Suspended worlds, a heavy silence, and a door that only opens for those who take their time.

This is the profile of a mood piece above all. Art direction leads the board, ahead of roughly three quarters of all titles, even if a single duel judged it: to confirm, but the direction is clear. Fun and the urge to rediscover sit just above average, which, for a 2001 puzzle game, says something about how well its Ages hold. Then the drop: desert island and connection sink near the bottom, ahead of only 15% of games. That is the tension. You admire the vistas, you enjoy the searching, but you do not grow attached, and you do not take it with you. On few votes, again, so treat it gently.

Against point-and-click and more recent puzzle games, the gap makes sense: Myst III bets on contemplation and deduction, not on an emotional bond with characters you would follow for fifty hours. Today's criteria talk about attachment. This one talks about the riddle.

So, who is it for? For you if you love silence, patient observation, worlds that explain nothing. Much less if you want a game that grabs you by the heart.