Virtuallyz Gaming and Microids have finally announced a release date for Syberia Remastered. The narrative adventure game will be coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 6. Along with this, the companies have also confirmed that the title will be getting a limited physical release on consoles. All of these announcements were made along with a new trailer showcasing differences between the original Syberia and its upcoming remaster. Check it out below.
Along with coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, Microids has also confirmed that a VR version of the title is also coming out this year. Available exclusively on the Meta Quest 3, Syberia Remastered will be coming to the VR headset on November 13.
The original Syberia, created by Benoît Sokal, was released all the way back in 2002 and saw a great critical response. The title puts players in the shoes of New York lawyer Kate Walker who has to set out on a journey in search of Hans Voralberg. The remastered release will feature new visuals, revamped animations, and a more modern interface that will feel more intuitive to players. At the same time, the remaster does not bring any changes to the game’s story.
Syberia Remastered was first announced earlier this year with a host of screenshots. In its announcements, the developers had stated that, while the game’s story will remain unchanged, some gameplay elements, including the environmental puzzles, will be changed in an effort to offer “a smoother and more intuitive experience” to players.
The remaster got its first official trailer back in May, showcasing its classic-styled point-and-click adventure gameplay. The trailer confirmed that, like the original Syberia, Syberia Remastered will also make use of high-resolution pre-rendered backgrounds where players can then move their character around and interact with various objects.
While Syberia Remastered will take players all the way back to where the series first began, the last major game in the franchise was 2022’s Syberia: The World Before. The game puts players in the shoes of two distinct protagonists, with a story spanning almost an entire century. It features two distinct time periods: 1937 and 2004. In the parts of the game taking place in 1937, players will experience the story of Dana Roze. The 2004 parts, on the other hand, see players returning to pick up the story of Kate Walker as she investigates a salt mine while also discovering her connections with Roze.
Syberia: The World Before is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. For more details about the game, you can check out the trailer released to celebrate its PS5 launch that showcased both Roze and Walker as they dealt with intense circumstances around them.
For a quick history lesson, you can also check out our review of Syberia 3, which was released all the way back in 2017. In our review, we gave the adventure game a score of 6 out of 10, praising its world and characters, while criticising its bad lip-sync, stilted dialogue, and overall lacklustre voice acting.