Syberia: The World Before
Syberia: The World Before
Game
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Syberia
Developer Microids
Syberia is a graphic adventure game, developed and published by Microïds, and released for Windows on 30 May 2002, with the game later ported for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows Mobile, Nintendo DS, Android, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and Nintendo Switch in later years. Created and designed by Belgian artist Benoît Sokal, Syberia is set in the same world as Sokal's 1999 video game Amerzone. It follows Kate… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
329 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
LovedLoved
156 positive · 31 negative
95% range 77–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 156 | 31 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 34 | 2 | 61 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,840 of 2,204 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 157 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 188 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (6,038 of 6,847 positive).
Players praise the game's beautiful, melancholic atmosphere and story-driven adventure. [1][2][3] Many note the slow pace and dated controls can be off-putting. [4][5][6] Some reviewers find the puzzles and movement tedious despite the engaging narrative. [5][6][7]
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- [5]
This flawed game really falls on its insistence to hold you hostage behind its worst feature. The movement. Many objectives are designed around running all over the place, and movement is extremely janky and time consuming. 30% of your game time will be waiting for Kate to shuffle into place before she can trigger the proper animation, or spamming the mouse button because she won't run due to bad mapping. If ever an …
- [4]
Disclaimer: This is a VERY slow-paced game, and I think most people would find it extremely boring in the modern age. There's basically no action, no enemies, no monsters. You cannot die. It's a point and click game, so this will be immediately off-putting to most people. If any of this dissuades you, then I'd advise to avoid it. If not, then keep reading! It feels easier to call it a "playable piece of art" than to …
- [2]
Syberia is a story-driven adventure game centered on self-discovery, exploring themes of abandoning a mundane life in order to find purpose. The game delivers a charming Victorian atmosphere, enhanced by great music, complex characters, and numerous puzzles to solve, all set within a beautifully crafted environment. Syberia is, without a doubt, a hidden gem, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys …
- [3]
Syberia, developed and published by Microids, is a classic point-and-click adventure that stands as one of the most evocative narrative experiences in the genre’s history. Originally released in 2002, it follows Kate Walker, a young American lawyer sent to a remote European village to handle the acquisition of an old automaton factory. What begins as a simple legal errand quickly transforms into a mysterious odyssey …
- [1]
When industrial rust meets childlike clockwork, adventure turns into emotion and a gray city becomes a fairy tale.
Summarised from 34 of the 305 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Syberia sits at 83% positive across 187 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Syberia was a commercial success. According to Cedric Orvoine of Microïds, the game surpassed 225,000 units in sales by February 2003, and had achieved nearly 350,000 global sales across its console and computer versions by September. In France, the Agence française pour le jeu vidéo reported that Syberia's computer release had sold 50,000 units by September 2003, before the launch of its console versions. Microïds announced plans that month to ship 50,000 and 20,000 units, respectively, of the PlayStation and Xbox versions in France. In North America, its computer version sold 60,158 retail copies during 2003 alone, and Orvoine noted in early 2004 that its Xbox version was "selling way…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 329 · most liked firstSteam Deck / Gaming News #4. # *First Things' First:* Maybe you're used to all of this now, but my attempt is to share an older style of gaming news post. Something maybe a lil bit like the old gaming blogs / news sites that the internet used to have. Casual, opinion-based, image-heavy and maybe-filled-with-things-you-already-spotted. This week's edition is *far* less themed (you'll notice the last few have been a bit Steam Deck-oriented) than those before. This one is *purely* interesting…
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam Deck / Gaming News #4. # *First Things' First:* Maybe you're used to all of this now, but my attempt is to share an older style of gaming news post. Something maybe a lil bit like the old gaming blogs / news sites that the internet used to have. Casual, opinion-based, image-heavy and maybe-filled-with-things-you-already-spotted. This week's edition is *far* less themed (you'll notice the last few have been a bit Steam Deck-oriented) than those before. This one is *purely* interesting…
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neutral · AI labelView post →Syberia - Remastered coming to Steam in 2025.
neutral · AI labelView post →They're remastering the first Syberia game and I feel so happy about it! Kate Walker, my love, I'll see you again 😍
positive · AI labelView post →When industrial rust meets childlike clockwork, adventure turns into emotion and a gray city becomes a fairy tale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm currently playing Syberia (2002) for the first time. I never played it when it was new because I didn't like the demo. But people kept praising it over the years so I decided to give it a try. I still have the same complaints I had back then but the story is nice.
