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==Audio==
 
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Revision as of 17:57, 20 December 2023

Syberia: The World Before
Syberia: The World Before cover
Developers
Koalabs
Microids
Publishers
Microids
Engines
Unity 2020[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows March 18, 2022
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 80
IGDB 83
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select, Direct control
Genres Adventure
Art styles Realistic
Themes Europe, Interwar, Steampunk, Contemporary
Series Syberia
Syberia: The World Before on HowLongToBeat
Syberia: The World Before on IGDB
Syberia: The World Before on MobyGames
Syberia: The World Before on Wikipedia
Syberia
Syberia 2002
Syberia II 2004
Syberia 3 2017
Syberia: The World Before 2022

Syberia: The World Before is a singleplayer third-person adventure game in the Syberia series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
A free prologue is available from GOG.com and Steam.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\SyberiaTWB\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1410640/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\SyberiaTWB\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1410640/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Game settings.
Game settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Use Lyall's solution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Full screen toggles borderless windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, TAA and "SAA"
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Uncapped as of Patch #2.[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Voice, sound effects, music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Subtitle language can be set separately from spoken language.

Subtitle size is configurable.

Speaker name can be shown in subtitles.
Closed captions
Controlled by Subtitles setting; only certain sounds are closed captioned.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Features licensed recordings of classical and American Jazz music.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish

Other information

VR support

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio WWise Audiokinetic, XAudio2 XAudio v2.9
Input XInput v1.3 and v1.4

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-6600
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7850
AMD Radeon R7 260X
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2020.3.25f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Macgovern on 2023-12-12
  2. Removed the frame rate limitation - last accessed on 2022-04-05
  3. Verified by User:Eincrou on 2023-04-11