14th August, 2025 – MicroProse and Defy Reality Entertainment are thrilled to announce that Neyyah, the atmospheric first-person point-and-click adventure game, will officially launch on September 2, 2025.
Review keys are available right now.
Set across a fragmented world of abandoned islands, strange cultures, and cryptic machinery, Neyyah invites players to explore, observe, and solve their way through a non-linear narrative rich in mystery and meaning. With its gorgeous pre-rendered visuals and classic puzzle-adventure gameplay, Neyyah is a love letter to genre-defining titles like Myst and Riven.
About the Game
In Neyyah, you awaken in a surreal dream — only to find yourself thrust into an unfamiliar world. Guided by the enigmatic Vamir, you travel to Neyyah, a chain of desolate islands connected by arcane portal systems and cloaked in secrecy. But your arrival doesn’t go as planned. To uncover the truth and return to where it all began, you’ll need to unravel the puzzles, devices, and secrets of a forgotten civilization.
Key Features
🔍 A rich, pre-rendered world with atmospheric visuals and detailed sound design
🧩 Environmental puzzles rooted in observation, logic, and exploration
🎵 Original soundtrack and immersive ambient audio
🖱 Classic 2D-style point-and-click interface with modern quality-of-life options
🚪 Multiple transition and travel speed settings to suit your style
📖 A mysterious story exploring truth, perception, and belief
FMV Cut-Scenes
Neyyah’s live-action cut-scenes were filmed in Mandurah, WA, by cinematographer Peter Renzullo. Post-production services were provided by Perth’s premiere production company, Sandbox Productions.
Cast:
Paul Hayward as Smollax
Nigel Goodwin as Vamir
Nanci Nott as Aurian
Aaron Gwynaire as Mason
Xanthe Turner as Talaiva
Zaedyn Turner as Niluka
Dann Tozer as Hayyen
Soundtrack
Neyyah’s atmospheric original soundtrack includes 29 tracks composed by Neyyah’s creator Aaron Gwynaire, and 55 tracks composed by 14-year-old Zaedyn Turner. This aural tapestry of melodic worldbuilding immerses players in Neyyah’s island setting., shifting seamlessly between moments of wonder, tension, and discovery.
Every piece has been crafted to echo the game’s puzzles, landscapes, and cut-scenes, ensuring that the music is not just a backdrop, but an integral part of the player’s emotional journey.
Interesting Facts
Neyyah is well-known for activating strong nostalgia in people who played point-and-click adventure games in the nineties. Aaron has meticulously recreated the pre-rendered slide-show format of retro point-and-click games, whilst incorporating stunning 3D graphics, creating a world that is simultaneously of its time, and timeless.
Whilst the Neyyah world is very much Aaron’s creation, the development process was highly collaborative, especially the planning and production of Neyyah’s (soon-to-be iconic) FMV cut-scenes. The Perth-based cast includes Aaron’s ex-wife and stepchildren, alongside several well-known actors from Perth’s theatrical community.
Zaedyn Turner was aged between ten and fourteen years old when he worked on Neyyah.
In addition to playing one of the characters, Zaedyn recorded and edited all the actor voiceover, and created 3D creature models for the game. Most impressively, Zaedyn spent over two years composing and recording a total of 55 tracks for Neyyah’s soundtrack
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Defy Reality Entertainment is an Australian game development company run by Aaron Gwynaire and Nanci Nott. Neyyah - the brainchild of Aaron Gwynaire - was entirely self-funded until MicroProse signed on as Neyyah’s publisher in 2021. In 2023, Defy Reality received funding from Screen Australia, facilitating the production of Neyyah’s cut-scenes.
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