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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 46 games similar to Syberia: The World Before down to the 12 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Back to the Future: The Game, 80 Days and Day of the Tentacle top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Syberia: The World Before.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2022Dev Koalabs Games

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Syberia: The World Before is Back to the Future: The Game — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. 80 Days and Day of the Tentacle follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Syberia: The World Before

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Syberia: The World Before. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Back to the Future: The Game
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeSci-FiHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 2.3KIGDB68· 3
Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Syberia: The World Before: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting85Tone72
#280 Days
80 Days
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeHistoricalSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 90%· 2.0KIGDB70· 2
Year 2014Dev Cape Guy · inkleOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Syberia: The World Before: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: tone.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Setting85Tone48
Day of the Tentacle
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloHistoricalSci-FiRangedFantasy
Year 1993Dev LucasArtsOn Mac

✓ Like Syberia: The World Before, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and historical setting

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: visuals.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting85Visuals0
#4Beneath a Steel Sky
Beneath a Steel Sky
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 567
Year 1994Dev Revolution Software · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Like Syberia: The World Before, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic world and visual pixel, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: setting and visuals.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals42Setting30
Blade Runner
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiThird Person
Year 1997Dev Westwood Studios · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC

✓ If you enjoyed Syberia: The World Before, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world, setting cyberpunk and visual 2d, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: setting.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals66Setting41
Primordia
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 97%· 3.4KIGDB65· 3OC73· 18
Year 2012Dev Wormwood Studios · Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Like Syberia: The World Before, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, post-apocalyptic world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: setting.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals60Setting37
The Room Three
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiFantasy
Steam👍 95%· 13K
Year 2015Dev Fireproof GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Syberia: The World Before: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, fantasy world and horror setting, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting49Visuals0
Gemini Rue
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiStealth
Steam👍 88%· 1.9KIGDB65· 2
Year 2011Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Syberia: The World Before, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, stealth mechanics and setting cyberpunk, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: visuals and setting.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting43Visuals0
Syberia II
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 3.0K
Year 2004Dev Microïds Canada · 1C CompanyOn PC · PlayStation 3 · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone69Setting59
Deponia
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 87%· 14KRAWG👍 76%· 727MC74IGDB78· 2
Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Syberia: The World Before, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Quest, very close to the original canon of the genre. The game has a minimum of hints, and puzzle solving is often very unobvious. The plot of the game moves forward with the actions of the main character - Rufus, who lives on the planet of Deponia, long ago turned into a dump.

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: visuals.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone73Setting65Visuals0
Full Throttle
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloSci-FiPost-Apocalyptic2D
IGDB87· 1
Year 1995Dev LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Syberia: The World Before, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Syberia: The World Before: visuals.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting51Visuals0
RoboBlitz
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloSci-FiMeleeProcedural
Steam👍 78%· 94RAWG👍 26%· 22MC80IGDB70· 2
Year 2006Dev Naked Sky Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Syberia: The World Before, expect puzzle design, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings procedural generation and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

RoboBlitz™ is a humorous, physics-based action game full of inventive gizmos, weapons, characters, and environments. Players take on the role of Blitz, a multi-talented robot who must activate an aging Space Cannon to save his world from a band of maladjusted space pirates.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Syberia: The World Before.

It predates Syberia: The World Before by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting65

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