Styx: Shards of Darkness - The Goblin's Return
Styx returns in a new stealth-adventure! Hired for a critical mission, explore and master huge open environments as the century-old goblin assassin. Infiltrate the inaccessible city of the Dark Elves, forge alliances, and uncover a conspiracy that threatens your entire race.
Category
Action, Adventure, RPG, Stealth, Fantasy
About
Styx returns in a new stealth-adventure! Hired for a critical mission, explore and master huge open environments as the century-old goblin assassin. Infiltrate the inaccessible city of the Dark Elves, forge alliances, and uncover a conspiracy that threatens your entire race.
As Styx, you must utilize a wide array of tools and abilities to survive. From invisibility and cloning to advanced crafting and deadly traps, the game emphasizes player choice in how to tackle objectives. Maneuver through vertical levels, use the environment to your advantage, and decide whether to strike from the shadows or bypass guards entirely in this uncompromising stealth experience.
Features
- Expansive, multi-layered environments designed for vertical exploration and tactical freedom.
- Advanced stealth mechanics including light and shadow manipulation and environmental interaction.
- A deep skill tree featuring five branches: Combat, Stealth, Agility, Alchemy, and Perception.
- Crafting system to create lethal tools, traps, and gadgets from materials found in the world.
- Drop-in/drop-out online co-op mode to complete missions with a friend.
Ratings
User Reviews
- One of the best pure stealth games in years. The level design is incredible and playing as a snarky goblin is actually really fun. If you like Thief or Dishonored, you need this.
- The movement feels so much better than the first game. The verticality of the maps allows for so many different paths to the objective. A true stealth gem.
- Styx is a great protagonist with a lot of personality. The challenge is real—getting caught usually means a quick death, which encourages proper planning.
- Beautiful graphics and very atmospheric. The Dark Elf city looks amazing. The crafting adds a nice layer of strategy to each mission.
- Excellent sequel that improves on every aspect of Master of Shadows. The co-op mode is a blast if you have a stealth-loving partner.