| Synopsis |
Myst games are played from a first-person perspective and place a strong emphasis on complex puzzles. They are set in fictional realms known as Ages, which can be created and accessed by writing and using the so-called "linking books". The practice of writing such books originated with an ancient race known as D'ni, who had arrived on the Earth over ten thousand years ago, and founded a thriving civilization in its underground caverns. However, this culture was destroyed by a terrible disease that annihilated almost the entire D'ni population. Among the few survivors was Gehn, the son of a D'ni man and a native Earth woman. Gehn's son, Atrus, is one of the central characters in the games, responsible for the linking books that guide the nameless protagonist (referred to as "Stranger") to various Ages, where he has to uncover secrets of the past and undo the wrongs done by some of the members of Atrus' family. |