Myst developer Cyan Worlds unveils its new VR game Firmament with an enigmatic trailer

Myst developer Cyan Worlds has revealed first details on its rather mysterious new VR game, Firmament, alongside a surprisingly lengthy new trailer.

The exceedingly barebones website that accompanies Firmament's reveal, describes it as a "new steampunk adventure" and a "resplendent, magical, journey". According to Cyan, it will send players on a "monumental voyage through four diverse and curious realms, working in concert with an ever-present, clockwork companion, and the support and instruction of a long-dead, ethereal mentor. Everything is not as it seems."

Cyan calls Firmament's reveal trailer a "teaser", but it's certainly a generous one, offering nearly two and a half minutes of enigmatic narrative and some typically beautiful, strikingly designed alien worlds. And of course, this wouldn't be a Cyan game without an endless parade of tantalising puzzle-box-like contraptions - so here, have a bunch of those too:

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