Microids Celebrates Syberia’s 20th Anniversary With A Look Behind The Scenes

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 20, 2022

News: Syberia: The World Before arrives on the current generation of consoles in November to help celebrate the 20th anniversary.

Microids is celebrating both the 20th anniversary of the Syberia series and the launch of Syberia: The World Before with an exclusive video commemorating the cult saga created by Benoît Sokal.

“In the mid 90’s, the encounter between Benoît Sokal and Microids gave birth to Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy. Celebrated by players and critics alike for its audacity, scenario, and advanced game mechanics, this game allowed Benoît to keep developing his fictional universes in a new medium. For 20 years, it’s been a great honor to be able to offer players around the world a unique journey in the world created by Benoît, throughout the numerous iteration of the Syberia series. Today, all our thoughts are for this incredibly talented artist who passed in 2021, as well as his wife Martine and his kids Hugo and Jules, without whom none of these projects would have been possible. We feel it was important for us to offer Syberia’s fans this video highlighting the important moments of this cult video game saga.” declares Elliot Grassiano, founder and COO of Microids.

Microids has also announced that Microids Backstage is live. This behind-the-scenes blog is dedicated to all projects in development and will regularly offer sneak peeks, interviews, and exclusive content.

Paying tribute to the Syberia saga, the first blog post focuses on this cult video game IP. Praised by the video game critics (81% Metacritic) and players around the world (92% positive opinion on Steam), Syberia: The World Before will launch by the end of 2022 in a limited edition on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Additionally, a special collector’s edition will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Syberia: The World Before collector’s edition will include:

The game

A steelbook

An adjustable figurine representing Kate & Dana (three configurations)

An artbook

A music box

A map of Vaghen

An exclusive lithograph

A keychain

A postcard set

The digital script of the game’s prologue

The digital version of the game’s soundtrack

A collector’s box

Dive head first into Benoît Sokal’s universe thanks to this new episode of the famous Syberia series. In this new adventure, you’ll play as Kate Walker and Dana Roze, two women capable of moving mountains to solve deep buried mysteries.

Syberia: The World Before Collector’s Edition will be released in November 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch will come out in 2023. Syberia: The World Before is already available on PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store.