And it's kind of a shame as the current range of aspiring metaverse concepts, from Meta's flailing 'Horizon Worlds' to Roblox and VRChat, are all missing something enchanting and unique Uru definitely had.Ĭyan had the established Myst mythos and setting backing this up, and it had a certain stylistic consistency and beauty that even recent fan-created updates are trying very hard to match and adhere to. They were aiming for a target that nobody else was aiming for and that perhaps nobody else even saw as a valid target, which made them either brilliant risk takers or misguidedly crazy. So again, Cyan was trying a combination nobody else had ever tried, and when it failed for them, for a rather jumbled mix of reasons, nobody else ever tried again. Ragnar Tornquist's MMO 'The Secret World' has tried adding puzzles to the MMO format but there the focus is still primarily on conventional RPG combat mechanics. I know ThatGameCompany has made some titles that are multiplayer and have puzzles, but the puzzles there are typically easy and overshadowed by platforming. That said, other games have done things sort of adjacent a decade later, but only while attaching other gameplay elements more prominently. It was a rather direct hybrid of MMO and graphic puzzle/adventure game, the first and possibly only game ever to try mashing up these two formats as the primary design aspects. It was, in short, an MMO but not an MMORPG. The vision for the project was a 'multiplayer Myst metaverse' - a Myst MMO that Cyan would be able to continuously expand with new ages, new things to discover every month, new storylines, new places, new puzzles and collectibles. Uru remains, to this day, the most expensive project Cyan has ever undertaken, and the most ambitious in many ways. For more information about Cyan Worlds, visit was a 'successful failure', according to Cyan CEO Rand Miller.

Cyan has been designing and building immersive interactive worlds since 1987. You might even find a hint or two for a puzzle or two in some of the sketches!Ĭyan Worlds, Inc., located in Mead, WA just outside of Spokane, is best known for Myst and Riven, which garnered critical acclaim and broad popularity. The 'concept art gallery' contains a handful of images of various ages and environments. The 'screenshot gallery' contains a large number of in-game Myst Online: Uru Live screenshots spanning many stunning ages in breathtaking environments.Ī great deal of concept artwork was created during the Myst Online: Uru Live development process.

It’s a continuation of the critically acclaimed games Myst and Riven, and the Myst novels.įor further details on Myst and Uru, we recommend 'The Guild of Archivists', a great repository of knowledge for all aspects of Myst and the D'ni universe. Myst Online: Uru Live is the latest incarnation of Uru, a series of amazing adventures starting with Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and spanning Uru: To D’ni and Uru: The Path Of The Shell. You’ll rediscover, restore and rebuild the ancient city of D’ni and learn about the history of its fallen civilization.

You can explore extraordinary spaces of Myst Online alone, or share the amazing experience with your friends or family - no matter where they may be in the world! Create an online avatar and chat via text and voice, share images and clues, and explore the Ages of Myst Online together. Instead of repetitive kill/take/buy gameplay of other MMOGs, the very essence of Myst Online is to explore vast, fantastic worlds uncovering and savoring new areas and new information at every turn meet fellow players and cooperate in this strange environment to solve puzzles and exchange knowledge! Immersing yourself in the environment gives you insight into how to move forward, anf reveals what happened before you were here. Myst Online: Uru Live is a massive multiplayer online game (MMO) unlike anything else. Myst Online: Uru Live is back again - now called MOULa! Support: If you are requesting support or would like to notify us of a bug, please contact us by emailing Be sure to subscribe to the news feed to stay up-to-date! You can find all Uru-related news in the news archive.

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