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Benoît Sokal(1954-2021)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Art Director
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Benoît Sokal was born on 28 June 1954 in Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer and director, known for Syberia (2002), Syberia: The World Before (2022) and Syberia - Remastered (2025). He died on 28 May 2021 in Reims, France.
BornJune 28, 1954
DiedMay 28, 2021(66)
BornJune 28, 1954
DiedMay 28, 2021(66)
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Known for

Syberia (2002)
Syberia
8.3
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 2002
Syberia: The World Before (2022)
Syberia: The World Before
7.4
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 2022
Syberia - Remastered (2025)
Syberia - Remastered
8.0
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 2025
Syberia 3: An Automaton with a Plan (2017)
Syberia 3: An Automaton with a Plan
6.0
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 2017

Credits

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Writer

  • Syberia - Remastered (2025)
    Syberia - Remastered
    8.0
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2025
  • Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (2025)
    Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy
    8.0
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2025
  • Syberia: The World Before (2022)
    Syberia: The World Before
    7.4
    Video Game
    • author
    • 2022
  • François Schuiten, Pierre Even, Benoît Sokal, and Martin Villeneuve in The Crab: Prelude to Aquarica (2021)
    The Crab: Prelude to Aquarica
    7.2
    Short
    • story
    • 2021
  • Syberia (2020)
    Syberia
    Short
    • based on the visionary work by
    • 2020
  • Syberia 3: An Automaton with a Plan (2017)
    Syberia 3: An Automaton with a Plan
    6.0
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Syberia 3 (2017)
    Syberia 3
    6.4
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals (2008)
    Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
    6.6
    Video Game
    • adaptation
    • 2008
  • Sinking Island (2007)
    Sinking Island
    7.4
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Paradise (2006)
    Paradise
    6.4
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • Syberia II (2004)
    Syberia II
    8.2
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Syberia (2002)
    Syberia
    8.3
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (1999)
    Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy
    6.8
    Video Game
    • Writer
    • 1999

Director

  • Syberia - Remastered (2025)
    Syberia - Remastered
    8.0
    Video Game
    • Director
    • 2025
  • Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (2025)
    Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy
    8.0
    Video Game
    • Director
    • 2025
  • Syberia: The World Before (2022)
    Syberia: The World Before
    7.4
    Video Game
    • creative director
    • 2022
  • Syberia 3: An Automaton with a Plan (2017)
    Syberia 3: An Automaton with a Plan
    6.0
    Video Game
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Syberia 3 (2017)
    Syberia 3
    6.4
    Video Game
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Paradise (2006)
    Paradise
    6.4
    Video Game
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Syberia (2002)
    Syberia
    8.3
    Video Game
    • directed by
    • 2002

Art Director

  • Syberia II (2004)
    Syberia II
    8.2
    Video Game
    • Art Director
    • 2004
  • Syberia (2002)
    Syberia
    8.3
    Video Game
    • Art Director
    • 2002
  • Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (1999)
    Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy
    6.8
    Video Game
    • Art Director
    • 1999

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Syberia 3 (VG)
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Syberia 3 (VG)

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • June 28, 1954
    • Brussels, Belgium
  • Died
    • May 28, 2021
    • Reims, France(long illness)
  • Children
    • Hugo Sokal

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