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Syberia: The World Before

Microids Studio Paris · Microids · 2022-03-18

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Syberia: The World Before is a 2022 Adventure game priced at $39.99, with Very Positive sentiment (90% of 5048 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

10
playing now
90%
positive of 5.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (40 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (404 downloads)
4.25★
PlayStation Store rating (4,405 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 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.

Trailer

Syberia: The World Before trailer thumbnail

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 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 5% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 101k–227k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,048 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 $49.99 · on sale 165 of 168 observed days (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

5742026-09-16 06:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 14 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 26 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 18 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 47 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 27 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 52 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 13 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 13 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 43 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 22 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 54 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 14 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 30 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 19 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 35 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 27 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31521Mar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 315 · peak 865May 2022 — avg 84 · peak 282Jul 2022 — avg 88 · peak 233Sep 2022 — avg 45 · peak 172Nov 2022 — avg 60 · peak 201Jan 2023 — avg 72 · peak 268Mar 2023 — avg 71 · peak 214May 2023 — avg 53 · peak 205Jul 2023 — avg 50 · peak 150Sep 2023 — avg 36 · peak 142Nov 2023 — avg 51 · peak 177Jan 2024 — avg 60 · peak 222Mar 2024 — avg 51 · peak 165May 2024 — avg 26 · peak 86Jul 2024 — avg 34 · peak 107Sep 2024 — avg 21 · peak 67Nov 2024 — avg 47 · peak 178Jan 2025 — avg 46 · peak 178Mar 2025 — avg 32 · peak 97May 2025 — avg 27 · peak 90Jul 2025 — avg 25 · peak 75Sep 2025 — avg 24 · peak 89Nov 2025 — avg 33 · peak 94Jan 2026 — avg 42 · peak 146Mar 2026 — avg 29 · peak 97May 2026 — avg 26 · peak 88Jul 2026 — avg 24 · peak 70Aug 2026 — avg 24 · peak 69
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$4.962021-08-192026-10-102021-08-19 — 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 $5.992026-09-06 — best price $5.992026-10-10 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

133532026-06-02 — 73 pageviews2026-06-06 — 79 pageviews2026-06-10 — 65 pageviews2026-06-14 — 110 pageviews2026-06-18 — 83 pageviews2026-06-22 — 84 pageviews2026-06-26 — 105 pageviews2026-06-30 — 80 pageviews2026-07-04 — 114 pageviews2026-07-08 — 76 pageviews2026-07-12 — 84 pageviews2026-07-16 — 86 pageviews2026-07-20 — 95 pageviews2026-07-24 — 92 pageviews2026-07-28 — 112 pageviews2026-08-01 — 97 pageviews2026-08-05 — 78 pageviews2026-08-09 — 116 pageviews2026-08-13 — 80 pageviews2026-08-17 — 99 pageviews2026-08-21 — 77 pageviews2026-08-25 — 87 pageviews2026-08-29 — 85 pageviews2026-09-02 — 57 pageviews2026-09-06 — 93 pageviews2026-09-10 — 75 pageviews2026-09-14 — 78 pageviews2026-09-18 — 53 pageviews2026-09-22 — 88 pageviews2026-09-26 — 76 pageviews2026-09-30 — 67 pageviews2026-10-04 — 58 pageviews2026-10-08 — 92 pageviews2026-10-12 — 60 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-18 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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