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Styx: Master of Shadows

Cyanide Studio · 2014-10-07

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Action

Modes: Single player

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.

30
playing now
83%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (88 ratings)
18h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 30 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 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 293k–702k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,701 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
Humble Store$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
IndieGala$2.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.80-63%
Microsoft Store$19.99

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 189 of 192 observed days · $1.00 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

72142026-08-06 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 58 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 53 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 65 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 59 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 71 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 59 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 52 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 51 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 33 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 56 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 56 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 28 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 49 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 63 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 31 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 55 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 65 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 31 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 49 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$37.54$1.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $19.982026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

221462026-05-29 — 87 pageviews2026-06-01 — 88 pageviews2026-06-04 — 103 pageviews2026-06-07 — 118 pageviews2026-06-10 — 84 pageviews2026-06-13 — 86 pageviews2026-06-16 — 221 pageviews2026-06-19 — 108 pageviews2026-06-22 — 65 pageviews2026-06-25 — 112 pageviews2026-06-28 — 126 pageviews2026-07-01 — 75 pageviews2026-07-04 — 91 pageviews2026-07-07 — 97 pageviews2026-07-10 — 69 pageviews2026-07-13 — 80 pageviews2026-07-16 — 85 pageviews2026-07-19 — 86 pageviews2026-07-22 — 75 pageviews2026-07-25 — 77 pageviews2026-07-28 — 58 pageviews2026-07-31 — 77 pageviews2026-08-03 — 76 pageviews2026-08-06 — 88 pageviews2026-08-09 — 92 pageviews2026-08-12 — 72 pageviews2026-08-15 — 65 pageviews2026-08-18 — 72 pageviews2026-08-21 — 67 pageviews2026-08-24 — 89 pageviews2026-08-26 — 91 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.

Player tags

RPGMagicActionFantasyParkourStealthViolentAssassinAdventureSteampunk

Census log

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

Recent updates

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