Old-time Myst fans may be disappointed to hear that composer Robyn Miller, who reunited with Cyan to work on Obduction after leaving the game business in the late '90s, won't be scoring Firmament. It does understand you, however, and over the course of the game your communication will evolve into 'a complex symphony of actions as you solve challenges together and begin to understand the epic nature of what lies ahead.' It will be 'deeply rooted in the spirit of Myst, Riven, and Obduction'-that's what Cyan does, after all-but has a more overtly steampunk vibe, and instead of being off alone in a strange world you'll be accompanied by 'a clockwork adjunct' that looks a bit like a Destiny 2 Ghost but without the ability to speak. Today the studio returned to the crowdfunding well once more with a campaign for its new game, first teased a year ago, called Firmament. A 2013 Kickstarter for its own Mystalike, Obduction, was a major success and led to a pretty good game, while a 2018 campaign for an anniversary collection of the entire Myst series was an bigger hit, pulling in more than $2.8 million.

The past half-decade has been something of a renaissance for Cyan, the studio best known for creating the Myst series (and inspiring the many, many lookalikes that followed).

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