It might have been the first true three-dimensional game, but it definitely broke some ridiculous cost-to-profit records when it emerged as a sleeper hit. RELATED: PC Games From The 90s That Still Hold Up Today
The competition was all about graphics at this point, and this is where Myst blew the gaming world's collective mind. Early RPG games that were popular on both gaming consoles and computers often had an element of puzzle-solving as part of the gameplay, and there was a healthy mix of first-person view games along with other titles that featured combat and character development along with the adventure. The year was 1993, and the platform wars were well underway. They were called graphic adventure puzzle games, and the genre was already popular before the release of Mystblew it wide open.
