Moving, well-written story
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 positive reviews
“One of the most beautiful down to earth stories ever.”
Steam review · 13 h played ↗
Syberia: The World Before
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Microids Studio Paris2022Point & Click · Adventure · Puzzle
−80%$39.99$7.99
US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A slow, cinematic, beautifully made story adventure with great music and emotional writing, but very light on puzzles and clunky to control. Skip it if you want classic challenging point-and-click gameplay.
Great for
Story-first players who like slow, atmospheric, cinematic adventures with great music, and Syberia fans
Main risk
Expecting a puzzle-heavy point-and-click and getting a slow walking-sim style movie with unskippable cutscenes
What players love
Stunning visuals and architecture
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the graphics are phenomenal. This is definitely one of the most breathtaking, picturesque games I've ever played.”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Beautiful music and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The best atmosphere as usual. If you need relax with your eyes and ears this game is the right choice.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Better than Syberia 3, improved controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Game plays better than any other in the series in terms of controls and mechanics, especially after the control disasters in Syberia 3.”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Relaxing, accessible puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I really enjoyed the relaxing way this game guides you by the hand.”
Steam review · 16.3 h played ↗
Good entry for series fans and newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Most importantly, you can play it without touching the previous parts.”
Steam review · translated · 15.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Feels like a slow, boring walking sim or movie
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Nice story, but the gameplay was so boring. It is almost not a game, just a looong slowpaced cutscene.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Doesn't feel like Syberia; weak, contrived plot
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“It doesn't feel like a continuation of the previous games.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Very few and easy puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“In over five hours of game play I have had to use my brain to solve only two puzzles.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Unskippable, overlong cutscenes and dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“NO. You cannot skip cut scenes, and the scenes are painfully long.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Clunky controls and awkward camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The camera has a mind of its own, your job is to give it humble requests that it may or may not listen to.”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Poor optimization, crashes and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“it's poorly optimised, game is lagging and suffers fps drops on high end computer”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support22 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or higher
Processori5 6600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850 / R7 260X
Storage22 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
Processori7 8700 or higher
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia RTX 2070 or AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Storage22 GB available space
OSWindows 7 or higher
Processori5 6600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850 / R7 260X
Storage22 GB available space
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