General advice and system requirements Syberia 3 Guide

Last update: 05 June 2017

General advice

Exploration

You can navigate Kate through the gameworld using WASD keys or arrows. Pressing Shift will make her move faster. If an interactive object (or person) is in the vicinity, a white dot appears on top of them - if you hover over it, the characteristic icons will appear (a spyglass, hand or a gear). If there is more than one, you can swap them with the up/down arrows. Those icons allow you to enter a different location, take closer look, collect an item, use an item, start a conversation, listen to a comment or perform a different contextual action, such as opening a drawer, pulling a lever or turning a key. These require an appropriate move of the mouse - if simply clicking doesn't work, it probably means you have to imitate a certain move with the mouse, for example sliding the mouse in a circle to turn a key, etc.

There's no way of revealing hotspots - just like in the first two games.

Equipment

This game has two kinds of equipments: one with items, and one with documents. The former can be opened by pressing "I", the latter with "J" (however, if items form your equipment are supposed to be used in a given place, a contextual icon will open the inventory automatically, , but only in the journey mode). Both types of equipment are presented as a sort of a knob - you switch positions of an arch on the left side of the screen, looking for the item you need.

The things in the equipment can be zoomed in on (pressing "3") - you can then manipulate the 3D models with the mouse. Doing this may often allow you to discover hidden active points on items, as well as to obtain some useful, additional information about them. These zooms can be exited from by pressing "4" (also used to close the equipment). The elements of the equipment cannot be combined.

Dialogues

During most conversations, you will need to choose one of mutually exclusive options. Those choices aren't terribly impactful, but they may generate some additional actions that would not be required otherwise. During some conversations, you will see a prompt in the top-right corner of the screen, telling you what does the interlocutor think about Kate - that can be important if Kate needs some sort of favor from the person she's talking with, or when you want to get certain achievements.

Game modes

You can play Syberia 3 in two game modes: journey and adventure. The latter makes the game similar to the first two installments - there are no hints what so ever, so the game's a lot more difficult. In the case of the journey mode, , during a conversation, in the upper right corner of the screen, you can see messages that inform you about your interlocutor's attitude towards you and in the same part of the screen during the game you can check your current objectives - press O to see them.

Achievements

There are 40 Steam achievements in the game: 15 that are a result of progressing in the story and 25 that require additional actions. They are not mutually exclusive - you can obtain all of them during one playthrough, but this will require engaging in every possible dialogue, checking every nook and cranny of the game, and trying out all possible interactions. You should also make sure you conduct dialogues in a way that makes other characters like you. This walkthrough informs you of every possible achievement during its course; additionally, a comprehensive list of achievements can be found in a separate chapter.