Myst III: Exile

As a big fan of both [i]Myst[/i] and Presto Studios, this is a disappointment. It's the game [i]Myst[/i] detractors think [i]Myst[/i] was. There are, on occasion, great moments and worlds, but they're not worth the heinous, hateful puzzles and irritating navigation. Brad Dourif, however, is perfect.

This game is for: - people who loved Myst - people who like puzzle games that don't hold your hand, but still follow a logical connection between clues & solutions - fans of incredible environmental storytelling - people who love games that walk the line between the eerie and the beautiful; the whole Myst series is rife with both - fans of Brad Dourif This game is not for: - people who don't enjoy the point & click genre - people with a low patience threshold - some puzzles require sitting through somewhat long animations simply to form an understanding of how the puzzle works - people who get lost in mazes easily. the labyrinthine layouts (both horizontally and vertically) might be confusing to some players For my first time playing it in 2026, I think it's a fantastic experience, having grown up playing both Myst and Riven but not fully "getting" them until much later in life.

A worthy sequel by the legendary Presto Studios.

While Myst III: Exile has some evocative environments, traversal can be a problem with unclear paths - especially for areas with more busy visuals, or when there are ladders that allow the player to descend. Beyond that, the puzzles contained in these environments generally aren't interesting enough to be worth the hassle.

Only ever played Myst and Riven as a kid, the puzzles in this one are much more forgiving and logical (in a bizarre sort of way). I can look all around freely?! This is truely high tech, I can't wait to see what the future holds for Myst. Brad Dourif is excellent.

Initially fun, and the true puzzles are engaging, if often easy. But anticipate frustration when you're trying to find a hidden path in a chaotic, visually muddy, and often inscrutable landscape, and every age has one. Exactly one thing in the game requires you to click and drag without introducing the concept or using it again. Exactly one thing requires you to drag inventory items onto something-- without introducing the concept or using it again. How you're meant to do those things, I don't know. Cyan may as well have made you push the 'K' key without warning or reason. Several times I found myself lost because, despite almost nothing in the environment being interactable, some random and unremarkable trash is. As others have pointed out, the acting from the villain is great, even if his dialogue is a little awkwardly molded to fit an 'audio log' format that doesn't make a lot of sense. But that's not really enough alone. In the end, after finishing the surprisingly short game, I was left with the hollow relief of having a monkey off my back, but nothing approaching satisfaction. Myst was strong-- this wasn't.

This is much harder than I would like. I'm playing this with another guy and we both agree that its much more difficult than we would like for it to be. Even working together, its pretty tough sledding.