Play as Kate Walker and explore Western Europe all the way to Eastern Russia. Find the secret to Syberia by solving puzzles and interacting with interesting characters.



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Syberia in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Syberia. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

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Mint 18.2 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.0.3

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 2.0.3
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 2.0.3 is installed and you can close this window

Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install


Click "Install a non-listed program"


Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
click Next


Name the virtual drive: syberia
Click Next


Check all three options:

• Use another version of Wine
• Confiure Wine
• Install some libraries

Click Next


Select Wine 2.0.3
Click Next


Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Wine Configuration

Applictions Tab
Windows version: Windows XP


Graphics Tab
check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 800x600
click OK


PlayOnLinux Packages (DLL, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Click Browse


Select "setup_syberia_1.0.0_hotfix(16378).exe"
Click Open


Click Next again

Click OK


Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Created desktop icons"
Click Install


Click OK on all errors at the end


Click Exit


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "Syberia.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Syberia
Click Next


Click "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next


PlayOnLinux Configure

Back to PlayOnLinux
Select Syberia
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 2.0.3


Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine.

Display Tab
Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses


Close Configure

Select Syberia
Click Run


Black Screen Bug

When Syberia launches you will hear the game running but only see a black screen.
Alt+Tab and go to PlayOnLinux Configure
Click Wine Tab
Click Task Manager


Alt+Tab back to Syberia
Press the down arrow to select Syberia
Press Enter to Focus


Now you can see the game intro and menu


Conclusion:
The only problem I experienced was the black screen bug. Using the Task manager to focus the game works fine, but is a bit inconvenient. I tried a few recommended scripts and or console switches, but they didn't work for me. Otherwise, I was able to play Syberia just fine and even save/load without issues. I was unable to run the game full-screen without the virtual desktop because the Task Manager never appears properly to focus the game.

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