Syberia: The World Before

March 18, 2022 Koalabs Games, Microids Studio Paris Microids
Point-and-click Puzzle Adventure
Series X|S PS4 PC PS5 XONE
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Embark on a journey across continents and through time, as you piece together the puzzle of a life.
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Vaghen, 1937: Dana Roze is a 17-year-old girl, who is beginning a brilliant career as a pianist. However, shadows begin to appear over her future as the fascist threat of the Brown Shadow hangs over Europe, at the dawn of the Second World War.

Taiga, 2004: Kate Walker survives as best she can in the salt mine where she has been imprisoned, when a tragic event propels her into a new adventure in search of her identity.
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Release Date March 18, 2022
Developer Koalabs Games, Microids Studio Paris
Publisher Microids
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person
Themes Mystery
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