Posted on: May 29, 2025
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Styx: Shards of Darkness
Description
Styx returns in a new stealth adventure!
Hired for a critical mission, explore and master huge open environments as Styx. Assassinate or sneak past enemies – Humans, Elves and Dwarves – but also much more fearsome, colossal creatures.
Experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in your goblin assassin's arsenal. Spend experience points in assassination, infiltration, magic, to learn new skills and improve abilities. Explore, recover valuable artifacts and ingredients to craft deadly traps and useful items, and create clones of yourself to deceive your enemies!
Enhance your gaming experience in Styx: Shards of Darkness! The Akenash Set DLC gives you access to the iconic Akenash Outfit and the Akenash Dagger.
The Akenash Outfit
Here's the one-and-only, classic outfit from Styx's first adventure! Whenever Styx summons a clone, its duration before disappearing is increased.
The Dagger of Akenash
Styx's first dagger. Old yet sturdy, this rusty blade was dragged through miles of infested marshes. This caused it to be covered in all manner of deadly acid. Anyone killed with the Dagger of Akenash will dissolve instantly.
Hired for a critical mission, explore and master huge open environments as Styx. Assassinate or sneak past enemies – Humans, Elves and Dwarves – but also much more fearsome, colossal creatures.
Experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in your goblin assassin's arsenal. Spend experience points in assassination, infiltration, magic, to learn new skills and improve abilities. Explore, recover valuable artifacts and ingredients to craft deadly traps and useful items, and create clones of yourself to deceive your enemies!
This version on GOG does not include Co-op features. As a token of apology, we offer the DLC 'Akenash set' as a part of every purchase.
Enhance your gaming experience in Styx: Shards of Darkness! The Akenash Set DLC gives you access to the iconic Akenash Outfit and the Akenash Dagger.
The Akenash Outfit
Here's the one-and-only, classic outfit from Styx's first adventure! Whenever Styx summons a clone, its duration before disappearing is increased.
The Dagger of Akenash
Styx's first dagger. Old yet sturdy, this rusty blade was dragged through miles of infested marshes. This caused it to be covered in all manner of deadly acid. Anyone killed with the Dagger of Akenash will dissolve instantly.
©2017 Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive. Styx: Shards of Darkness is developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive. Styx: Shards of Darkness and its logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cyanide Studio. Unreal, Unreal Engine, the circle-U logo and the Powered by Unreal Engine logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States and elsewhere. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.
Popular achievements
Slowly but surely?
Finish the introduction
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Morpheus' Blade
Kill an enemy in his sleep
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31.6%
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12 hMain
17 h Main + Sides
28 h Completionist
16.5 h All Styles
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PC Gamer
79/100
A mean-spirited character leads a big-hearted game; you’re unlikely to dwell on its lore but its features combine well to create a satisfying stealth experience.
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7.8/10
Styx: Shards of Darkness greatly resembles the earlier Styx: Master of Shadows from 2014, but Cyanide improved the gameplay this time around with the inclusion of craftable weapons, the lack of a lock-on in combat, and expanded abilities. It presents an interesting world to explore but wastes its potential by recycling environments from early missions late in the game. Co-op mode is fun, too, but only selectively as some stealth-only missions seem far more manageable on one's own.
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7/10
Despite its frustrations, Styx’s stealth mechanics and Deus Ex-ian level design will continue to drive you forward in a game that is longer than you’d think.
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Posted on: June 7, 2025
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It is as good as the previous one.
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Posted on: July 11, 2025
Trucker_Rob
Verified ownerGames: 2 Reviews: 1
Fun times with Elves
Enjoyed the stealth and most of the level design. Story can be a bit wonky but overall was a fun experience.
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Posted on: July 26, 2025
valoare2003
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Among the best stealth games ever
I've played alot of stealth games , this is easily in top 10
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Posted on: August 17, 2025
CivilBindle
Games: 64 Reviews: 2
Great stealth game with some rough spots
I got both Styx games on Steam years ago. I recommend them as stealth games, and I really like the platforming elements and how well they fit into the overall stealth mechanics. The world is dark and gritty, a nice mix of steampunk and weird magic. Sour Spots: -The optimal way to get points to level up Styx's abilities is by avoiding killing people. After about the third stage I said 'cuss it' and went back to pushing people off cliffs and spitting in their food. I do not like when games give you cool, fun things to do and then punish you for using them. Not a deal breaker imo, just annoying. -Styx is a fun, snarky character but I feel they were too influenced by Deadpool in the sequel. There's a lot more fourth wall breaking humor which does reduce overall immersion. Some is fine, but they went too far in the sequel. (I did like the references to Garret and Corvo though, those were good nods)
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