Styx: Master of Shadows

Buy83%

Very Positive · 12k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Cyanide Studio · Stealth · Oct 7, 2014

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
33
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Styx: Master of Shadows?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 124 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
124 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is mastery to be had with this very simple mechanics and the game ́s respectable difficulty will surely push in the right direction,so that when you put the game down you are a better player than you were before.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Has the classic vibe of a stealth game, massive maps, and an alright story behind it all.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Cyanide certainly knows how to make a good optimized game with some nice graphics.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although I do admit that the humor in the voice acting is very hilarious, but that is a personal preference.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Styx is a comedic main character and some one liners had me bust out in laughter ("If I step into a lions den, its to ♥♥♥♥ a lion.").
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Maybe you ́ll have to tweak a couple things here and there, but i didnt experience a single crash nor bug during my whole playthrough.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay124 reviews
Story109 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio34 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Crashes6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
78% still recommend
Difficulty
85% still recommend
Bugs
62% still recommend
Interface
93% still recommend
Controls
70% still recommend
Performance
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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