TheFamilyITDude
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We are thrilled to have been awarded Best Indie Game at the Golden Joystick Awards. 🏆
Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone nominated. 2025 has been an incredible year for games and we are delighted to have been included alongside so many amazing titles.
Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone nominated. 2025 has been an incredible year for games and we are delighted to have been included alongside so many amazing titles.
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We are thrilled to have been awarded Best Indie Game at the Golden Joystick Awards. 🏆
Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone nominated. 2025 has been an incredible year for games and we are delighted to have been included alongside so many amazing titles.
Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone nominated. 2025 has been an incredible year for games and we are delighted to have been included alongside so many amazing titles.
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Get 4 stunningly-refreshed games in the Puzzle Classics Reborn Bundle - Now available on Steam!
This 15% off Complete the Set offer includes:
• Riven
• The Talos Principle: Reawakened
• Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy
• Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/61765
This 15% off Complete the Set offer includes:
• Riven
• The Talos Principle: Reawakened
• Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy
• Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/61765
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Get 4 stunningly-refreshed games in the Puzzle Classics Reborn Bundle - Now available on Steam!
This 15% off Complete the Set offer includes:
• Riven
• The Talos Principle: Reawakened
• Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy
• Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/61765
This 15% off Complete the Set offer includes:
• Riven
• The Talos Principle: Reawakened
• Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy
• Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/61765
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Reflect on a pair of picturesque puzzlers:
Get Myst & Blue Prince in the 🟥Red & Blue🟦Bundle!
Now on Steam at _15% OFF_ for a limited time:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/60625/
Get Myst & Blue Prince in the 🟥Red & Blue🟦Bundle!
Now on Steam at _15% OFF_ for a limited time:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/60625/
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reflect on a pair of picturesque puzzlers:
Get Myst & Blue Prince in the 🟥Red & Blue🟦Bundle!
Now on Steam at _15% OFF_ for a limited time:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/60625/
Get Myst & Blue Prince in the 🟥Red & Blue🟦Bundle!
Now on Steam at _15% OFF_ for a limited time:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/60625/
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A small idea turned into one of the biggest Talos Principle: Reawakened collaborations yet.
Accumulated Problems - 8 puzzles, 6 stars, 10 sigils & plenty of Easter eggs!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/280...
Accumulated Problems - 8 puzzles, 6 stars, 10 sigils & plenty of Easter eggs!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/280...
The Talos Principle: Reawakened - Accumulated Problems | Community Puzzle Spotlight - Steam News
Hey everyone and welcome to the newest Community Spotlight, today we are featuring one of the bigger community collaboration projects Accumulated Problems! What began as a small side project evolved i...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A small idea turned into one of the biggest Talos Principle: Reawakened collaborations yet.
Accumulated Problems - 8 puzzles, 6 stars, 10 sigils & plenty of Easter eggs!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/280...
Accumulated Problems - 8 puzzles, 6 stars, 10 sigils & plenty of Easter eggs!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/280...
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Iggy was an invaluable tester and contributed so much to the project. He was absolutely brilliant in the game and came up with so many original strategies we had never considered.
Please help us spread the word and as we help find him a living kidney donor. 💙
Please help us spread the word and as we help find him a living kidney donor. 💙
A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Iggy was an invaluable tester and contributed so much to the project. He was absolutely brilliant in the game and came up with so many original strategies we had never considered.
Please help us spread the word and as we help find him a living kidney donor. 💙
Please help us spread the word and as we help find him a living kidney donor. 💙
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A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
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Happy 28th birthday to the best selling PC game of 1997!
🎂🍰🎉
🎂🍰🎉
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Happy 28th birthday to the best selling PC game of 1997!
🎂🍰🎉
🎂🍰🎉
And then @cyan.com follows it up with the masterpiece that is Riven. Especially the 2024 remake!
You don't survive as an indie gaming studio for over 30 years without doing something right.
You don't survive as an indie gaming studio for over 30 years without doing something right.
Myst seems to be one of those games that was popular to hate on just cuz it was popular in the early 90s
But hey you don't sell millions of copies without doing something right at least
But hey you don't sell millions of copies without doing something right at least
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
And then @cyan.com follows it up with the masterpiece that is Riven. Especially the 2024 remake!
You don't survive as an indie gaming studio for over 30 years without doing something right.
You don't survive as an indie gaming studio for over 30 years without doing something right.
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Hi friends, I'm still looking for freelance & contract work! I'd love to help contribute to bringing your worlds and stories to life!
October 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hi friends, I'm still looking for freelance & contract work! I'd love to help contribute to bringing your worlds and stories to life!
Best duo ever 😍
I love seeing this collaboration! Both games are absolutely fantastic experiences and gorgeous to behold.
