Cyan announced the difficult news on social media.
The legendary development studio Cyan Worlds — the creators of Myst and Riven — announced last Friday on the social media that it had been forced to lay off twelve talented staff members — roughly half its team (h/t: PC Gamer).
This decision came about due to what the leadership of the company referred to as “industry conditions”, which forced them to “weigh the future health of our studio against the month-to-month realities of game development in 2025.” According to the post, the decision didn’t come as a surprise to the team, who had been kept abreast of the “choppy waters” Cyan had found itself of late but was nonetheless “deeply saddening” for all involved.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Cyan announced the difficult news on social media.
The legendary development studio Cyan Worlds — the creators of Myst and Riven — announced last Friday on the social media that it had been forced to lay off twelve talented staff members — roughly half its team (h/t: PC Gamer).
This decision came about due to what the leadership of the company referred to as “industry conditions”, which forced them to “weigh the future health of our studio against the month-to-month realities of game development in 2025.” According to the post, the decision didn’t come as a surprise to the team, who had been kept abreast of the “choppy waters” Cyan had found itself of late but was nonetheless “deeply saddening” for all involved.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
