand Miller then changed the name from "Cyan" to "Cyan Worlds." The company is located in Mead, Washington (just outside Spokane).

History

• 1988: The Manhole
• 1989: Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel
• 1992: Spelunx
• 1993: Myst, published by Broderbund.
• 1997: Myst sequel Riven, published by Red Orb Entertainment
  • Co-founder Robyn Miller leaves Cyan, ten years after he began The Manhole
  • Cyan changes name to Cyan Worlds
• 2000: Real-time Myst 3D remake realMyst published by Matel
• 2001: Myst sequel Exile developed by Presto Studios and published by Ubisoft
• 2003: Ages Beyond Myst, formerly known under the working titles DIRT ("D'ni In Real Time"), Mudpie ("Multi-User DIRT —Persistent Interactive Environment"), Parable and Myst Online
• 2004: Revelation developed by Ubisoft, Uru expansions To D'ni and The Path of the Shell
• 2005: End of Ages announced as the final game of the Myst series.
  • Until Uru allows fans gain permission to run their own "shards" for online play of Uru.
• 2006: Rand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds announces an official Until URU shard called Ages Beyond Myst#D'mala and later announces the return of full-fledged Ages Beyond Myst#Uru_Live.2C_with_GameTap using GameTap technology.

With the exception of their early titles, Cyan's games tell the story of a race called the D'ni, who have the ability to write linking books. Linking books teleport the user into other worlds, limited only by the imagination of the author. These worlds are referred to as "Ages." Cyan's games are known for their intricate plots, exquisite graphics, and immersive sounds. They focus on exploration and storytelling, presented by a simple, elegant interface that appeals to gamers and non-gamers alike. Related to the storyline of the D'ni are three Myst novels Book of Atrus, Book of Ti'ana and Book of D'ni.

After Uru Live was cancelled, Cyan released two Ages Beyond Myst expansion packs that included content originally intended for the online component of Uru. In the following year, they developed the final chapter in the Myst series, Myst V: End of Ages. After Myst V, the company laid off most of its employees due to financial difficulties, but shortly after rehired almost everyone after a save by an unnamed financier. Since then, the company is working on an as yet unannounced project (reported as the name 'Latus' by Richard A. Watson) and negotiating with an undisclosed publisher.

After Uru Live closed fans developed their own servers. Cyan Worlds agreed to license the fan based servers and allow the game Until Uru to run on fan owned and operated servers. Fans also began developing new content for the game. Cyan is working with fans to license the new content for use on fan based servers.

See also

• Myst games
• Myst novels

External links

• Cyan Worlds
• Cyan Worlds Open Source
• The Restoration of D'ni
• D'ni
• Myst
• Riven
• Uru
• Myst V: End of Ages
• Myst Obsession

Companies based in Washington | Myst franchise | Computer and video game companies | 1988 establishments

Cyan Worlds