Choose Call of the Sea
Choose Call of the Sea if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,379 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of the Sea vs Syberia: The World Before
Call of the Sea and Syberia: The World Before both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Call of the Sea (2020) is 2 years older than Syberia: The World Before (2022). Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Call of the Sea: 2,379 reviews, Syberia: The World Before: 1,267). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Syberia: The World Before
Choose Syberia: The World Before if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,267 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Call of the Sea and Syberia: The World Before sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (86.8% vs 86.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Call of the Sea |  Syberia: The World Before | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.8% positive (2,379 reviews) | 86.3% positive (1,267 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Out of the Blue Games | Microids Studio Paris |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Call of the Sea (2020) is 2 years older than Syberia: The World Before (2022).
- Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Call of the Sea: 2,379 reviews, Syberia: The World Before: 1,267).
- Syberia: The World Before is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Call of the Sea (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Call of the Sea is Deck Verified, Syberia: The World Before is Deck Playable.
Call of the Sea vs Syberia: The World Before — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of the Sea or Syberia: The World Before?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Call of the Sea sits at 86.8% positive (2,379 reviews), Syberia: The World Before at 86.3% (1,267). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Call of the Sea or Syberia: The World Before first?
- If you want chronology, Call of the Sea (2020) came out before Syberia: The World Before (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Call of the Sea and Syberia: The World Before similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.