Though we recommend you play the original Syberia games. Her adventure sprang from there and embroiled her in an enchanting journey filled with clockwork automatons, woolly mammoths, and train rides across Russia’s snowy wastes. If you’re curious about what happens in the first two entries in the series, Kate was originally a lawyer from New York City who was sent to a small French village to negotiate the takeover of a toy factory. Kate will accompany the Youkole and their snow ostriches on an epic journey, all the while racing against their “common enemy” and exploring the classic Syberia themes of coping with the past. Protagonist Kate Walker has been rescued from death by the Youkole, the nomadic, gnome-like people from the second game who inhabit the remote regions of Russia’s snowy hinterlands. This new tale, though, picks up right where Syberia 2 left off. It’s been over ten years since the last installment of the Syberia franchise (2004). Players will be able to physically move objects around the game world, with the aim of helping them immerse themselves further into Syberia’s fantasy universe. As a first for the series, Syberia 3 will also be fully rendered in 3D, with motion capture to boot.Įxploration and puzzle-solving is no longer executed through mere clicking, either. Syberia 3 will feature writing and visual designs by the series’ original developer, Benoît Sokal. The date can be found on the game’s official Steam page.Īdditionally, the French studio has released the latest trailer for the game, which contains commentary on the game’s 4-year development process. Today, Microïds announced that the newest entry in the series, Syberia 3, is slated to release on December 1, 2016. But it (and its sequel, Syberia 2) are regarded by Adventure game fans as one of the most thematically beautiful and emotional entries in the genre.
Microïds’ Syberia – which came out in 2002 – arrived near the tail end of the point-and-click’s life cycle. They once enjoyed quite a large degree of popularity in the world of gaming, providing players with a more contemplative and often more narrative counterpoint to the many platformers and shooters that were also quite prolific at the time. After all the years of delays, surely Microids wouldn't announce specific release dates if they weren't confident they could meet them? Oh, and it will also be available on something called a 'DVD' in something called a 'case' in somewhere called 'the world'.Point-and-click Adventure games are a niche genre now, but there was a time when weren’t just quaint reminders of gaming’s innovative past.
Syberia 3 will cost £29.99/39,99€/$39.99 when it arrives for Windows and Mac in April.
While at the same time, Kate’s past is catching up with her."Īs for how the series connects, Microids say that 3 is "a brand new tale, completely different from the first two Syberia games." A 'the continuing adventures of Kate Walker' dealio, I think, rather than a 'part 3'. Trapped, prisoners in the city of Valsembor, they will have to find together a way to continue their journey in a chase against their enemies and unexpected challenges. "The story begins when Kate is found left for dead on a shore by the Youkol tribe, a nomadic people caring for their snow ostriches during migration. I've not played the steampunk-ish adventure game series before but apparently this one is telling a new story, and I must say my interest is piqued after seeing an owl with a backpack, giant snow ostriches, and a mahoosive octopus in a new trailer. Microids have announced a release date of April 20th for Europe, 21st for the UK, and the 25th for North America, though Steam just says the 20th for me so it looks like the digital release is all #nooceans. Almost seven years after it was originally slated to launch, Syberia 3 will probably almost definitely come out in April.