Разработчик: Cyanide Studio
Описание
Deep inside the vertiginous and multi-layered forsaken Tower of Akenash, where Humans and Elves protect the World-Tree, source of the Amber – a powerful and magical golden sap – is hidden Styx’ chance to understand his true origin... and to make a fortune at the same time.
Prowl through the huge, miles-high Tower of Akenash, completing various missions (assassination, information recovery, etc.) and avoiding detection. Progress in the shadows, assassinate your targets in close combat, or orchestrate «accidents». RPG mechanics let you unlock new powerful skills, impressive special moves, and an optimized equipment. Amber will grant you spectacular powers such as invisibility, «amber vision», and the ability to clone yourself. Explore the levels to discover every bit of information about your past, and steal prized treasures to acquire equipment upgrades. Embrace the shadows!
- Mission areas featuring truly organic player path-finding
- A strong focus on hardcore stealth and infiltration: progress through the shadows with a sense of verticality, and explore to find hidden treasures
- Upgrade your skills along six unique skill-trees to improve your stealth, assassination, and technique.
- Distract, solve, smother and prowl with your clone
- An intricate story full of twists and revelations
Поддерживаемые языки: english, french, italian, german, spanish - spain, russian
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
- Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ
- Memory: 3072 MB RAM
- Graphics: 1024 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE AMD RADEON HD 5850/NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR HIGHER
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE
- Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE GAME ACTIVATION
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i love being little green guy and smothering posh british people
Styx: Master of Shadows – A Goblinsized Adventure with a Big Punch
Let me start by saying this: Styx: Master of Shadows is not your typical stealth game. It’s a gritty, dark, and often hilarious journey into the shoes (or rather, bare feet) of a foul-mouthed, green-skinned goblin with a knack for chaos and a love for shiny things. If you’ve ever wanted to feel like a tiny, angry gremlin wreaking havoc in a world that hates you, this game delivers in spades.
The first thing that struck me about Styx is its atmosphere. The game is set in a sprawling, vertical tower called the Akenash, a place filled with secrets, traps, and enough guards to make you question your life choices. The level design is fantastic—each area feels like a puzzle box, begging you to explore every nook and cranny. And trust me, you’ll want to. Styx is all about patience, planning, and sometimes just winging it when things go south (which they often do).
What makes Styx stand out is its commitment to pure stealth. This isn’t a game where you can hack and slash your way through enemies. You’re a goblin, not a warrior. One wrong move, and you’re dead. But that’s where the fun lies. You’ll need to use every trick in your arsenal: sneaking in shadows, climbing walls, throwing knives, and even using your clone (yes, you can create a clone of yourself) to distract guards or set up traps. The mechanics are simple but incredibly satisfying once you get the hang of them.
The story is surprisingly engaging for a game about a sarcastic goblin. Styx is a complex character—equal parts selfish and sympathetic. His dry wit and constant complaining make him oddly endearing, and the narrative keeps you hooked as you uncover the mysteries of the tower and Styx’s own past. It’s not a groundbreaking tale, but it’s told well, with plenty of twists and turns to keep you invested.
That said, Styx isn’t without its flaws. The controls can feel a bit clunky at times, especially when you’re trying to make precise movements or climb tricky surfaces. And while the stealth mechanics are solid, the AI can be a bit hit-or-miss. Sometimes guards are hyper-aware, and other times they’ll walk right past you as you’re crouching in plain sight. It’s not game-breaking, but it can be frustrating.
Visually, the game holds up surprisingly well for its age. The environments are detailed and immersive, and the lighting plays a huge role in the gameplay. The sound design is also top-notch, with Styx’s snarky commentary and the ambient noises of the tower adding to the tension.
In the end, Styx: Master of Shadows is a game that knows what it is and embraces it fully. It’s not trying to be the next big AAA title—it’s a niche, challenging stealth experience with a unique protagonist and a dark sense of humor. If you’re a fan of stealth games and don’t mind a bit of trial and error, this one’s worth your time. Just remember: you’re a goblin, not a hero. Act like it.
A great stealth game where you have to pass through guards and other people as quietly as possible. There is also the ability to make clones that will help you see what's ahead. Also, different enemies take away your HP in different ways.
not easy
Styx is a pretty good stealth game, with smooth mechanics and a great art direction. The levels are largely vertical and have multiple paths to complete your objective, you'll also have several options to kill your enemies. The difficulty is unforgiving, so you really have to be stealthy, which is a good point.
Unfortunately, halfway through the game, you may find it repetitive as it recycles its previous levels with new enemies type and challenges. The ending is meh, but the rest of this game is good.
Very cool stealth game with a fantastic story.
bad game ):
8.5/10
Styx is what a pure stealth game is supposed to be.