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for retro adventure games. i recently played Syberia, Resonance, The Samaritan Paradox and Lamplight City. I'm looking for games along the same direction: 90s/2000s style adventure games. It could be really old games or also retro ones that have been released recently. Do you have any recommendations on games you particularly enjoyed? Any information on Linux compatibility would be a plus. But these days almost everything works anyway, so it's not a big deal.
neutral · AI labelView post →Best game ever. It has lots of technical hickups. Awful controls, it is playable only with gamepad. But still best game ever. 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We didn’t expect to see our little game nestled between titles like Syberia or Call of Duty on #IGN YouTube channel GameTrailers. But there it is. No publisher. A tiny team. But a lot of caffeine and kindness-fueled hard work. ☕💻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=V04z... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Small break with the Sims 4 to play L'Amerzone, a remake of an old game I played when I was little 🤍 It was made by Benoit Sokal, who also made Syberia, one of my favorite game ever
positive · AI labelView post →Actually my first walking simulator - The Town of Light (2016) review. "It wasn't fear anymore, it was madness. And when you're mad, you cease to exist." The Last of Us, Limbo, Inside, Bioshock: take all these games with amazing stories and you'll find that video game storytelling works hand in hand with superb gameplay design. From Inside's simple 2D platforming forcing you to act like a puppet to Bioshock's main power-up gameplay system showing you memories of residents of Rapture, all of…
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neutral · AI labelView post →What does Richard Hoover of AGH think about the Syberia – Remaster? Check the review: adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5513/... @microidsoff.bsky.social #adventuregame #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Disclaimer: This is a VERY slow-paced game, and I think most people would find it extremely boring in the modern age. There's basically no action, no enemies, no monsters. You cannot die. It's a point and click game, so this will be immediately off-putting to most people. If any of this dissuades you, then I'd advise to avoid it. If not, then keep reading! It feels easier to call it a "playable piece of art" than to call it a videogame. Sad to see it "swept under the rug" and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I first played Syberia long before it reached my Steam library, on a CD copy that travelled with me through several computers. Coming back to it now, decades later, only confirms what made it special. Benoit Sokal’s vision still stands out for its restraint and intelligence. The game trusts you to think, to explore, and to understand its world without constant hints or guidance. Every puzzle feels handmade, and every piece of dialogue serves a purpose. The world of Valadilene, Barrockstadt and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here is everything we have been able to glean on the Syberia remake: adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement...
neutral · AI labelView post →ScummVM 2.8.0: Mysteries, Mammoths, and Muppets [50 new games supported including Nancy Drew and Syberia games, and now officially available on the iOS App Store]. now officially available on the iOS app store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scummvm/id6446184412
neutral · AI labelView post →When i think of fond childhood memories this game is definitely part of them. I used to have this English teacher that was everything to me. Besides the fact that i used to be bullied a lot back then and she was always there to support me, she was an incredibly amazing teacher. Her way of teaching was completely different compared to the usual textbook way: she`d often include us watching popular children`s movies and also play videogames together. And the most memorable videogame we played was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been going through a few adventure games lately, and Syberia has been an interesting outlier, in that it almost feels like it doesn't want to be an adventure game. Not that every point-and-click adventure needs puzzles, but whenever you run into one in Syberia, it almost feels like it's just out of some contractual obligation to the genre it found itself in. I mean this in the best way possible, but it feels like a game that would've been a "walking simulator," or a Telltale style…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Syberia is a story-driven adventure game centered on self-discovery, exploring themes of abandoning a mundane life in order to find purpose. The game delivers a charming Victorian atmosphere, enhanced by great music, complex characters, and numerous puzzles to solve, all set within a beautifully crafted environment. Syberia is, without a doubt, a hidden gem, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys adventure games highlighted by the search for lost worlds and similar themes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This flawed game really falls on its insistence to hold you hostage behind its worst feature. The movement. Many objectives are designed around running all over the place, and movement is extremely janky and time consuming. 30% of your game time will be waiting for Kate to shuffle into place before she can trigger the proper animation, or spamming the mouse button because she won't run due to bad mapping. If ever an NPC has scripted movement, you will be locked in place until you've experienced…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some of my all-time favorite video game franchises: Fable Dragon age Persona Final fantasy Dragon quest Mass effect Resident Evil The Sims Syberia Crusaders kings Pokémon Silent Hill BioShock Assassins creed Bards Tale Civilization Devil May Cry Luigi’s mansion Warioware NieR Dead or Alive Yakuza
positive · AI labelView post →Feeling a bit weird today, but hey, I learnt that they're remastering the first Syberia game! 🤩
positive · AI labelView post →I'm late w this trend but still :P I LOVED this game #Syberia #comic
positive · AI labelView post →Pretty sure I read somewhere that this started out as an adventure game (Syberia style), you can definitely see those roots in some of the camera angles.
