Project Magma

What is Myth?

In a time long past, the armies of the dark came again into the lands of men...

Myth is a real time tactical game based on squad and unit management rather than resource gathering and expansion. Thanks to a realistic physics engine and meticulous unit balance, gameplay is highly varied and flexible. Your success or failure will be dictated by clear planning, an understanding of the terrain and an ability to mobilise your troops effectively; brute force alone will likely get you killed.

Set against the backdrop of an ancient cyclical struggle, Myth II tracks the progress of the forces of light in an epic crusade for survival. The wild lands and immersive history of Myth—influenced heavily by mythology and literature—provide an exquisite setting for the desperate battle to defeat Soulblighter's dark minions, and secure the fate of the world.

You can also play Myth online, both cooperatively and competitively. The faithful fan community that has sprung up around the game as a result, has produced an incredible array of 3rd party maps and add-ons that have further extended the life of the series. You can get involved too with the bundled mapmaking tools and community-run servers currently in operation.

How can I play Myth?

To get started with your first experience of Myth, download the free Myth II 1.8.3 Demo and fire up a new single player game.

Once you've had a taste of the carnage on offer, you'll want to try your hand online. The Myth community uses the Gate of Storms metaserver for playing online. Gate of Storms uses Steam accounts for sign-in. You can authenticate with Steam and get your login name and password by visiting the Gate of Storms account page. If you are having problems entering Gate of Storms, read this page.

Download the demo now:

Mac OS X Demo	→	85 MB
Windows Demo	→	72 MB
Linux Demo (x86 and x86_64)	→	71 MB

What's New?

Originally released by Bungie in 1997, Myth defined a completely new genre. However, with today's standards in hardware, the game has grown somewhat dated. With development now the responsibility of the community, Project Magma have brought Myth up to date. It's now playable on all current hardware and boasts some exciting new features that have hardly affected the system requirements.

Already have Myth II?

Download the latest update here!

Noteworthy Changes

Here's a taste of the new features you can expect in the current version of Myth II:

• Modern OS support (Win10, macOS Big Sur and Linux).
• Ability to join co-operative games while they're in progress.
• HiDPI support and a new expanded interface
• New game type: "King of the Map" which uses territories flags and weighted king of the hill scoring based on number of flags held.
• New "Rehost" and "Restart" buttons in the multiplayer quit/pause dialog for the host.
• New hosting option to display narrations and cutscenes during cooperative multiplayer.
• Extended zoom: up to 5x in replays and when observing (requires DX11/OpenGL).
• New "Motion Interpolation" option to make the game even smoother.
• Improved New Game dialogs, with enhanced and streamlined plugin management.
• Numerous performance optimizations to improve game launch speed, save game load time, and CPU use while playing.