Syberia: The World Before (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateMar 18, 2022
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.9% (very positive) Top 25% / 91%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.1% Top 10% / 87.4%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.7K  Top 10% / 3.3K  Top 10%
Curators102 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time16.3 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar25 minutes
Followers24.5K  Top 5%
Owners± 185.4K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 80.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.6M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Syberia: The World Before steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Syberia: The World Before's Steam rating and reviews from March 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 93.7% (March 2022) and 90.8% (September 2023), with relatively small variations.

Syberia: The World Before is an AAA level success, with 3.3K reviews Top 10%. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Syberia: The World Before and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Syberia: The World Before's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (33%), followed by Russian (15%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game has been translated in 14 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Syberia: The World Before percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Syberia: The World Before depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 23 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. The negative review time is high (median is 12 hours), it can be a sign that Syberia: The World Before crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • engaging story
  • exquisite narrative
  • well-built world
  • charming locations
  • fantastic lighting
  • coherent
  • simple puzzles
  • smart level design
  • good optimization
  • smooth controls
  • bad writing
  • sluggish
  • tedious mechanics
  • stilted dialogue
  • awkward pacing
  • bad scene blocking
  • bad camera shifts
  • no urgency
  • poor animations
  • no stakes

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 90.9% rating  Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Syberia: The World Before's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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