Gorgeous steampunk art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The art direction of this game is just stellar - really underrated. The architecture is massive!”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Syberia
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Microids2011Point & Click · Adventure · Puzzle
$12.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A slow, atmospheric steampunk point-and-click classic with a lovely story, art and music. Skip it if slow walking, backtracking and old-PC setup hassles annoy you.
Great for
Patient adventure fans and nostalgic players who value atmosphere, story and music over pace
Main risk
Painfully slow walking and backtracking, plus crashes and compatibility trouble on modern PCs
What players love
Engaging story and character growth
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“you can clearly see main character personality development which is quite impressive to see”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“For a game from 2002, I wasn't expecting this to run smoothly without issues, but it did.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Great music and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Very atmospheric, love the dialogue & voice acting.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Fair, mostly logical puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“typical 'adventure game nonsense' like moon logic puzzles or pixel hunt are pretty much nonexistent”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Outdated, dull gameplay with weak writing
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The gameplay is also very basic by modern standards. It also lacks many quality of life features”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Tedious backtracking through empty screens
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“These tedious runs back and forth drive me nuts.”
Steam review · translated · 10 h played ↗
Painfully slow movement and animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It just GRINDS MY GEARS (pun intended) how slow this game is.”
Steam review · 12.7 h played ↗
Obscure puzzles and pixel hunting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“nonsensical roadblocks to increase the length of the game with zero hints on how to proceed, so it's trial-and-error and pixel hunting”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗
Won't run well on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I couldn't get it to work with Windows 11. Spent half an hour trying various things from using dgVoodoo2, creating ini files, changing compatibility modes”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and no autosave
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I played for four hours when it suddenly crashed on me. Nothing was saved. NOTHING.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified1.2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/10
Processor1GHz CPU
Memory512MB
GraphicsDirectX compatible graphics card with 128 MB memory
Storage1.2GB
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/10
Processor1GHz CPU
Memory512MB
GraphicsDirectX compatible graphics card with 128 MB memory
Storage1.2GB
More games to check
Other games we’ve read the reviews for
ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut
Very Positive · 84%
+ Sharp, engaging writing and spy story
− Writing and characters fall short of Disco
analyzed 16 d ago
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Overwhelmingly Positive
+ Hilarious meta humor and game parody
− Humor and writing wear thin, cringey
analyzed 3 d ago
Gods Will Be Watching
Mostly Positive · 71%
+ Gripping story and writing
− Repetitive trial and error with long restarts
analyzed 4 d ago
Batman - The Telltale Series
Very Positive · 87%
+ Gripping, fresh take on Batman's story
− Weak, nonsensical writing and later episodes
analyzed 4 d ago
Weekly digest
Fresh games worth a look, in your inbox
The most interesting games we’ve just analyzed, once a week.Once a week we send the most interesting games we’ve just analyzed: the verdict, top pros and cons, and what changed. No spam.
One email a week · unsubscribe in one click