Myst III: Exile

Myst III: Exile
The box art shows the main hub Age, J'nanin.
Developer(s)	Presto Studios
Publisher(s)	Ubi Soft (physical) Cyan Worlds (digital)
Director(s)	Phil Saunders
Producer(s)	Michel Kripalani, Greg Uhler
Programmer(s)	Roland Gustafsson
Writer(s)	Mary DeMarle
Composer(s)	Jack Wall
Series	Myst
Platform(s)	Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	Mac OS, Windows NA: May 7, 2001 EU: September 7, 2001 PlayStation 2, Xbox NA: September 19, 2002[1] EU: October 4, 2002
Genre(s)	Graphic adventure, puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Myst III: Exile is the third title in the Myst series of graphic adventure puzzle video games. While the preceding games in the series, Myst and Riven, were produced by Cyan Worlds and published by Brøderbund, Exile was developed by Presto Studios and published by Ubi Soft. The game was 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.

The creators of the Myst franchise gave the task of creating the third Myst game to Presto Studios, known for its adventure game series The Journeyman Project. Presto sought to develop a diverse and logical approach to puzzles and Ages, and worked to make the villain sympathetically multifaceted. The developers hired Jack Wall to develop a musical style different from earlier composer Robyn Miller but still recognizable as a Myst game. The project required millions of U.S. dollars and more than two years to complete.

Exile was well-received by critics; The Daily Telegraph called it the best game in the Myst series. Despite selling more than one million copies within the first year of release, Exile performed worse commercially than Myst and Riven. Myst IV: Revelation, the fourth game in the series, was developed and published solely by Ubisoft.