neutral · AI labelView post →This proves that games doesn't need good graphics, Still the best game and story ever created. 10/10 Without a doubt.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know I've said it a few times in the past, but Syberia is my personal favorite adventure game of all time. I hope the remake is good 😭.
positive · AI labelView post →My father bought this game for me… (didn’t ask him to, but here we are and I'm grateful). Art 9/10 — beautiful and weirdly cozy. Gameplay 6/10 — slow, but that’s the point I guess. Story 8.5/10 — like a quiet movie that makes you sad for no reason. Length 7/10 — just enough to make you miss it after finishing. Overall, a peaceful trip through snow, gears and existential thoughts. Would recommend if you like clicking and thinking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It just GRINDS MY GEARS (pun intended) how slow this game is. Oh! I have to quickly run to save this old lady! Well, let me just sloooowly walk up these stairs. Let me just slooooowly walk everywhere to make this whole adventure as tedious as possible (I know you can "run" but it doesn't really help in making going there and back again any more bearable). Jokes aside, Syberia is a rather pleasant-to-look-at game with a pretty interesting story. BUT as mentioned above, it's painfully slow. In…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Wolf Among Us, and I imagine other Telltale games (but that’s the only one I played so far). It felt a lot like Life is Strange in gameplay and storytelling, even though it’s also a lot different. In a similar vein, point and click adventure games like The Whispered World, The Book of Unwritten Tales, or Syberia. The modern ones usually don’t have a failure state (as opposed to the infamous Sierra games), but unlike LiS you may get stuck on a puzzle.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh my god. I played those when they came out, except the newest one. They were good for its time for the people who loved Myst games and then sought any adventure games that remotely resembled point-and-click adventures. We played really cool but definite imitators like Schism Mysterious Journey, The Longest Journey, Atlantis games, and The Journeyman Project. Then came a developer called Microids with another pre-rendered point and click: "Amerzone", everyone played that. Once we got used…
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is Syberia: the World Before btw. Quite nostalgic to see all the characters.
positive · AI labelView post →Next to **Baldur’s Gate 2** and **Icewind Dale**, which will probably take several more months at least, I’ve also been playing through the Syberia series. I’m now on **Syberia 3**, and I must admit it’s frustrating at times. The controls are awful. As an example: I literally had to frantically rotate the mouse for several minutes to rotate a crank ever so slowly. It’s a shame because the world of Syberia is one with real character, and even though that’s less apparent than in the previous…
neutral · AI labelView post →Started a game: Syberia: The World Before. What a gorgeous looking game. Already having a blast with it.
positive · AI labelView post →I will leave this cat here, so that everybody who passes by can pet it and give it a thumbs up and awards ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ This cat thinks this game is meow good <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished Syberia 1 and its remake in parallel. Still a great game. I’m now moving on to Syberia 2, while also trying to find the time to continue Baldur’s Gate 2 and Icewind Dale.
positive · AI labelView post →I dont play a lot of games these days, but Syberia: The World Before has been incredible so far. Stunning art, sound design, tactility, and a great story. A game where ‘appreciate quiet beauty’ seems to be a design focus
positive · AI labelView post →It's time for some narrative adventure on this week's episode of #RandomEncounter! Our panelists explore mystery deductive game The Seance of Blake Manor and revived cult classic Syberia - Remastered. Listen to this podcast below 🎧 Listen: www.rpgfan.com/2025/11/17/r...
