Syberia (video game)

Not to be confused with Cyberia (video game).
Syberia
Developer(s)Microïds
Publisher(s)Microïds
The Adventure Company (North America, Windows)
XS Games (Xbox, North America)
Director(s)Benoît Sokal
Producer(s)Olivier Fontenay
Designer(s)Dominic Mercure
Patrik Méthé
Programmer(s)Rémi Veilleux
Artist(s)Benoît Sokal
Writer(s)Benoît Sokal
Catherine Peyrot
Composer(s)Dimitri Bodiansky
Nicholas Varley
SeriesSyberia
EngineVirtools
Platform(s)Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows Mobile, Nintendo DS, Android, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Release
30 May 2002
  • Windows
    PlayStation 2
    • EU: 28 March 2003
    Xbox
    • EU: 6 June 2003
    • NA: 23 July 2003
    Windows Mobile
    Nintendo DS
    • NA: 25 November 2008
    Android
    • NA: 20 December 2013
    OS X
    • NA: 27 February 2014
    PlayStation 3
    • NA: 2 December 2014
    • PAL: 3 December 2014
    Xbox 360
    • WW: 3 December 2014
    iOS
    • NA: 4 December 2014
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: 20 October 2017[3]
Genre(s)Graphic adventure
Mode(s)Single player

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 Walker, an American lawyer tasked with overseeing the major sale of a company and her subsequent journey across Europe and Russia to find the brother of the recently deceased owner.[4][5] Alongside the main plot, the story also consists of a subplot involving Kate's personal life.

Syberia was a commercial success, with sales above 500,000 units worldwide by 2005. It was acclaimed by critics for its intelligent script and use of graphic design that encompassed elements of Art Nouveau and clockpunk fiction. Its success spawned a franchise that incorporates several sequels and comic book adaptations.

  1. ^ "Syberia". Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Un site pour Syberia" [A site for Syberia]. Jeuxvideo.com. 9 April 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ "15 years on, Syberia 1 gets Switch release date". Eurogamer. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  4. ^ "Syberia Locations". GiantBomb.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  5. ^ "Making Of Syberia". Youtube.com. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 20 January 2016. Until recently Eastern Europe and Russia were closed off from the outside world and we heard very little about them. That's what fascinated me and inspired me to create this journey.