Syberia: The World Before

Story-driven puzzle adventure connecting two women's lives across decades

Microids Studio Paris · Published by Microids · Released Mar 18, 2022

Adventure

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 5,053
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 19 in 30 days
Playing now: 22; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

What is Syberia: The World Before?

This point-and-click adventure takes place in eastern Europe in 1937 and 2004. You explore locations for clues and solve puzzles involving locks, instruments, and old mechanisms as the stories of attorney Kate Walker and pianist Dana Roze become connected.

For you if...

+you favor character-driven stories and a measured pace
+you enjoy exploring steampunk settings and solving mechanical puzzles

Not for you if...

−you want frequent puzzles that demand careful deduction
−you prefer brief cutscenes and faster progression

What players say

90% of 5,053 reviews are positive · 78% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story, music, and detailed locations. They most often complain that puzzles are few and easy and that cutscenes run long; some also find the camera and controls awkward.

Screenshots and trailer

Syberia: The World Before system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: i5 6600
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850 / R7 260X
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 22 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Polish, Russian. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Dutch.