Styx: Master of Shadows

Styx: Master of Shadows

Steam Deck Verified

Cyanide Studio · Stealth · Oct 7, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

83%
Very Positive
12k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 127 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 77 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated 4 hours ago

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
46% of themes are praise18% are divided36% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Amber is a resource similar to mana, magic, stamina or any other variation of a little bar that limits how much you can use the characters abilities in almost every game ever, but amber comes with the difference that it is FINITE and can only be replenished by drinking flasks that come very few and far in between.
127 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Oh, yeah i forgot to mention there is a progression system in place, after you finish levels you ́ll get the chance to unlock skills or better some old ones, its cool and all but definetly not a highlight.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Smooth Graphics.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Although I do admit that the humor in the voice acting is very hilarious, but that is a personal preference.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Here it feels like your controller is sending signals by carrier pigeon.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters127 reviews
Gameplay82 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface16 reviews
88%
Performance8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat77 reviews
77%
Difficulty50 reviews
82%
Bugs21 reviews
62%
Crashes7 reviews
71%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
33
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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