I love seeing this collaboration! Both games are absolutely fantastic experiences and gorgeous to behold.
We are ✨THRILLED✨ to announce that our fully-remastered version of Myst is now available alongside one of our favorite new puzzle games, Blue Prince!
Get BOTH for 15% off, in the 🟥Red & Blue🟦Bundle, for a limited time!
👇👇👇 Available NOW on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/60625/
Get BOTH for 15% off, in the 🟥Red & Blue🟦Bundle, for a limited time!
👇👇👇 Available NOW on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/60625/
October 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Best duo ever 😍
I love seeing this collaboration! Both games are absolutely fantastic experiences and gorgeous to behold.
I love seeing this collaboration! Both games are absolutely fantastic experiences and gorgeous to behold.
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☀️ Get up to 60% off a daily rotating selection from our game catalogue on GOG until August 14th!
From beloved classics to updated realms, see what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
From beloved classics to updated realms, see what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
August 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
☀️ Get up to 60% off a daily rotating selection from our game catalogue on GOG until August 14th!
From beloved classics to updated realms, see what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
From beloved classics to updated realms, see what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
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🌄 Explore iconic worlds. Uncover new favorites.
Now through August 14, get up to 60% off a daily rotating selection from our game catalogue on GOG!
See what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
Now through August 14, get up to 60% off a daily rotating selection from our game catalogue on GOG!
See what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
July 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🌄 Explore iconic worlds. Uncover new favorites.
Now through August 14, get up to 60% off a daily rotating selection from our game catalogue on GOG!
See what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
Now through August 14, get up to 60% off a daily rotating selection from our game catalogue on GOG!
See what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
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Obligatory rec for Myst and Riven but don't sleep on Obduction, which is extremely cool.
🌄 Explore iconic worlds. Uncover new favorites.
Now through August 14, get up to 60% off a daily rotating selection from our game catalogue on GOG!
See what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
Now through August 14, get up to 60% off a daily rotating selection from our game catalogue on GOG!
See what's on sale today ⤵️
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=cyan%20worlds&order=desc:score&discounted=true
July 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Obligatory rec for Myst and Riven but don't sleep on Obduction, which is extremely cool.
This scene has always stuck with me ever since I first read Book of D'ni. Easily the first thing that comes to mind whenever this book is mentioned.
Some incredible engineering on the part of the D'ni!
Some incredible engineering on the part of the D'ni!
📚 The Myst Trilogy eBook is now available on Amazon Kindle and Apple Books! We’re so excited to bring these books back to you after 7 years of being unavailable.
Check out this short excerpt from The Book of D’ni, and pick up your copy today! ✨
Check out this short excerpt from The Book of D’ni, and pick up your copy today! ✨
July 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This scene has always stuck with me ever since I first read Book of D'ni. Easily the first thing that comes to mind whenever this book is mentioned.
Some incredible engineering on the part of the D'ni!
Some incredible engineering on the part of the D'ni!
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📚✨ Pick up The Myst Trilogy eBook omnibus, now available for the FIRST TIME on Amazon Kindle and Apple Books!
Enjoy this excerpt from The Book of Ti’ana.
Amazon Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5PTQ7P/
Apple Books
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-myst-trilogy/id6747147906
Enjoy this excerpt from The Book of Ti’ana.
Amazon Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5PTQ7P/
Apple Books
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-myst-trilogy/id6747147906
July 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📚✨ Pick up The Myst Trilogy eBook omnibus, now available for the FIRST TIME on Amazon Kindle and Apple Books!
Enjoy this excerpt from The Book of Ti’ana.
Amazon Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5PTQ7P/
Apple Books
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-myst-trilogy/id6747147906
Enjoy this excerpt from The Book of Ti’ana.
Amazon Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5PTQ7P/
Apple Books
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-myst-trilogy/id6747147906
Really enjoyed the Games Done Quick speed run of Blue Prince a couple of days ago. On top of that, thrilled to hear them shout out @cyan.com as such an inspiration behind Blue Prince. I always enjoy seeing Cyan getting some well-earned recognition :)
(shoutout at 3:13)
youtu.be/gtIsOsfHf1E?...
(shoutout at 3:13)
youtu.be/gtIsOsfHf1E?...
Blue Prince by RadRingtail in 2:00 - Summer Games Done Quick 2025
YouTube video by Games Done Quick
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July 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Really enjoyed the Games Done Quick speed run of Blue Prince a couple of days ago. On top of that, thrilled to hear them shout out @cyan.com as such an inspiration behind Blue Prince. I always enjoy seeing Cyan getting some well-earned recognition :)
(shoutout at 3:13)
youtu.be/gtIsOsfHf1E?...
