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Myst III: Exile

Presto Studios · Cyan Worlds, Inc. · 2018-09-24

SteamGOG

AdventureCasual

Franchise: Myst · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 07, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 04, 2002 (Xbox), Sep 07, 2001 (Mac), Sep 22, 2002 (PlayStation 2)

The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...

Myst III: Exile is an Adventure, Casual game released in 2018, priced at $5.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Very Positive (93% of 566 reviews).

4
playing now
93%
positive of 566 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
IGDB user rating (68 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Myst III: Exile is a 2001 graphic adventure game developed by Presto Studios and published by Ubi Soft and Cyan Worlds. It is the third title in the Myst series, following 1997's Riven. The game was originally released on four compact discs for both Mac OS and Microsoft Windows on May 8, 2001; versions for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 were released in late 2002. A single-disc DVD version was later released for Windows and Mac OS. The player assumes the role of a friend of Atrus. A member of the D'ni race, Atrus can create links to other worlds called Ages by writing descriptive books. In Exile, Atrus has written an Age for the D'ni to live on while rebuilding their civilization. The book is stolen by a mysterious figure; the player pursues the thief in an attempt to reclaim Atrus' tablet.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 65% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 28,945 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 566 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at GOG (2020-12-16) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 66 of 88 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420182026Week of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-15 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 01:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
214Sep 2018Aug 2026Sep 2018 — avg 8 · peak 18Dec 2018 — avg 11 · peak 36Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 26Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2019 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2019 — avg 8 · peak 22Mar 2020 — avg 8 · peak 31Jun 2020 — avg 13 · peak 31Sep 2020 — avg 10 · peak 32Dec 2020 — avg 12 · peak 43Mar 2021 — avg 12 · peak 34Jun 2021 — avg 7 · peak 29Sep 2021 — avg 12 · peak 29Dec 2021 — avg 11 · peak 29Mar 2022 — avg 12 · peak 29Jun 2022 — avg 7 · peak 19Sep 2022 — avg 9 · peak 24Dec 2022 — avg 9 · peak 26Mar 2023 — avg 9 · peak 24Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 30Sep 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2024 — avg 11 · peak 25Mar 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 19Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 21
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$5.992018-06-302026-10-152018-06-30 — best price $14.992018-12-17 — best price $8.992019-06-26 — best price $7.492019-11-26 — best price $7.492020-01-23 — best price $7.492020-05-13 — best price $7.492020-08-25 — best price $7.492020-12-16 — best price $5.992021-03-06 — best price $14.992021-08-02 — best price $14.992021-11-26 — best price $5.992022-01-24 — best price $5.992022-04-13 — best price $5.992022-08-29 — best price $14.992022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-03-03 — best price $14.992023-05-01 — best price $14.992023-09-12 — best price $14.992023-12-13 — best price $5.992024-06-19 — best price $5.992024-12-12 — best price $5.992025-03-19 — best price $14.992025-07-27 — best price $14.992025-10-28 — best price $7.492026-01-23 — best price $5.992026-03-27 — best price $5.992026-05-31 — best price $14.992026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-08-31 — best price $5.992026-09-08 — best price $5.992026-09-16 — best price $5.992026-09-24 — best price $5.992026-10-02 — best price $5.992026-10-10 — best price $5.992026-10-15 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

125592026-05-29 — 101 pageviews2026-06-02 — 85 pageviews2026-06-06 — 69 pageviews2026-06-10 — 83 pageviews2026-06-14 — 79 pageviews2026-06-18 — 72 pageviews2026-06-22 — 78 pageviews2026-06-26 — 68 pageviews2026-06-30 — 87 pageviews2026-07-04 — 92 pageviews2026-07-08 — 75 pageviews2026-07-12 — 105 pageviews2026-07-16 — 89 pageviews2026-07-20 — 101 pageviews2026-07-24 — 60 pageviews2026-07-28 — 114 pageviews2026-08-01 — 99 pageviews2026-08-05 — 100 pageviews2026-08-09 — 82 pageviews2026-08-13 — 90 pageviews2026-08-17 — 98 pageviews2026-08-21 — 78 pageviews2026-08-25 — 91 pageviews2026-08-29 — 85 pageviews2026-09-02 — 108 pageviews2026-09-06 — 85 pageviews2026-09-10 — 77 pageviews2026-09-14 — 79 pageviews2026-09-18 — 81 pageviews2026-09-22 — 72 pageviews2026-09-26 — 81 pageviews2026-09-30 — 72 pageviews2026-10-04 — 81 pageviews2026-10-07 — 65 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

FMVCasualPuzzleSci-fiMysteryAdventureStory RichAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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