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Myst

Landmark first-person puzzle adventure solved by careful observation and note-taking.

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Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

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.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    0/10

    Clicking through static scenes

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    0/10

    No adversary at all

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    3/10

    Clues hidden until found, then fixed forever

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    7/10

    Observation-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
PuzzleAdventureIndieFantasyScience fictionMystery