(shoutout at 3:13)
youtu.be/gtIsOsfHf1E?...
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Hey friends, I am still available for short-term contract and freelance work. As a reminder, I can do more than just narrative design, and while I have designed branching dialog systems and written a bunch, I can also build my own content.
So it’s my turn to join my talented peers in an overcrowded pool and say 🚨I am officially looking for short-term contract / freelance writing and narrative design work 🚨. I’ve got years of experience with branching narrative, dialogue writing, and quest design and much more.
July 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hey friends, I am still available for short-term contract and freelance work. As a reminder, I can do more than just narrative design, and while I have designed branching dialog systems and written a bunch, I can also build my own content.
Harrison you did a fantastic job on the Riven Companion, and you've been great on community engagement in the Cyan Discord. Having you and Claire popping in on occasion to give us some insights and teasers has been so enjoyable. Looking forward to seeing what you do in your next adventure 💙
It breaks my heart to say it, but unfortunately I was caught up in this layoff. The industry is a complete mess right now, and I don’t blame any of this on the folks at Cyan, who have done as right by me as they possibly could.
Hi all—we're sorry to say that we've had another round of layoffs at Cyan.
We've updated our previously shared sheet to reflect folks still (or newly) looking for opportunities:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NURnVwfeqolPAVN-Dn44UpXZS3bRVMaCNQczIzhIpdc/edit?usp=sharing
We've updated our previously shared sheet to reflect folks still (or newly) looking for opportunities:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NURnVwfeqolPAVN-Dn44UpXZS3bRVMaCNQczIzhIpdc/edit?usp=sharing
June 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Harrison you did a fantastic job on the Riven Companion, and you've been great on community engagement in the Cyan Discord. Having you and Claire popping in on occasion to give us some insights and teasers has been so enjoyable. Looking forward to seeing what you do in your next adventure 💙
The video game industry is tough these days, but the team at Cyan has put out some phenomenal work in the last few years (especially the Riven remake). If anyone is looking for some capable developers, designers, artists, and QA engineers, please consider the folks on this list.
Hi all—we're sorry to say that we've had another round of layoffs at Cyan.
We've updated our previously shared sheet to reflect folks still (or newly) looking for opportunities:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NURnVwfeqolPAVN-Dn44UpXZS3bRVMaCNQczIzhIpdc/edit?usp=sharing
We've updated our previously shared sheet to reflect folks still (or newly) looking for opportunities:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NURnVwfeqolPAVN-Dn44UpXZS3bRVMaCNQczIzhIpdc/edit?usp=sharing
Cyan Alumni - PUBLIC Contact Info - Responses
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June 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The video game industry is tough these days, but the team at Cyan has put out some phenomenal work in the last few years (especially the Riven remake). If anyone is looking for some capable developers, designers, artists, and QA engineers, please consider the folks on this list.
Absolutely one of my favorite games of all time. The remake / reimagining was phenomenal, and I hype it up to anyone who will listen and not tell me to go away :)
Looking forward to whatever Cyan has next, because as any Myst fan knows....
The ending has not yet been written. 📖
Looking forward to whatever Cyan has next, because as any Myst fan knows....
The ending has not yet been written. 📖
🗡️ Today marks one incredible year of intrigue, power, rebellion, and discovery.
Thanks to our amazing community for exploring Riven—our beloved classic beautifully remade for a new era.
🪲Play Riven now:
https://cyan.com/games/riven/
Thanks to our amazing community for exploring Riven—our beloved classic beautifully remade for a new era.
🪲Play Riven now:
https://cyan.com/games/riven/
June 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Absolutely one of my favorite games of all time. The remake / reimagining was phenomenal, and I hype it up to anyone who will listen and not tell me to go away :)
Looking forward to whatever Cyan has next, because as any Myst fan knows....
The ending has not yet been written. 📖
Looking forward to whatever Cyan has next, because as any Myst fan knows....
The ending has not yet been written. 📖
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Writing Serious Sam 4, The Talos Principle, and the Talos Principle 2 with Jonas & Verena Kyratzes.
Watch it 🔽
youtu.be/xiYzDgYtJ84?...
Watch it 🔽
youtu.be/xiYzDgYtJ84?...
Writing Serious Sam 4 and The Talos Principle
YouTube video by D6 Learning
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May 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Writing Serious Sam 4, The Talos Principle, and the Talos Principle 2 with Jonas & Verena Kyratzes.
Watch it 🔽
youtu.be/xiYzDgYtJ84?...
Watch it 🔽
youtu.be/xiYzDgYtJ84?...