Myst creator Cyan aims for $1.1M goal on Kickstarter for its Obduction game

Rand Miller has been making puzzle games like Myst and Riven for more than 26 years. Now his team at Cyan is trying to raise $1.1 million on Kickstarter for a new adventure game called Obduction. They’ve raised a healthy $736,358 from 12,784 backers, but it’s going to be a challenge for them to raise the rest of the goal amount over the next 11 days.

The title is the first attempt in a while to escape the glorious orbit of Myst and Riven, which are two of the most beloved computer games of all time. The original Myst launched almost 20 years ago, and it became one of the best-selling computer games in history. The title helped popularize the CD-ROM and it paved the way for nonviolent, immersive adventure games as a genre.