Cyan Worlds, the studio behind the classic Myst adventure game series, has revealed a new title only to confirm that the project has already been cancelled. The announcement is a rare and unusual case of a developer publicly unveiling a game specifically to close the book on it, rather than to build anticipation, marking the first news of new Myst-related development in some time.

Despite the cancellation, the studio has said its team remains active, stating they are "hard at work on other new Myst universe things", suggesting further Myst projects are still in development even though this particular game will not be released. No further details on the cancelled title or the alternative projects have been disclosed.