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.
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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
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 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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