Styx: Blades of Greed

Styx: Blades of Greed

Steam Deck Verified

Cyanide Studio · Stealth · Feb 19, 2026

It depends on what you're after.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $27.99.

67%
Mixed
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 5 days 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
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay-wise, it’s fun but challenging.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Even with those settings, optimization varies heavily by map rather than settings alone.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I find that Styx is behaving like a charm : very sharp and precise movement (at least with a controller) : you can sprint, double jump, hang on ledges, vault over, stick on wall, even do perfect dodges if you're feeling courageous.
14 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 love3 themes
Gameplay111 reviews
Optimization33 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters149 reviews
64%
Graphics79 reviews
54%
Audio39 reviews
59%
Difficulty38 reviews
63%
Interface20 reviews
55%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs49 reviews
61%
Combat40 reviews
60%
Performance37 reviews
54%
Crashes36 reviews
50%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $27.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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