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Syberia: The World Before cover art

Syberia: The World Before

Microids Studio Paris · Microids · 2022-03-18

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Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 18, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 15, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Nov 15, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 15, 2022 (Xbox One), Oct 19, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

13
playing now
90%
positive of 5.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (40 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Syberia: The World Before is a graphic adventure video game developed and published by Microids and the fourth installment in the Syberia series. The game is dedicated to the memory of creator Benoît Sokal, who died during development in 2021.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 333 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 101k–226k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,033 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-85%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.96 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 107 of 158 observed days · $1.03 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44844820222026Week of 2022-03-01: 448 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6152026-08-07 00:00 — 23 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 18 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 46 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 61 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 42 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 37 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 44 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 36 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 33 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 23 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$4.962021-08-192026-08-302021-08-19 — best price $39.992022-07-28 — best price $39.992022-10-31 — best price $19.992022-12-15 — best price $19.992023-02-06 — best price $39.992023-03-18 — best price $14.072023-04-20 — best price $39.992023-05-24 — best price $39.992023-07-04 — best price $39.992023-08-21 — best price $16.002023-10-19 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $12.322024-02-12 — best price $31.492024-03-21 — best price $39.992024-04-29 — best price $31.492024-06-04 — best price $8.482024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-08-10 — best price $32.792024-09-12 — best price $11.992024-10-08 — best price $32.792024-11-13 — best price $36.792025-01-01 — best price $39.992025-02-27 — best price $7.992025-03-31 — best price $39.992025-05-07 — best price $13.992025-06-18 — best price $15.992025-08-04 — best price $13.992025-09-15 — best price $39.992025-11-05 — best price $11.072025-12-06 — best price $39.992026-01-23 — best price $7.992026-03-09 — best price $7.992026-04-17 — best price $34.392026-05-21 — best price $5.952026-06-24 — best price $5.992026-07-30 — best price $5.502026-08-19 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
74.9%
earned "Parallel investigation"
45.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Cloud1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)4,26730%31
Steam (Steam)1,97716%30
PS4 (PlayStation)1,01935%31
Xbox Series (Xbox)62821%31

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DramaPuzzleMysteryAdventureCinematicDetectiveNarrationRealisticSteampunkStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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