Presto spent millions developing the game and used the studio's entire staff to complete the project, which took two and a half years to develop.[26] Soon after Myst III: Exile was released, Presto was shut down,[27] and Exile publisher Ubisoft developed the sequel, Myst IV: Revelation, internally.[28] Meanwhile, Cyan produced the spinoff title Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, which included an aborted multiplayer component allowing players to cooperatively solve puzzles.