Game mechanics feel really smooth, you get to use your environment and "think vertically" a lot, there's usually multiple ways to get to your goal so it encourages exploration, most of the time you climb and sneak around enemies. It's hard, once you're caught your chances of surviving are slim and the fighting system is kinda shit to be honest but you're not supposed to encounter the fighting anyways as it's clearly about being stealthy. Best stealth mechanics I've experienced (beating splinter cell and the likes) and the mood is good, I skipped most of the story so couldn't say much about that.
I'd give it an even higher rating but the last mission and especially the last "boss fight" was absolutely ass. the rest is 10/10 though, good job to the devs
Fun
Great stealth game with lots of mechanics and world to explore, you could do 3 or 4 runs on the same level and find a different way to complete it every time. I'm not that far into it but I so far it seems to be a very pleasant experience for people who have patience and love problem solving. The dialog of Styx has a lot of profanity but that's what gives him his charm and makes the game a whole lot more entertaining, since you don't know what he might say next. I would say there might be a bit of a learning curve, but if you play video games like this often then it should not take to long.
(Can't rate yet, But will edit when finished) - Would recommend!!!
i like goblins, i like playing as goblins, i like stealth. This is a good game but it's harder than me looking at trans po rn. Your stealth know how and intuition will be challenged.
Never heard of the game, bought on recommendation. It is a very underappreciated game, I like it a lot. It is pretty hard tho. Stealth is key, running in with knives blazing is a no-no.
I would recommend this game on sale. The gameplay is good, my one problem is I feel like they make you play the same maps too much.
Too much inconsistencies in the game.
I was hiding properly near an enemy, saved the game. When I load, instantly all enemies were alerted, ended up having to use much earlier save.
I was hiding in a hole in the ground. When an enemy pass through above me, it went 'Huh? Something here?' repeatedly, as if it walked into me when I am invisible. I just saved my game, can't move away without alerting the enemies, ended up having to load much earlier save, again!
A guard saw me moving in the shadow, came to check, but didn't go back to his usual guarding spot! I had guards that totally change their position which made it much harder to accomplish the 'no killing' achievement.
Also, once you are spotted, every guards in the area and their mother immediately knows where you are and come running.
Since the developer likes to use these two words in the game so much, I will say it back to them, 'Fuck You!'.
This game is absolutely amazing and has a great storyline and really fun gameplay.
Excellent pure stealth game.
Its slop
Movement is garbage and you cant turn left when hanging from the same balcony ledge, tf were devs thinking?
I cant just jump grab a crane thats barely higher than the wheel?
Leaping down onto a grab point is basically impossible.
Shadows are basically useless and lull you into thinking you wont get detected but you do
Its just ass
NPC's detect you when you walk behind them, but if you hug the wall they dont, makes zero sense
Parry mechanic is trash and badly timed
Fans cope and seethe
I usually play stealth, deus ex, thief, dishonored (i guess its stealth if you bother), but this gives me aids. Im sure the plot is good blah blah blah but the gameplay ruins it for me, spamming F5 doesnt help.
Good game if on sell.
I enjoyed much of the mechanics of the game but it can be pretty janky at times.
There are many very annoying moments when playing this game that mostly come down to either not being told hold something will work out (which is fine) or more often the game not doing what is told/expected.
'Tis a game of patience and cunning.
The plot is beyond awesome, it really deserves a printed book, a small one, but still.
You play as a weak hateful creature that lurks in the shadows.
You can absolutely cause chaos and mayhem.
You can choose to be a vile murderer or a sneaking menace... with manners.
You go through 3-dimensional levels that can be compared with levels from Dishonored.
Do you get to play as a goblin in any other games (beside the Goblins point-and-clik from the 90-s)?
GO!BLIN
6.5/10.
this game is amazing the lip syncing isnt great and the game is hard but other then that i have nothing to complain about this game is so fucking good why doesnt anybody know this game it needs more recognition
PLAY THIS GAME (not asking) >:}
Another game where I wish there was a mixed rating. There are a number of commendable things to mention about Styx, but it also has a lot of frustrations as well.
I encountered a couple of bugs, one of which, a climbing bug, appears to be well known, never fixed and nearly stopped me playing the game. The game forces stealth, but then the end boss fight forces you into a combat scenario with the rather wonky parry system, not an issue during normal gameplay as it's meant to be a last resort, but horrible when one is forced to engage it. The game suggests looking for multiple routes, but in a number of scenarios forces one through a doorway or exit with only one route, and basically only one solution to get through. Further the platforming/ climbing mechanics are rather loose and quite buggy at times as mentioned.