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 23rd birthday to Syberia, the 2002 Adventure Game of the Year developed by Benoît Sokal and the team at @microidsoff.bsky.social! To celebrate the occasion, we've just added the PC GOTY edition to our archive! archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/6...
neutral · AI labelView post →Came for the talking automaton, stayed for the emotional damage.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some games you play and love, while others you learn they are not for you. This one is not for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The fact that we’re going to have a Syberia remaster is a fact that makes me want to cry of happiness I love that game so much, it’s litteraly my favorite game ever (Remaster vs original)
positive · AI labelView post →Syberia - Remastered coming to Steam in 2025. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/44300627
neutral · AI labelView post →The Syberia games are quite good. I'm just surprised I've never heard of this before.
positive · AI labelView post →My Game of the Year is Syberia, from 2002 and Primordia, from 2016. Do as you like, leave this thinking behind and become ungovernable
positive · AI labelView post →Made a start on Amerzone The Explorer's Legacy and already i can see every bit of charm that a game from the late Benoît Sokal always has. Love the Syberia Easter Egg too when using the phone in the lighthouse.
positive · AI labelView post →Finished "Syberia: The World Before". What an emotional roller-coaster of a game. Great puzzles, soundtrack, and a very solid ending. The game is indeed an excellent tribute to Benoît's Sokal legacy, and I would totally recommend giving it a try if you are an adventure games fan!
positive · AI labelView post →I treated Myself with Steam Goodies: Scorn - horror. I know WHAT the game is, so I'm very prepared; Control Ultimate edition since I only have standard from Epic library giveaway; Syberia the World Before (childhood favorite game). Nice to see a new part; New Super lucky's tale - platformer!
positive · AI labelView post →Syberia is an adventure walking simulator game that came out a long time ago, and even though back in the day was probably a good game altogether, it nowadays feels severely outdated. At it's core the game does sound interesting, and there's definitely a good storyline to follow through, however, my biggest problem with the game that I just couldn't shake it off is in the fact that everything you do and everywhere you go, every action in this game feels like it takes a million years to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man, I wasn't expecting such a full and enjoyable experience from a point & click 2002 game, but this game provided just that. The setting and environment are great throughout the whole game; panels convey emotions and evoke feelings accordingly. Add to that well-put ambient and surrounding music with little bits of specific sounds, and you are transported to a nostalgic time. The gameplay is simple, and the puzzles are, for the most part, manageable and straightforward. They are enough to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Syberia, developed and published by Microids, is a classic point-and-click adventure that stands as one of the most evocative narrative experiences in the genre’s history. Originally released in 2002, it follows Kate Walker, a young American lawyer sent to a remote European village to handle the acquisition of an old automaton factory. What begins as a simple legal errand quickly transforms into a mysterious odyssey across a beautifully melancholic world filled with mechanical wonders,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I knew I was stepping into a serious adventure game when I picked up Syberia. Storywise, it starts you off with very little information about where you are or why you’re there, but as expected, you gradually uncover clues that fill in the details. You play as Kate Walker, a lawyer who travels from New York to the small village of Valadilene to seal a business deal . The story unfolds smoothly, and as you play, you begin to learn more about Kate’s personality, her ambition, and the personal…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is [Syberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syberia_(video_game)). Looks like a remake rather than just a typical remaster.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Since I have trouble playing things I was planning to play I decided to go with something outside of my usual ball park: **Syberia**. It's my second or third attempt at the game and this time I was be able to actually finish it. I completely forgot that the main character is a lawyer trying to buy a small local company for a huge corporation so hearing it again made me want to stop playing right away to make sure she fails at her job. Seriously though, game is good. It's also not for me.…
positive · AI labelView post →the first adventure game from Benoit Sokal who went on to make the wonderful Syberia games set in the same universe. a remake came out last year which seems really good
neutral · AI labelView post →What a beautiful game! Syberia: The World Before.
positive · AI labelView post →I finished playing Syberia: The World Before, and I think the puzzles and game play were kinda mid, but the story captivated me anyway! Wild to continue with a character I met 24 years ago!
neutral · AI labelView post →
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