Styx: Shards of Darkness

    Sneak through levels as a goblin assassin, alone or with a friend in co-op.

    Cyanide Studio · published by Nacon, Focus Entertainment

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Players in online co-op
    Confirmed
    Demo
    1 source
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Free to play, Plays in browser, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

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    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 83% positive from 7,096 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 71/100 from 14 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 5902Total negative: 1194Total reviews: 7096{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":5902,"total_negative":1194,"total_reviews":7096}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 13554Name: Styx: Shards of DarknessUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/styx-shards-of-darknessCreated at: 1444928494First release date: 1489449600Total rating: 72.28915998033162Total rating count: 53Aggregated rating: 70.71428571428571Aggregated rating count: 14Hypes: 7Release dates: [{"id":861923,"date":1489449600,"human":"Mar 14, 2017","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":861924,"date":1489449600,"human":"Mar 14, 2017","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":861925,"date":1489449600,"human":"Mar 14, 2017","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":110,"name":"Focus Entertainment"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":404,"name":"Cyanide Studio"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]{"id":13554,"name":"Styx: Shards of Darkness","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/styx-shards-of-darkness","created_at":1444928494,"first_release_date":1489449600,"total_rating":72.28915998033162,"total_rating_count":53,"aggregated_rating":70.71428571428571,"aggregated_rating_count":14,"hypes":7,"release_dates":[{"id":861923,"date":1489449600,"human":"Mar 14, 2017","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":861924,"date":1489449600,"human":"Mar 14, 2017","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":861925,"date":1489449600,"human":"Mar 14, 2017","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":110,"name":"Focus Entertainment"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":404,"name":"Cyanide Studio"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]}

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    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.