Cyan Worlds

For the telecommunications company Cyan, Inc. that was acquired by Ciena, see Ciena.

Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1987
FounderRand Miller
Robyn Miller
Headquarters
Mead, Washington
,
United States
Key people
Rand Miller (CEO and co-founder)
ProductsThe Manhole
Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel
Spelunx
Myst series
Obduction
Firmament
SubsidiariesCyan Ventures
Websitecyan.com Edit this at Wikidata

Cyan, Inc., also known as Cyan Worlds, Inc., is an American video game developer and publisher based in Mead, Washington. Founded as Cyan Productions by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987, the company created the Myst series.

Myst became the best-selling PC game ever made when it was released in 1993, and remained so for several years afterwards. It spawned several sequels, including Riven and the massively multiplayer online adventure Myst Online: Uru Live. Before Myst, the company created children's games such as The Manhole. In 2016, they released the Kickstarter-funded game Obduction and in 2023, they released Firmament, also funded with Kickstarter.

As of 2024, Cyan is the oldest surviving independent game studio in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ Morgan, Adam (March 15, 2023). "Into the Myst: The Oral History of America's Oldest Surviving Indie Game Studio". Inverse. Retrieved September 24, 2023.