The game also repeats a great deal, forcing one backward in the second half of the game through the same levels just in reverse order with new enemies. I also heard reused dialogues on those missions, not just NPC barks but full on conversations I had heard in previous missions.
Despite this, I enjoyed many elements. I have a soft spot for the original Of Orcs & Men game, so I was keen to further explore the world set up in that. While I would have liked it if the game had gone into more detail about the nature of the magical amber, elves, orcs etc, what is here is interesting and hints at a larger world. The character of Styx is also very interesting and the game and most of the plot is centred around his personal journey. I felt the game did a very good job of making him both sympathetic, yet not taking his nature away of being a pretty vicious goblin.
The levels look fantastic, being set in this towering, floating city, and it was interesting to explore it. The stealth, when it worked, did feel fun, and it was very satisfying finding secret alternate routes above enemies in the rafters, or getting the drop on them with aerial kills.
Despite my issues I look forward to playing the sequel, which I hope fixes some, or even all the issues I experienced.
Fantastic on Steamdeck!
Excellent little game, barely $2 on sale, finished in 21 hours. Saves and loads fast, and you'll die a lot. A dozen ways to sneak or kill past any obstacle, or cheese enemies by hiding under a table. The last mission is tough, but not too bad if you try alternative strategies if you get stuck. Really fun leaping off a twenty storey building to dive kill a guard, then slipping into a duct while all the guards search. Runs perfectly on Proton. Looking forward to trying the sequel now.
A unique stealth game that sticks to the bit.
Most games have stealth as an option, but few push it as the main gameplay nowadays. Styx will slap your sh*t if you run around trying to fight everyone, it makes sure you know it's a stealth game first. If you're good you can take on 1 or 2 dudes, but any more and you'll get stunlocked then hacked to death.
Goodstuff:
Gameplay is a lot like classic Thief; you rely on dark spaces and being quiet, but with a greater emphasis on platforming. Styx can jump like lebron and climb/hang/leap off of ledges to get around.
The level design also takes great advantage of you being a tiny goblin, you can squeeze into spaces humans can't reach and hide under chairs and tables.
The soundtrack is full of moody edgy cello music, you won't be humming any motifs but it gets you immersed into the levels and I like it.
Styx's most unique power is being able to clone himself, which is incorporated into the story funnily enough. You can use your own clones to lure out guards, set off traps or open doors and perform general tasks for you.
The story is very personal and character driven, the antagonists are insanely satisfying to take down and styx's voice acting with the moody atmosphere is amazing.
Badstuff:
Visually the levels can look quite samey. You go through a lot of dark browns and greys and greens. Poop coloured areas are common. The few levels where you skulk around in the higher parts of the tower are pretty nice though, the sense of scale is fantastic.
The combat is designed to push you towards stealth (AKA they made it shit on purpose) which is fine, but there are some annoying mechanics, styx will automatically lock on to an enemy who gets close, and this is really annoying when you're trying to escape instead of fighting.
A few small but important gameplay details aren't properly explained to the player, like being able to whistle to lure someone, or that you need to hold space to not immediately jump up a ledge. Other mechanics are well explained, usually with a cutscene of a feral goblin getting ganked.
Overall 8/10. Very unique game that got the polish and development it deserved with the sequel. Still worth returning to every now and then.
id give it a 6/10, too heavy of a focus on stealth, not able to fight back easily when caught so often times you just die, and it is impossible to escape the spider creatures even if youre invisible
Great stealth game in a fantasy setting. A bit rough around the edges in comparison to the sequel Shards of Darkness, but nonetheless very enjoyable game.
Fun entertaining great strategy game :)
I must admit, at first i was like very dissapointed in it, because i didnt play it properly. When I learned it for a bit it was fine, but there is a huge lack of player feedback on what options are available in the game.
Its not horrable but just below average imo (4.5-5 out of 10?). It's not completely my type of game, but for a liniar progress game there is a huge gap between savepoints. which sometimes leads you to be stucked on the same loop for a long time. when this happends to be right before a piece of dialog Styx becomes pretty anoying..
yeah particially its the "get good" part, but the game doesnt offer that much to do so. (no info, not much options to get resources, and you get pushed into pretty high dificulty gaps within a single mission.)
This was an 8 out 10 game for me. Took me 7 years to complete, mainly because it is an unforgiving stealth game, very realistic, so it was difficult. Either way, the mechanics were great when upgraded to the max and the story becomes better and better the more you advance. I specially liked the conclusion, it added a layer of complexity if what I think globins are. Remember you need patience for these types of games.
Amazing level design, good soundtrack, kinda messy storyline.
Give it a try rakash!
yes its good
Styx is Hot
If I could still refund this, I would. Pain in the ass.
Fun stealth game with excellent character models and an interesting setting.
