The remake of Myst sequel Riven is coming later this year, complete with VR support

They should call it Riven: The Sequel To The Myst Remake

Cyan Worlds today announced plans to launch their fancy real-time 3D remake ofRivenlater this year, coming with support for both VR cybergoggles and standard meatspace screens. Riven: The Sequel ToMystwas the 1997 sequel to Myst, the 1993 pre-rendered adventure game which sold a million CD-ROM drives andlaunched a thousand specks of spittle from John Walker’s mouth. The remake previously had a longwinded name of its own, Riven: New Discoveries Of The Lost D’ni Empire, but now is simply named Riven. They should rebrand again and call it Riven: The Sequel To The Myst Remake.

While Cyan remade and remastered Myst several times over the years, Riven went surprisingly untouched. Now they’re remaking Riven in full 3D explore-o-space, letting you freely roam inside the world rather than the handful of pre-rendered screens and angles. We truly live in an era of miracles. They’re packing more stuff in too, saying it has “expanded storylines” and “new puzzles”. They’ve brought back some good old stuff too,announcinglast year that Riven co-designer and co-director Richard Vander Wende has joined the dev team, while fellow co-designer and co-director (plus composer) Robyn Miller also serves a role as a design consultant.

Riven: The Sequel To The Myst Remake is coming toSteamandGOGlater this year. Now how long until we see a remake ofPyst, the Myst parody gamewith an FMV John Goodman?