Atrust me, it’s worth a look

Cyan Worlds’remake of their 1997-released Myst sequel Rivenlaunches today on Steam.

Theres stilla demo on Steamat the time of writing, a relic of long-ago Next Fest 2024.

Rivens world feels odder today than it did when I laid eyes on it as a teenager.

A view of a staircase leading up a cliffside from a wooden door, with a bridge further off leading to a stony outcrop, in the Riven remake

Exploring the demo landscape felt like trying to align a pick with the innards of a lock.

Here’s the secret: There’s only one real puzzle in Riven, Doomsayer explains.

You’ll know it when you see it.

A view from an island showing a monorail to another island in the Riven remake

(And you will despair.)

Even diehard fans hate it.

It’s brilliant: The entire game all for the one puzzle.

An eerie dark chamber with a huge stained glass star window at the end in the Riven remake

There’s no game on this Earth quite like it.

This is the kind of empathic audience participation you only ever get on Rock Paper Shotgun.