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Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones

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3.6/5

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3.6

88 Reviews

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Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Description
In Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, the player journeys from a doomed Arkham into the depths of the Abyss. Create your own character based on 1920's archetypes and carve a path through a broken and mysterious world. Your desperate battle against forces beyond comprehension will haunt you until the...
Genre:
Role-playing - Turn-based - Horror
Tags:
Story Rich, Atmospheric, Role-playing, 2D, Turn-Based, show 10 more... Dark, Great Soundtrack, Horror, Choices Matter, Sexual Content, Violent, Isometric, CRPG, Lovecraftian, Philosophical
Critics reviews
63 %
Recommend
GamingTrend
95/100
PC Invasion
9/10
COGconnected
90/100
User reviews

3.6/5

( 88 Reviews )

3.6

88 Reviews

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Product details
2019, Cultic Games, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 - 64bit, Intel i3, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better, Version 10, 5 GB a...
Time to beat
14 hMain
18 h Main + Sides
22.5 h Completionist
16.5 h All Styles

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Description
In Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, the player journeys from a doomed Arkham into the depths of the Abyss. Create your own character based on 1920's archetypes and carve a path through a broken and mysterious world.

Your desperate battle against forces beyond comprehension will haunt you until the end. Physical combat will be challenging, spellcasting will have dire consequences, and your sanity will be strained to the breaking point by unknown abominations. Sometimes the best solution will be to flee what lurks beyond the threshold.


Features:
  • A hand drawn 2D world reflecting Lovecraft's themes of cosmic horror and dread.
  • Enemies, environments and storylines inspired by Lovecraft’s iconic original works. Take part in quests inspired by your favorite stories and see them play out according to your own decisions and role-playing style.
  • Choose from 8 main character Archetypes, each with its own origin backstory and specialties.
  • A host of weird companions will accompany you on your ill-starred journey: the lonely, antediluvian 'Outsider', a fallen soldier of the Great War reanimated by Herbert West. Recruit these and other outlandish beings to your crew.
  • Your character's Sanity and mental state will influence dialogue options. Mental illness comes with advantages as well as hindrances. Sometimes it pays to be mad in a world gone mad!
  • Stygian's Belief System determines how your characters cope with the warped reality of the new Arkham, as well as the rate at which they regenerate lost Sanity. Belief Systems also offer unique dialogue options, expanding the breadth of role-playing possibilities.
  • A new kind of spell system which sometimes takes more than it gives. Being a master of the occult is not as simple as flinging colored missiles from your fingertips. The black magic of Stygian is potent but may cost you your mind, your health, and possibly even much more.
  • Strategic, turn-based combat from a 2D perspective, similar to the classic Heroes of Might and Magic games.
  • The struggle in Stygian is not to save the world, for that battle is lost already. Pursue your own goals in these end times: salvation, vendetta, or perhaps something darker.

© 2018 Fulqrum Publishing Ltd. Developed by Cultic Games. All rights reserved.

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Popular achievements
The Investigator
Create an Investigator character
common  ·  30.62%
World Dart Champion
Drive Hershel mad
common  ·  51.89%
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Artbook (ES) Artbook (ZHS) Artbook (RU) Artbook (FR) Artbook (EN) Artbook (DE)
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
14 hMain
18 h Main + Sides
22.5 h Completionist
16.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - Turn-based - Horror
Tags:
Story Rich, Atmospheric, Role-playing, 2D, Turn-Based, show 10 more... Dark, Great Soundtrack, Horror, Choices Matter, Sexual Content, Violent, Isometric, CRPG, Lovecraftian, Philosophical
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
{{'2019-09-26T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Cultic Games / Fulqrum Publishing
Size:
1.9 GB
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Critics reviews
78
Top Critic Average
63 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
GamingTrendby Austin Fern
95/100
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is a fantastic RPG. The story is interesting, the characters are unique, the quests are varied, and the systems run deep. There are a variety of different ways to play this game and I can't wait to jump back in and explore some new paths. This is one nightmare I highly recommend.
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PC Invasionby Martynas Klimas
9/10
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones will not reveal all of its secrets, but it's an amazing ride all the way through.
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COGconnectedby Tony Bae
90/100
If you are a fan of Lovecraft’s work, you are doing yourself a huge disservice by not checking this one out.
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Posted on: August 20, 2025

sorrowofwind

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Games: 180 Reviews: 12

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It gives a major puzzle but end abruptly half way. Also got quest that leads to infinite human enemies to force bad end route....

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Posted on: November 20, 2025

Susuris

Verified owner

Games: 44 Reviews: 1

Prime Lovecraftian experience

Well-crafted and believable Lovecraftian setting. The world felt uncomfortably ruthless, with a few really dark dialogue choices (e.g., order or help people to commit suicide in gruesome ways). Due to the fact that hunger increases real-time and requires resources (which are quite expensive) to sate, I felt I cannot idle too much and must always rush towards next objective. What I did not like was the excessive loading screens, the need of which I cannot understand, considering this is a 2D game. I must praise the artwork/visuals, which gave a really convincing immersion into Lovecraft's world, for example encounters with colour out of space and the Witch House (from, er, Dreams in the Witch House) with its weird angle-based quantum magic.

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Posted on: May 30, 2020

ToshibaKebab

Verified owner

Games: 36 Reviews: 1

Once you go black...

A few hours in and I can safely say that this is the best Lovecraft game in years, on par with Dark Corners of the Earth. In the same way Dark Corners of the Earth is not the best FPS - Stygian may not be the best RPG from pure gameplay perspective (especially if you're looking for satisfying combat). BUT. If you want to go full lovecraftian you HAVE to be somewhat awkward and unfriendly and this game does it just right. Combat may become a bit tedious after some time, however you'll never get tired of good dialogues and opportunities to roleplay exactly like you want. There are quite a few Lovecraft inspired games out there nowadays, but most of them fail either in gameplay or atmosphere (or both). So if you want to have a legit Lovecraft RPG experience, this definitely is a must-have. P.S. I didn't experience any bugs as for now.

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Posted on: November 13, 2020

mr_brown_carter

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 10

Loading screen simulator

Pro: - Nice graphics - Interesting story Con: - You spend more time waiting for laoding than in the actual game (I am playing with 32GB RAM and SSD) - Obscure game mechanics, skills, modifies do not work as one would normally expect (based on experience with other simmilar games) and there no in game description why

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Posted on: October 25, 2021

Detective_Fandorin

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Games: 300 Reviews: 13

From one Arcanum Fan...

A solid CRPG needed in any cultured mans catalogue.

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