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Styx: Master of Shadows

Cyanide Studio · 2014-10-07

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Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 07, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 07, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Oct 07, 2014 (Xbox One)

Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.

Styx: Master of Shadows is a $19.99 Action title released in 2014, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive sentiment (83% of 11,720 reviews).

40
playing now
83%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (88 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (2.0k downloads)
4.00★
PlayStation Store rating (34,993 ratings)
18h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

40 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Styx: Master of Shadows is a stealth video game developed by Cyanide Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is a prequel, and the second video game to take place in the world established by 2012's Of Orcs and Men. The game received a sequel, Styx: Shards of Darkness, in 2017.

Trailer

Styx: Master of Shadows trailer thumbnail

Styx: Master of Shadows - Launch Trailer

≈193,866 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 40 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 591 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~74/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 293k–703k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,720 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$1.55-92%
Fanatical$1.59-92%
Gamesplanet$1.70-91%
GOG$1.99-90%
Humble Store$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
WinGameStore$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Fanatical (2021-04-22) · bundled 19×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 216 of 219 observed days · $0.56 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26326320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

93122026-09-15 12:00 — 30 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 53 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 46 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 72 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 34 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 40 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 47 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 22 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 28 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 55 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 19 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 44 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 50 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 35 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 42 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 44 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 23 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 55 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 63 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 22 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 40 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3451Sep 2014Aug 2026Sep 2014 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2015 — avg 94 · peak 259May 2015 — avg 97 · peak 668Sep 2015 — avg 320 · peak 1,491Jan 2016 — avg 123 · peak 387May 2016 — avg 103 · peak 683Sep 2016 — avg 138 · peak 666Jan 2017 — avg 127 · peak 328May 2017 — avg 145 · peak 695Sep 2017 — avg 180 · peak 803Jan 2018 — avg 86 · peak 257May 2018 — avg 45 · peak 95Sep 2018 — avg 75 · peak 399Jan 2019 — avg 55 · peak 139May 2019 — avg 32 · peak 84Sep 2019 — avg 29 · peak 81Jan 2020 — avg 77 · peak 242May 2020 — avg 100 · peak 772Sep 2020 — avg 78 · peak 254Jan 2021 — avg 59 · peak 139May 2021 — avg 63 · peak 159Sep 2021 — avg 42 · peak 104Jan 2022 — avg 46 · peak 105May 2022 — avg 38 · peak 88Sep 2022 — avg 38 · peak 94Jan 2023 — avg 52 · peak 110May 2023 — avg 39 · peak 100Sep 2023 — avg 31 · peak 70Jan 2024 — avg 40 · peak 94May 2024 — avg 39 · peak 101Sep 2024 — avg 53 · peak 148Jan 2025 — avg 44 · peak 99May 2025 — avg 62 · peak 177Sep 2025 — avg 60 · peak 137Jan 2026 — avg 132 · peak 363May 2026 — avg 56 · peak 140Aug 2026 — avg 44 · peak 94
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$37.54$1.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $22.492015-05-13 — best price $31.372015-11-21 — best price $10.192016-04-10 — best price $8.542016-12-23 — best price $24.562017-07-30 — best price $5.252018-02-19 — best price $29.992018-08-13 — best price $27.062019-04-01 — best price $7.502020-01-20 — best price $27.632020-03-25 — best price $4.492020-07-11 — best price $29.992020-09-18 — best price $29.992020-11-17 — best price $4.492021-02-10 — best price $1.992021-04-05 — best price $19.992021-07-12 — best price $1.992021-10-29 — best price $15.742022-02-11 — best price $1.792022-05-18 — best price $29.992022-08-22 — best price $1.682022-11-25 — best price $2.992023-03-07 — best price $1.542023-06-19 — best price $2.992023-09-13 — best price $29.992023-12-19 — best price $2.992024-03-10 — best price $19.992024-06-01 — best price $18.992024-09-10 — best price $19.992025-01-06 — best price $1.802025-05-22 — best price $1.992025-08-29 — best price $19.992025-11-29 — best price $15.742026-02-21 — best price $19.992026-05-08 — best price $1.802026-07-21 — best price $19.982026-09-06 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.70
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

221482026-05-29 — 87 pageviews2026-06-02 — 125 pageviews2026-06-06 — 96 pageviews2026-06-10 — 84 pageviews2026-06-14 — 95 pageviews2026-06-18 — 115 pageviews2026-06-22 — 65 pageviews2026-06-26 — 88 pageviews2026-06-30 — 94 pageviews2026-07-04 — 91 pageviews2026-07-08 — 92 pageviews2026-07-12 — 92 pageviews2026-07-16 — 85 pageviews2026-07-20 — 79 pageviews2026-07-24 — 72 pageviews2026-07-28 — 58 pageviews2026-08-01 — 81 pageviews2026-08-05 — 65 pageviews2026-08-09 — 92 pageviews2026-08-13 — 57 pageviews2026-08-17 — 176 pageviews2026-08-21 — 67 pageviews2026-08-25 — 89 pageviews2026-08-29 — 88 pageviews2026-09-02 — 81 pageviews2026-09-06 — 95 pageviews2026-09-10 — 62 pageviews2026-09-14 — 106 pageviews2026-09-18 — 71 pageviews2026-09-22 — 83 pageviews2026-09-26 — 83 pageviews2026-09-30 — 71 pageviews2026-10-04 — 78 pageviews2026-10-07 — 62 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
49.9%
earned "Born in the shadow"
16.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)15,92313%34
Steam (Steam)14,4459%33
Xbox One (Xbox)7,5135%33

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGMagicActionFantasyParkourStealthViolentAssassinAdventureSteampunk

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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