Styx: Shards of Darkness
Third-person stealth adventure with open levels and two-player co-op
Cyanide Studio · Published by Nacon · Released Mar 14, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 7,004
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 40 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 78
- peak 24h 94
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 9 years ago
- Apr 18, 2017
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is Styx: Shards of Darkness?
A third-person dark fantasy stealth adventure played alone or in online co-op. As the goblin assassin Styx, you climb through layered sandbox levels, hide from or kill enemies, collect artifacts and crafting ingredients, and use traps, magic, and clones while pursuing a mission that could affect his kin.
For you if...
- +you prefer sneaking and route planning over direct combat
- +you like open, interconnected levels with multiple paths
- +you want to tackle stealth missions with a friend
Not for you if...
- −you want direct combat to be the main approach
- −you prefer linear levels with one prescribed route
What players say
83% of 7,004 reviews are positive · 80% of 40 in the last 30 days
Players praise the open, multi-route level design and co-op stealth. Common complaints cite bugs, especially co-op desyncs and save or progression problems, along with clunky movement and a weak story that ends on a cliffhanger.
Screenshots and trailer
Styx: Shards of Darkness system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- AMD FX-6300 (3,5GHz) / Intel i5-2500 (3,3GHz)
- Graphics
- 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 260X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE ONLINE GAME
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- AMD FX-8350 X8 (4,0 GHz)/Intel Core i7-4790 (3,6 GHz)
- Graphics
- 4 GB, AMD Radeon R9 390 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR ONLINE GAMING AND 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
- 38
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Korean, Japanese.
Tags
- Stealth
- Singleplayer
- Action
- Co-op
- Assassins
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
- Adventure
- Third Person
- Parkour
- Dark Fantasy
- Violent
- Fantasy
- Multiplayer
- Dark Humor
- Open World
Recent updates
- Apr 18, 2017 · Multiplayer Saves Added!
1 DLC available.
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