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Styx: Shards of Darkness

Cyanide Studio · Nacon · 2017-03-14

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 14, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 14, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Mar 14, 2017 (Xbox One)

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.

Styx: Shards of Darkness is a $19.99 Action and Adventure game released in 2017, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 6990 reviews).

31
playing now
83%
positive of 7.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
16
Nexus mods (2.1k downloads)
4.41★
PlayStation Store rating (2,163 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Styx: Shards of Darkness is a stealth video game developed by French developer Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game was released worldwide on 14 March 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is the sequel to the 2014 game Styx: Master of Shadows, and the third game set in the fictional world of the Of Orcs and Men series. A sequel, Styx: Blades of Greed, was released in 2026.

Trailer

Styx: Shards of Darkness trailer thumbnail

Styx: Shards of Darkness - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈282,273 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 544 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~68/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 175k–419k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,990 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.39-93%
GameBillet$1.55-92%
Fanatical$1.59-92%
Gamesplanet$1.70-91%
GOG$1.99-90%
Humble Store$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
GamersGate$2.00-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.39 at Steam (2026-09-19) · bundled 12×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 126 of 151 observed days · $0.16 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10910920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

41632026-09-15 12:00 — 25 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 31 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 22 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 416 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 92 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 71 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 156 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 84 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 136 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 170 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 60 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 49 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 118 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 88 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 55 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 41 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 46 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 19 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 65 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 55 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 21 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1891Dec 2016Aug 2026Dec 2016 — avg 1 · peak 8Mar 2017 — avg 189 · peak 1,231Jun 2017 — avg 126 · peak 419Sep 2017 — avg 108 · peak 558Dec 2017 — avg 123 · peak 375Mar 2018 — avg 86 · peak 498Jun 2018 — avg 171 · peak 643Sep 2018 — avg 87 · peak 457Dec 2018 — avg 75 · peak 188Mar 2019 — avg 39 · peak 97Jun 2019 — avg 36 · peak 111Sep 2019 — avg 56 · peak 265Dec 2019 — avg 49 · peak 118Mar 2020 — avg 63 · peak 201Jun 2020 — avg 41 · peak 145Sep 2020 — avg 94 · peak 451Dec 2020 — avg 51 · peak 141Mar 2021 — avg 43 · peak 113Jun 2021 — avg 33 · peak 131Sep 2021 — avg 59 · peak 242Dec 2021 — avg 35 · peak 92Mar 2022 — avg 38 · peak 133Jun 2022 — avg 28 · peak 81Sep 2022 — avg 30 · peak 78Dec 2022 — avg 43 · peak 97Mar 2023 — avg 51 · peak 144Jun 2023 — avg 45 · peak 167Sep 2023 — avg 29 · peak 82Dec 2023 — avg 46 · peak 134Mar 2024 — avg 53 · peak 143Jun 2024 — avg 30 · peak 88Sep 2024 — avg 43 · peak 126Dec 2024 — avg 40 · peak 98Mar 2025 — avg 73 · peak 209Jun 2025 — avg 80 · peak 364Sep 2025 — avg 51 · peak 139Dec 2025 — avg 52 · peak 126Mar 2026 — avg 91 · peak 264Jun 2026 — avg 34 · peak 81Aug 2026 — avg 32 · peak 83
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$40.38$1.392016-12-152026-10-142016-12-15 — best price $33.332017-06-27 — best price $39.992017-11-27 — best price $39.992018-04-09 — best price $15.992018-08-11 — best price $12.762019-01-28 — best price $12.002019-07-25 — best price $10.002019-11-12 — best price $19.992020-01-24 — best price $7.992020-04-10 — best price $7.992020-07-17 — best price $19.992020-09-23 — best price $19.992020-11-09 — best price $19.992021-01-06 — best price $19.992021-03-04 — best price $19.992021-04-29 — best price $3.992021-08-08 — best price $19.992021-12-06 — best price $4.502022-06-19 — best price $19.992022-11-07 — best price $3.332023-03-01 — best price $3.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-11-07 — best price $20.342024-02-28 — best price $2.432024-07-04 — best price $19.992024-11-04 — best price $19.992025-04-26 — best price $19.992025-08-14 — best price $1.992025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-05-01 — best price $1.992026-07-22 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $1.862026-09-28 — best price $1.392026-10-14 — best price $1.70
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

182302026-05-29 — 55 pageviews2026-06-02 — 70 pageviews2026-06-06 — 61 pageviews2026-06-10 — 61 pageviews2026-06-14 — 51 pageviews2026-06-18 — 58 pageviews2026-06-22 — 33 pageviews2026-06-26 — 68 pageviews2026-06-30 — 48 pageviews2026-07-04 — 47 pageviews2026-07-08 — 55 pageviews2026-07-12 — 65 pageviews2026-07-16 — 52 pageviews2026-07-20 — 52 pageviews2026-07-24 — 58 pageviews2026-07-28 — 39 pageviews2026-08-01 — 53 pageviews2026-08-05 — 32 pageviews2026-08-09 — 47 pageviews2026-08-13 — 37 pageviews2026-08-17 — 98 pageviews2026-08-21 — 45 pageviews2026-08-25 — 47 pageviews2026-08-29 — 55 pageviews2026-09-02 — 47 pageviews2026-09-06 — 49 pageviews2026-09-10 — 56 pageviews2026-09-14 — 118 pageviews2026-09-18 — 37 pageviews2026-09-22 — 63 pageviews2026-09-26 — 69 pageviews2026-09-30 — 54 pageviews2026-10-04 — 48 pageviews2026-10-07 — 41 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
59.7%
earned "Slowly but surely?"
17%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-03-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,2538%38
Xbox One (Xbox)4,9600%38
PS4 (PlayStation)4,70619%38

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

Co-opActionFantasyParkourStealthViolentAssassinAdventureDark HumorStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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