Cyan Worlds shared the first official gameplay reveal of the Riven remake, which you can check out below. Riven is coming to VR and flatscreen platforms, including Macs with Apple silicon and Windows systems later this year.

Cyan Worlds also welcomed BAFTA and SAG nominated actress Shannon Woodward (who starred as Dina in The Last of Us Part II, Sabrina in Raising Hope, and Elsie in Westworld) and Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist and NYT best-selling author Ronan Farrow (who did voice work for From Up on Poppy Hill, The Wind Rises, and AREA MAN LIVES). They will portray two new characters not part of the original Riven: The Sequel to Myst and will be featured in an expanded game section.

Joining them is actor and comedian Lauren Gamiel —who performed in Lighthouse, which was the longest-running off-Broadway show at the SoHo Playhouse, and directs, writes, and performs in solo comedy works for theater and film— providing voice-over and motion capture for Catherine, Russell Webster, performing motion capture for Gehn, and Rand Miller —Cyan Worlds’ CEO and co-founder— who will reprise his role as Atrus.

The game will also preserve original voice performances by John Keston (Gehn), Christine Steel (Nelah), Vicente Ramos (Gehn’s guard), and Kate Vita (Keta).

Riven is a modern remake of 1997’s monster hit Riven: The Sequel to Myst, and a love letter to the classic narrative-driven puzzle games of the ‘90s. When exploring the decaying age of Riven, Cyan Worlds wants the player to feel like an archeologist, slowly unraveling the many mysteries of the D’ni and Rivenese mythologies. Through careful exploration of Riven’s five enigmatic islands, players will uncover clues, decipher foreign languages, and immerse themselves in the game’s intricate lore. Riven encourages players to lose themselves in its world and find solutions to the game’s puzzles through careful and profound reflection, examination, and contemplation of the environment.