{"id":2063657,"date":"2026-07-27T08:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063657"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:56:20","slug":"a-fantastic-looking-teaser-trailer-for-a-new-myst-game-has-been-released-though-tragically-well-never-get-to-actually-play-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063657","title":{"rendered":"A fantastic-looking teaser trailer for a new Myst game has been released, though tragically we&#8217;ll never get to actually play it"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/myst-2020\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Myst (2020)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">A fantastic-looking teaser trailer for a new Myst game has been released, though tragically we&#8217;ll never get to actually play it<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Naught but the blurb.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/project-anglerfish-screenshot.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Project Anglerfish screenshot from teaser trailer\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"project-anglerfish-screenshot.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"356\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Cyan<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-27T08:56:20+00:00\">July 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-myst-game-cancelled-trailer-sad?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"5831fd4f-3214-41cf-904e-7df3135c4f05\" data-name=\"Myst (2020)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Myst (2020)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Myst (2020)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Myst (2020)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Myst (2020)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Myst (2020)\" title=\"Follow Myst (2020)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Myst (2020)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Good news, puzzle lovers! A new teaser for a Myst game has been released online. Bad news, puzzle lovers! You&#8217;ll never get to play it: the game is cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZvNGt02yZNc\">a new video released<\/a> on the Cyan YouTube channel titled &#8216;A path not taken&#8217;, development director Hannah Gamiel and creative director Eric A. Anderson reveal more about the brain twister that could have been.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"A path not taken: Project Anglerfish\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZvNGt02yZNc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZvNGt02yZNc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">A path not taken: Project Anglerfish<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the teaser trailer &#8211; give it a look!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZvNGt02yZNc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Huge disclaimer: everything we&#8217;re about to show you is not actively in development, and will not be released in its current form,&#8221; says Gamiel. She says the team spent four months working on the Project Anglerfish prototype set within the Myst universe over a year ago. This trailer was intended for publisher-eyes only, until recently.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, this game was cancelled &#8220;for a variety of reasons&#8221; according to the pair. Though  the team was proud of the work done, and therefore the trailer was released for the world as a nice public send-off for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson emphasised that the team at Cyan is still working on &#8220;new games and experiences&#8221; set inside the Myst universe, so it&#8217;s not all doom and gloom. Still, there&#8217;s a bittersweet feeling from seeing a cool looking trailer for a game you&#8217;ll never see.<\/p>\n<p>As for what&#8217;s in the trailer itself, you can watch it above. It obviously looks beautiful, there are plenty of puzzles on display as the player explores subterranean pathways and hidden crevices in search of a mysterious book for a well-dressed and <em>passionate<\/em> benefactor. It all looks very interesting, and we&#8217;ll never be able to play it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Good news, puzzle lovers! A new teaser for a Myst game has been released online. Bad news, puzzle lovers! You&#8217;ll never get to play it: the game is cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZvNGt02yZNc\">a new video released<\/a> on the Cyan YouTube channel titled &#8216;A path not taken&#8217;, development director Hannah Gamiel and creative director Eric A. Anderson reveal more about the brain twister that could have been.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"A path not taken: Project Anglerfish\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZvNGt02yZNc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZvNGt02yZNc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">A path not taken: Project Anglerfish<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the teaser trailer &#8211; give it a look!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZvNGt02yZNc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Huge disclaimer: everything we&#8217;re about to show you is not actively in development, and will not be released in its current form,&#8221; says Gamiel. She says the team spent four months working on the Project Anglerfish prototype set within the Myst universe over a year ago. This trailer was intended for publisher-eyes only, until recently.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, this game was cancelled &#8220;for a variety of reasons&#8221; according to the pair. Though  the team was proud of the work done, and therefore the trailer was released for the world as a nice public send-off for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson emphasised that the team at Cyan is still working on &#8220;new games and experiences&#8221; set inside the Myst universe, so it&#8217;s not all doom and gloom. Still, there&#8217;s a bittersweet feeling from seeing a cool looking trailer for a game you&#8217;ll never see.<\/p>\n<p>As for what&#8217;s in the trailer itself, you can watch it above. It obviously looks beautiful, there are plenty of puzzles on display as the player explores subterranean pathways and hidden crevices in search of a mysterious book for a well-dressed and <em>passionate<\/em> benefactor. It all looks very interesting, and we&#8217;ll never be able to play it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Myst (2020) A fantastic-looking teaser trailer for a new Myst game has been released, though tragically we&#8217;ll never get to actually play it Naught but the blurb. Image credit: Cyan News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on July 27, 2026 2 comments Follow Myst (2020) Good news, puzzle lovers! 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