Choose Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath
Choose Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath if you want an Indie experience. Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath launched in 2015.
Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath vs Syberia: The World Before
Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath 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. Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath (2015) is 7 years older than Syberia: The World Before (2022). Syberia: The World Before scores higher on Steam reviews (86.3% positive) than Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath (84.4% positive). 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 the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,267 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath and Syberia: The World Before sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (84.4% vs 86.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath |  Syberia: The World Before | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.4% positive (32 reviews) | 86.3% positive (1,267 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daring Touch, 10th Art Studio | Microids Studio Paris |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath (2015) is 7 years older than Syberia: The World Before (2022).
- Syberia: The World Before scores higher on Steam reviews (86.3% positive) than Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath (84.4% positive).
- Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Syberia: The World Before (6.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Syberia: The World Before is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath has no Deck rating yet.
Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath vs Syberia: The World Before — FAQ
- Should I play Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath or Syberia: The World Before first?
- If you want chronology, Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath (2015) 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 Shadows on the Vatican - Act II: Wrath 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.