- 2+players
- PC
- Xbox
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.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 2-player online play. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Crossplay is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
- PCEpic Games StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
84%
Very positive on Steam
“Styx is a jerkbag little goblin who is flippant, profane, and yes, a blast to play”
DESTRUCTOID “A love letter to the stealth genre”
JEUXVIDEO COM “Styx can hang with the likes of Ezio and Solid Snake”
HARDCORE GAMER
- 72MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 72Top criticsOpenCritic · Jul 2017 (OpenCritic top critic average, 75 reviews, as of Jul 2017; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 45%RecommendOpenCritic · Jul 2017 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 75 reviews, as of Jul 2017; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Unsupported
Every way to play together
Steam lists online co-op for PC. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet. 84% positive of 5,200 Steam reviews.
- 2+
- 2+
Quick facts
- Developer
- Cyanide Studio
- Publisher
- Nacon
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- Mar 14, 2017 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 8 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Does Styx: Shards of Darkness have couch co-op?
- No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox. Online play is the way to play it together.
- Is Styx: Shards of Darkness crossplay?
- Crossplay not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of Styx: Shards of Darkness?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- Does Styx: Shards of Darkness work on Steam Deck?
- No: Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Is Styx: Shards of Darkness free?
- No, it's a paid game.