Крутая стелс игра в которой играешь за гоблина. В целом игра хорошая, но слегка затянутая и душноватая.
good story. fun rpg style customization. i found the stealth system very challenging, but i'm sure those who are used to stealth games would enjoy it a lot.
Good classic stealth game.
An amazing stealth game hardly anyone has played or heard about. A true underdog!
very good
This game is an absolute classic. In my humble opinion has barely aged some 10 years since release. Styx is just great, with a unique high-fantasy story line and super-huge stealth maps to explore. There are multiple ways to sneak towards your goals, with the choice of using a long deadly knife to backstab and brutish goblin magic to trick and evade. There are enemies around every corner, secret tunnels to discover and huge walls to scale. Not a dull moment truly.
So, yeah...I love this game. Definitely will be one of my all time favourites for sure. Worth buying whether full price or on sale (the discount is often around 90% ). May need put aside least 20 hours to complete first playthru, even on easy as levels are vast. Be prepared to die quite a lot too (elves are badass, just sayin ////).... the pain is worth the satisfaction when completed.
Good luck Rakash!
the ac game ac fans yearn for
Fun game
Прикольная игра, не сказал бы, что она стоит 800 рублей(я купил по скидке за 100), но если вам заходят игры этого жанра, то покупайте. Игра проходится не очень долго, каждый уровень можно пройти разными способами, как только вам надоедает геймплей, появляется что-то новое, например новые мобы, есть скиллы, которые можно прокачивать, прикольный сюжет, отличная графика(игре 10 лет уже между прочим). Также есть ещё несколько игр, от разработчика, в этой вселенной. Короче отыграл всего лишь 15 часов, прошёл ещё не всё, но уже могу сказать, что не заброшу игру, пока не пройду до конца. Респект разрабам!
As a stealth game I highly recommend it, it's moody, quirky, immersive, atmospheric, challenging, and most of all fun. It can be time consuming and frustrating sometimes but this is a real hardcore stealth game, you can't even begin to blow your cover even the slightest bit in certain parts or you are dead. Some enemies you can only poison. There are very few games out there like this. At the end you can replay missions which is nice. Styx as a character is pretty likable. Some say the graphics are dated and not good, I think they look really good for the time the game came out, factor in the really great atmosphere and the graphical downsides are minimal. The world is huge and fun to explore while striving to not be undetected. Overall great game that anyone who likes stealth should not pass up. The story is nice as well.
I was pleasantly surprised by this game. Went into it without much information besides "it's a stealth game".
The closest comparison I can think of would be a Splinter Cell game.
The highlights for me were:
- Levels: I was impressed by the scale of the levels in the game, and how many different paths there were. I know it's cliche for this genre, but it still got me.
- Art Design: I found the artstyle for the game interesting enough to stand out. The graphics aren't technically amazing, but I'd say that the look of the world, from buildings to enemy outfits to the lighting really make up for what is now an aging game.
- Story: I was also pleased with the story. Did not expect this game to be so... I'll say ambitious with its story. It didn't blow my mind, but it was damn sure more engaging that I was expecting it to be.
If you are looking for a decent stealth game, give it a shot!
LOVE IT! MAX your settings! If you own a beefy PC handheld, even a steamdeck - this game will look incredible. Handles well)... smooth.... creative level design.. intresting strong and you also got a realy funny character.. what's not to like. Get it on sale and ull be a boss!
เนื่องจากเป็นเกมเก่า และ Stealth หนักมาก เราแทบจะต่อสู้แบบ 1 on 1 ไม่ได้เลย ถ้าศัตรูเห็นและรุมเรา แม้จะมีแค่ 2 ตัว ก็แพ้ง่ายๆเลย การสังเกตุ การสำรวจ และหาทางฆ่าโดยห้ามให้เห็น คือคำตอบเดียว และที่แย่หน่อย คือระบบ Save เรา Save ล่าสุดเมื่อไหร่ ถ้าตายก็ไปเริ่มใหม่ตรงนั้น Checkpoint ในเกมแทบไม่มีให้ แนะนำให้ Quick Save ตลอดทางที่ผ่านจะดีที่สุด โดยรวม ถ้าเป็นคนชอบเกม Stealth และ Hardcore ด้วย เกมนี้ตอบโจทย์ แต่ถ้าไม่ ไปเล่นเกมอื่นเถอะ
i played both these games on ps4 and i can say they are hella fun and have great replay achievement value. They are prolly the best stealth games ever. Play on goblins mode.
A fun idea, but the play get boring very quickly, especially once the maps start getting recycled. The story is also not the strongest.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Cyanide Studio |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 09.03.2025 |
| Metacritic | 71 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 82% положительных (3753) |