
Myst
Landmark first-person puzzle adventure solved by careful observation and note-taking.
the cheat-test profile
The four axes - the argument
Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.
Execution
cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs
0/10Clicking through static scenes
Reads
cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent
0/10No adversary at all
Variance
cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG
3/10Clues hidden until found, then fixed forever
Optimization
cheat: A perfect solver / coach
7/10Observation-driven logic puzzles with deterministic solutions
How to read this
Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.
These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.
The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.
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Game details
- Released
- 2020
- Developer
- Cyan Worlds
- Franchise
- Myst
- Platforms
- Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, Series X|S, PSVR2, PS4, PC, Steam VR, PS5, Mac, Oculus Rift, XONE, Oculus Quest
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 72/100
- IGDB users
- 80/100
