<s>
Syberia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
franchise	O
of	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Belgian	O
comic	O
artist	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Benoît	O
Sokal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
within	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
designed	O
by	O
Sokal	O
and	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
1999	O
video	O
game	O
Amerzone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
currently	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
French	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Microids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
eponymous	B-Application
2002	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
the	O
experiences	O
of	O
Kate	O
Walker	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
adventurer	O
who	O
originally	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
lawyer	O
in	O
a	O
prominent	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
law	O
firm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Syberia	B-Application
centers	O
on	O
Walker	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
locate	O
and	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
eccentric	O
inventor	O
Hans	O
Voralberg	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
her	O
firm	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
his	O
family	O
's	O
factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Walker	O
abandons	O
her	O
assignment	O
and	O
accompanies	O
Voralberg	O
in	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
legendary	O
island	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
home	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
surviving	O
mammoths	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
features	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
secondary	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Oscar	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Voralberg	O
's	O
sentient	O
automatons	O
,	O
and	O
Dana	O
Roze	O
,	O
an	O
aspiring	O
pianist	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
2022	O
video	O
game	O
Syberia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Before	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
a	O
nomadic	O
tribal	O
people	O
indigenous	O
to	O
the	O
geographical	O
area	O
of	O
Siberia	B-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
Youkols	O
also	O
play	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
lore	O
and	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
combines	O
realistic	O
and	O
surrealistic	O
elements	O
for	O
its	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
Syberia	B-Application
titles	O
has	O
been	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
with	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
reaching	O
3	O
million	O
worldwide	O
by	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amerzone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
predecessor	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Syberia	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
also	O
saw	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
to	O
a	O
mediocre	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amerzone	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
platforms	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
journalist	O
who	O
interviews	O
an	O
elderly	O
French	O
explorer	O
Alexandre	O
Valembois	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
though	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
explores	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
Valembois	O
's	O
1932	O
expedition	O
to	O
the	O
fictional	O
South	O
American	O
country	O
of	O
Amerzone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
proper	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
several	O
territories	O
throughout	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
between	O
March	O
to	O
May	O
2004	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Syberia	B-Application
and	O
follows	O
Kate	O
Walker	O
,	O
who	O
abandons	O
her	O
career	O
and	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
accompanies	O
the	O
last	O
surviving	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Voralberg	O
family	O
in	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
legendary	O
island	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
platforms	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
PC	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
saw	O
a	O
multiplatform	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
&	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
continues	O
Kate	O
Walker	O
's	O
story	O
arc	O
following	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
her	O
subsequent	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Before	I-Application
launched	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
two	O
main	O
player	O
characters	O
:	O
Dana	O
Roze	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1930s	O
,	O
an	O
aspiring	O
pianist	O
and	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
persecuted	O
European	O
ethnic	O
minority	O
;	O
and	O
Kate	O
Walker	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
into	O
indentured	O
servitude	O
at	O
a	O
salt	O
mine	O
following	O
her	O
capture	O
in	O
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Syberia	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
PC	O
platforms	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Syberia	B-Application
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Amerzone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similarly	O
named	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
only	O
collects	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Syberia	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
game	O
for	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
1	O
&	O
2	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Syberia	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
Trilogy	O
collects	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Syberia	B-Application
universe	O
is	O
created	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Belgian	O
comic	O
artist	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Benoît	O
Sokal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
originally	O
considered	O
developing	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
for	O
Syberia	B-Application
,	O
but	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
two	O
separate	O
titles	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
envisioned	O
by	O
Sokal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syberia	B-Application
was	O
first	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
format	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
two-volume	O
graphic	O
novel	O
published	O
by	O
Belgian	O
publisher	O
Le	O
Lombard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amerzone	B-Application
was	O
a	O
surprise	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
1999	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
UK	O
concluded	O
that	O
Amerzone	B-Application
had	O
become	O
a	O
"	O
big	O
hit	O
in	O
France	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
Syberia	B-Application
titles	O
have	O
been	O
successful	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Syberia	B-Application
surpassed	O
225,000	O
units	O
in	O
sales	O
by	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
achieved	O
nearly	O
350,000	O
global	O
sales	O
across	O
its	O
console	O
and	O
computer	O
versions	O
by	O
September	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
France	O
,	O
the	O
Agence	O
française	O
pour	O
le	O
jeu	O
vidéo	O
reported	O
that	O
Syberias	B-Application
computer	O
release	O
had	O
sold	O
50,000	O
units	O
by	O
September	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2006	O
,	O
Syberias	B-Application
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
reached	O
161,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
reached	O
sales	O
of	O
215,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
combined	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
2005	O
,	O
Syberia	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
on	O
track	O
to	O
reach	O
600,000	O
sales	O
overall	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
it	O
had	O
reached	O
by	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
Syberia	B-Application
series	O
had	O
topped	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
rose	O
to	O
3	O
million	O
by	O
2016	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
Syberia	B-Application
titles	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
following	O
their	O
initial	O
launches	O
,	O
although	O
reviews	O
of	O
console	O
ports	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Syberia	B-Application
in	O
particular	O
received	O
criticism	O
over	O
significant	O
technical	O
issues	O
or	O
perceived	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
