Shorah and a Happy Friday to you!
Planning is moving right along.
Schedule is Live
We are thrilled to announce that our schedule is now live! We will be reintroducing our unofficial pool party on Thursday evening. There are a lot of fantastic events on the schedule, some returning fun ones, and others brand new.
Head on over to the schedule page for more details.
Special Guests
We have two special guests who will be joining us at Mysterium this year! Eric A. Anderson and Hannah Gamiel from Cyan will be on site for the annual Cyan State of the Union presentation.
You can see our full list of guests and their full bios on the Special Guests page.
Eric A. Anderson
Eric A. And
erson is a veteran game developer, technical artist, and worldbuilder with more than a quarter century of experience creating immersive interactive environments and exploration-driven experiences. From his start at Cyan Worlds as an entry-level 3D artist in 2000, he became Creative Director in 2019, where he leads the long-term creative vision of one of the video game industry’s oldest independent studios, and one of the pioneers of environmental storytelling and puzzle-driven design.
He’s overseen and shaped projects including the fully reimagined Myst (2021), the original adventure title Firmament (2023), and the modern ground-up remake of Riven (2024). These projects (and more) expanded Cyan’s legacy into modern platforms while preserving the studio’s emphasis on atmosphere, curiosity, and discovery.
Hannah Gamiel
Hannah Gamiel is a game developer, engineer, and studio leader serving as Development Director and Co-Studio Head at Cyan Worlds, Inc. since 2019, where she oversees business operations, production, platform strategy, engineering, and publisher relations across all active projects. She has spent more than a decade helping shape some of the most beloved titles in adventure gaming history, broadening support for those titles on modern platforms, and leading teams of developers toward successful game releases.
She has worked on the following Cyan titles – either from their inception or for update purposes – in an engineering capacity, production or release management capacity, or more: Myst (Legacy) for iOS, Riven (Legacy) for iOS, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition, Myst: Masterpiece Edition, Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997), Myst III: Exile, Myst IV: Revelation, Myst V: End of Ages, URU, Obduction, Firmament, Myst (2020), Riven (2024). She has also worked on titles outside of Cyan such as The Witness and Braid: Anniversary Edition, in addition to titles from other companies not yet announced.
That’s all for now! More fun things are coming soon!
Kelly & Drea
2026 Mysterium co-chairs