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Syberia

Xbox, PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2 • 2011

Should you play it?

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

What works

  • Immersive story and atmosphere
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Logical and satisfying puzzles
  • Nostalgic and emotionally engaging
  • Well-developed characters

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow character movement
  • Some backtracking required
  • Dated graphics and technical issues
  • Linear gameplay
  • Voice acting occasionally stiff

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Whispered World Special Edition

  • Syberia II

  • The Book of Unwritten Tales

  • Deponia

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • Machinarium

More thrilling

Games that feels like Syberia but with more suspense and thrill

  • True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3

  • True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1

  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

  • An English Haunting

  • Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

  • Foolish Mortals

More violent

Games that feels like Syberia but with more combat and destruction

  • Still Life

  • Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome Collector's Edition

  • Black Mirror II

  • Dracula: Love Kills

  • Sacra Terra: Angelic Night

  • Adam Wolfe

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Syberia: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression, Thrill.

Last update: 03/08/2026