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Posted December 22, 2020
Yesterday I bought the Syberia series in the sale, out of nostalgia. It says it runs on a Mac. On my iMac (MacOs Big Sur) it starts, but doesn't go any further than de Microids splash screen.

Any clues?
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Posted December 23, 2020
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cliefaard: Yesterday I bought the Syberia series in the sale, out of nostalgia. It says it runs on a Mac. On my iMac (MacOs Big Sur) it starts, but doesn't go any further than de Microids splash screen.

Any clues?
I have the same problem with Mac Catalina. Have you found any solution?
Posted December 23, 2020
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cliefaard: Yesterday I bought the Syberia series in the sale, out of nostalgia. It says it runs on a Mac. On my iMac (MacOs Big Sur) it starts, but doesn't go any further than de Microids splash screen.

Any clues?
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iker644590323: I have the same problem with Mac Catalina. Have you found any solution?
No, I guess it is a 32 bit app they sold us. Which is strange because it DOES startup, but then it stalls. A 32-bit app souldnt startup at all...
Posted December 25, 2020
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iker644590323: I have the same problem with Mac Catalina. Have you found any solution?
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cliefaard: No, I guess it is a 32 bit app they sold us. Which is strange because it DOES startup, but then it stalls. A 32-bit app souldnt startup at all...
i have the same issue.
Posted January 05, 2021
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cliefaard: No, I guess it is a 32 bit app they sold us. Which is strange because it DOES startup, but then it stalls. A 32-bit app souldnt startup at all...
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triffy: i have the same issue.
I got an answer from the helpdesk:

Please check if the following makes the game work correctly:
Go to System preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access
and enable full disk access for the game.
This gif might be helpful:
https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2019/avkb74/en/v2_av_full-disk-access.gif

I tried it, but still no positive outcome...

Update 7 januari: Syberia 3 now runs for some reason, 1 and 2 don't...
Post edited January 07, 2021 by cliefaard
Posted June 04, 2021
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iker644590323: I have the same problem with Mac Catalina. Have you found any solution?
It runs for me on Catalina 10.15.7 (on an intel-based macbook).
Posted July 15, 2021
I just installed the game after picking it up on the give away and I got this exact same error. The game launched and immediately froze on the company's logo with the music playing in the background. My Macbook was completely unresponsive and I had to reboot. This was on OS X 11.4.
Posted July 15, 2021
same issue here MacOS Big Sur. CMD + Q stops the process at least so it is killable.
Posted July 16, 2021
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triffy: i have the same issue.
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cliefaard: I got an answer from the helpdesk:

Please check if the following makes the game work correctly:
Go to System preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access
and enable full disk access for the game.
This gif might be helpful:
https://static.avast.com/support/kb/images/v2019/avkb74/en/v2_av_full-disk-access.gif

I tried it, but still no positive outcome...

Update 7 januari: Syberia 3 now runs for some reason, 1 and 2 don't...
I have the same problem. Big Sur 11.4
I already tried to give permissions, but it still does not work
Posted July 16, 2021
You can actually play Siberia 1 & 2 on Big Sur, and even Apple Silicon Macs, using The Porting Kit. It's technically the Windows versions but it works flawlessly. I believe the instructions are for the GOG versions so if you already own the games for the Mac on GOG you also get the Windows versions.

I would post a link but this forum is not letting me post links at the moment for some reason. Just Google "The Porting Kit” and you'll find it.

Enjoy!
Posted September 07, 2021
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Paulyboy69: ... Just Google "The Porting Kit” and you'll find it.
Enjoy!
This is the most valuable information on this forum! Finally i can play any game without dependancy from platform.
Posted December 27, 2021
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Paulyboy69: You can actually play Siberia 1 & 2 on Big Sur, and even Apple Silicon Macs, using The Porting Kit. It's technically the Windows versions but it works flawlessly. I believe the instructions are for the GOG versions so if you already own the games for the Mac on GOG you also get the Windows versions.

I would post a link but this forum is not letting me post links at the moment for some reason. Just Google "The Porting Kit” and you'll find it.

Enjoy!
Hi,
I did all of the above but I am on Mac monetrey and I get an intilization error. Any works around you know.
thanks
Posted March 26, 2022
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Paulyboy69: You can actually play Siberia 1 & 2 on Big Sur, and even Apple Silicon Macs, using The Porting Kit. It's technically the Windows versions but it works flawlessly. I believe the instructions are for the GOG versions so if you already own the games for the Mac on GOG you also get the Windows versions.

I would post a link but this forum is not letting me post links at the moment for some reason. Just Google "The Porting Kit” and you'll find it.

Enjoy!
Thank you very much, I can finally play again at this wonderful game
Posted April 02, 2022
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Paulyboy69: You can actually play Siberia 1 & 2 on Big Sur, and even Apple Silicon Macs, using The Porting Kit. It's technically the Windows versions but it works flawlessly. I believe the instructions are for the GOG versions so if you already own the games for the Mac on GOG you also get the Windows versions.

I would post a link but this forum is not letting me post links at the moment for some reason. Just Google "The Porting Kit” and you'll find it.

Enjoy!
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Kunami75: Thank you very much, I can finally play again at this wonderful game
So The Porting Kit is asking me to download the Windows version of Syberia from Gog. But I can't seem to do it. When I switch the version to windows, all i get is a hotfix. It also seems to only want me to download it for GOG Galaxy, not as a standalone?
Posted April 05, 2022
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kyks78: Hi,
I did all of the above but I am on Mac monetrey and I get an intilization error. Any works around you know.
thanks
Same here, can't run it on Monterey M1 - Porting Kit, CrossOver... Nothing works.
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