The next eight years saw a huge amount of expansion in the Myst franchise, both from within and outside of Cyan. In a 1999 interview, Robyn stated that the reason for his departure was that 'Two people can't pilot a ship – someone must be in charge.The parting gave us each a ship.' After its release, Robyn opted to leave Cyan to pursue other interests, primarily working on independent film production. The sequel to Myst, Riven, was released in 1997. During this time, three novels set in the Myst universe were co-authored by the Millers and David Wingrove. With the revenue from Myst, Cyan quickly moved to a new headquarters to accommodate a bigger staff, where they remain today. The title sold more than six million copies and was the best-selling PC game ever, until The Sims exceeded Myst sales in 2002. Myst was one of the earliest CD-ROM games during a time when CD-ROM drives were beginning to become mainstream. In 1993, Cyan shot to worldwide fame with the release of Myst, a 3D pre-rendered adventure game aimed at an older audience unlike their previous games.

Some of these titles were early forays of Cyan into both construction of interactive worlds using HyperCard and the CD-ROM medium, both of which would later be used for Myst. The games offered numerous graphical screens with puzzles, mini-games and activities. The company's early titles, The Manhole (1988), Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel (1989) and Spelunx (1991) were whimsical fantasy adventures for a young audience. Cyan originally produced adventure games for children. The two found a common ground through the Macintosh Hypercard development program which allowed them to mix their talents together.

Rand had been programming games as a junior high school student in the 1980s, while Robyn studied music and arts in high school. Cyan Worlds front entrance Pre-Myst (1987-1992) Ĭyan was founded in 1987 by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller, operating out of their parents' basement in their Spokane, Washington home.

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