Styx: Master of Shadows
Third-person fantasy stealth in a guarded tower with magical clones
Cyanide Studio · Published by Cyanide Studio, Nacon · Released Oct 7, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 42 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 36
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is Styx: Master of Shadows?
This third-person stealth game takes place in a dark fantasy tower guarded by humans and elves. As Styx, a goblin seeking answers about his origins and a fortune, you work through missions to steal treasures, recover information, and assassinate targets while avoiding detection. You can use vertical routes, invisibility, and a clone to get past guards.
For you if...
- +you enjoy patient infiltration across large, multi-level areas
- +you like upgrading stealth skills and using distractions
Not for you if...
- −you want direct combat as your main approach
- −you dislike exploring levels to find your own route
What players say
83% of 11,724 reviews are positive · 90% of 42 in the last 30 days
Players praise the stealth-focused gameplay and Styx's personality. Common complaints include awkward platforming, guards who seem overly alert, and repeated areas. Some players also report crashes or display problems.
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Styx: Master of Shadows system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
- Processor
- AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ
- Graphics
- 1024 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE AMD RADEON HD 5850/NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR HIGHER
- Memory
- 3072 MB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- Notes
- INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE GAME ACTIVATION
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian.
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