Cyan Worlds
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Cyan, Inc., also known as Cyan Worlds, Inc., is an American video game developer and publisher based in Mead, Washington. Founded as Cyan Productions by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987, the company created the Myst series.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1987 |
Founder | Rand Miller Robyn Miller |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Rand Miller (CEO and co-founder) |
Website | cyan |
Myst became the best-selling PC game ever made when it was released in 1993, and remained so for several years afterwards. It spawned several sequels, including Riven and the massively multiplayer online adventure Myst Online: Uru Live. Before Myst, the company created children's games such as The Manhole. In 2016, they released the Kickstarter-funded game Obduction and in 2023, they released Firmament, also funded with Kickstarter.
As of 2023, Cyan is the oldest surviving independent game studio in the United States.[1]