Myst: Masterpiece Edition, Riven (1997) and Myst III: Exile get upgraded and now Steam Deck Verified

Cyan Worlds went back to their classics Myst: Masterpiece Edition, Riven (1997) and Myst III: Exile to get them upgraded and also Steam Deck Verified at the same time.

All of which they're calling their "Legacy Titles", they said: "The 2.0 patches for all three games contain major quality-of-life improvements, including (but not limited to): more robust controller support, better save game support, and better platform support for both Windows and Mac. This also includes an official Steam Deck verified status for all three titles on Steam."

Pictured - Riven (1997)

Full list of changes across all three games:

Global

• Updated ScummVM to version 2.9.0.
• Updated the SDL2 library used by ScummVM to version 2.32.6.
• Multiple stability, performance, and compatibility improvements.
• Controller support added to emulate mouse interactions.
• User settings now persist between game launches.

Windows Only

• Windows executable is now 64-bit.
• Updated the taskbar icon.
• Save games are now stored in AppData/Roaming/ScummVM. Existing saves are automatically copied over to the new location.
• Windows 7 64 bit and above is now required to run the game.

Mac Only

• Added native Apple silicon executable.
• Workarounds for opening the Mac binary on various modern macOS versions and chipsets are now no longer necessary.
• Fixed the issue with the system mouse cursor visibility on MacBook models with a notch.
• Fixed the issue with the game asking to receive keystrokes from other applications.
• Save games are now stored in Library/Application Support/ScummVM. Existing saves are automatically copied over to the new location.
• Decreased min-spec to macOS 10.9.5 from 10.13 (yes, that means folks on older Macs can play these games now!).

Steam Only

• Steam Deck verified status added.
• Steamworks SDK 1.62 added.
• Custom gamepad and Steam Deck mappings have been added to make playing with a controller on Steam even easier.
• A keyboard will appear on the screen when prompting users to enter a save game name when in big picture mode.

Game-specific changes

• Myst III: Exile is now using ScummVM instead of ResidualVM to run.
• Fixed the freeze on startup in Myst III: Exile on some systems.