Syberia: The World Before

Item: Syberia: The World Before
Rating: 83
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-06

Summary

Captivating and emotionally resonant story.
Visually stunning and immersive world.
Excellent and atmospheric soundtrack.
Clunky controls and camera.
Uninspired and easy puzzles.
Slow pace, unskippable cutscenes.

Categories

Point-and-click Adventure Puzzle Solving Exploration Single-player Story Narrative Adventure Time-based Mechanics Steampunk

Reviews (sample size): 770
Helpful reviews: 84%
Unhelpful reviews: 15%
Protest reviews: 1%

83%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
17%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1938
Negative points: 937
Gameplay points: 268
Perf. points: 100
Rec. points: 539
Misc points: 131

Point	Description	Importance
Captivating and emotionally resonant story Description The game features a captivating, well-written, and emotionally resonant story with engaging characters. Reviewers praise the narrative for its depth, surprises, and ability to evoke strong emotions, often drawing comparisons to film or literature. The story explores themes of love, loss, identity, and war, creating a lasting impression on players. Importance 96%	The game features a captivating, well-written, and emotionally resonant story with engaging characters. Reviewers praise the narrative for its depth, surprises, and ability to evoke strong emotions, often drawing comparisons to film or literature. The story explores themes of love, loss, identity, and war, creating a lasting impression on players.	96%
Visually stunning and immersive world Description The game features stunning and detailed graphics, beautiful locations, and impressive art direction, creating a visually appealing and immersive experience. Reviewers frequently describe the visuals as breathtaking, gorgeous, and a significant improvement over previous installments. The attention to detail in the environments and character models enhances the overall atmosphere and encourages exploration. Importance 78%	The game features stunning and detailed graphics, beautiful locations, and impressive art direction, creating a visually appealing and immersive experience. Reviewers frequently describe the visuals as breathtaking, gorgeous, and a significant improvement over previous installments. The attention to detail in the environments and character models enhances the overall atmosphere and encourages exploration.	78%
Excellent and atmospheric soundtrack Description The game features an excellent and atmospheric soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. The music complements the visuals and narrative, creating a deeper sense of immersion and emotional connection. Composer Inon Zur's work is frequently highlighted for its quality and impact. Importance 72%	The game features an excellent and atmospheric soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. The music complements the visuals and narrative, creating a deeper sense of immersion and emotional connection. Composer Inon Zur's work is frequently highlighted for its quality and impact.	72%
Return to series' roots Description This installment is a return to form for the series, with significant improvements in graphics, gameplay, and controls compared to previous entries, particularly Syberia 3. The game successfully recaptures the atmosphere and charm of the original Syberia games, appealing to long-time fans and newcomers alike. Importance 29%	This installment is a return to form for the series, with significant improvements in graphics, gameplay, and controls compared to previous entries, particularly Syberia 3. The game successfully recaptures the atmosphere and charm of the original Syberia games, appealing to long-time fans and newcomers alike.	29%
Exploration of Kate Walker's character Description The game expands on Kate Walker's character, providing a deeper understanding of her motivations and past. Reviewers appreciate the opportunity to reconnect with Kate and experience her journey, with improved character design and voice acting enhancing her presence in the game. Importance 15%	The game expands on Kate Walker's character, providing a deeper understanding of her motivations and past. Reviewers appreciate the opportunity to reconnect with Kate and experience her journey, with improved character design and voice acting enhancing her presence in the game.	15%
High-quality voice acting Description The game features high-quality voice acting in multiple languages, enhancing the immersive experience. Reviewers praise the voice acting for its expressiveness and suitability to the characters, with particular appreciation for the French voice acting and the return of familiar voices. Importance 7%	The game features high-quality voice acting in multiple languages, enhancing the immersive experience. Reviewers praise the voice acting for its expressiveness and suitability to the characters, with particular appreciation for the French voice acting and the return of familiar voices.	7%
Tribute to Benoît Sokal's legacy Description The game captures the spirit and style of Benoît Sokal's work, serving as a tribute to his legacy. Reviewers appreciate the attention to detail in the automaton creations and the overall atmosphere, which evokes a sense of nostalgia and immersion in Sokal's world. Importance 4%	The game captures the spirit and style of Benoît Sokal's work, serving as a tribute to his legacy. Reviewers appreciate the attention to detail in the automaton creations and the overall atmosphere, which evokes a sense of nostalgia and immersion in Sokal's world.	4%