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Styx: Master of Shadows

Styx: Master of Shadows

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.

Released Oct 7, 2014 Developer Cyanide Studio Publisher Cyanide Studio, Nacon Platforms Windows StealthSingleplayerActionAdventureAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

83.1%positive10,590 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“2026 . And this is still a good game. This is my first time trying the tittle. The story in nice. Gameplay is simple. Ai acts as it should. Maybe only music and sound is what isn't that impactful. But I loved the green guy. Also graphic stands up very good despite its age. I…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“[h1] Styx, goblin that stinks. Half breed, half smelly. Overall ok if you don't like orcs. [/h1]”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Tedious inconsistent stealth with awful checkpoints that will have you wasting a bunch of time if the inconsistent stealth alerts an enemy causing you to die. Hard Pass.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

57playing at last check
7424-hour peak
1,622all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 345 avg · Oct 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

33achievements
16.4%median completion
2.8%rarest: Unseen, unknown
49.9% of players 42.8% of players 31.7% of players 30.3% of players 27.4% of players 27.0% of players 25.0% of players 24.6% of players 24.4% of players 22.3% of players 20.1% of players 19.7% of players 18.3% of players 17.5% of players 17.2% of players 16.8% of players 16.4% of players 14.8% of players 14.7% of players 13.6% of players 13.3% of players 13.1% of players 12.3% of players 10.7% of players 9.6% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 49.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
49.9%Born in the shadow — Extinguish 30 torches
42.8%Reminiscences — Finish the introduction
31.7%Sudden silence… — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%Unseen, unknown — Unlock the Insignia of the Shadow for each mission
3.2%Like looking through a wall — Manage to disable three guards, or more, inside a clone's smoke bomb
3.5%Great power... — Unlock all skills

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US1.99 USD−90%
EU1.99 EUR−90%
UK1.79 GBP−90%
Australia2.89 AUD−90%
Canada2.89 CAD−90%
Japan205 JPY−90%
Brazil6.99 BRL−90%
China9.80 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$1.3 Brazil China US Australia Canada EU UK≈$2.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 30, 2026
20% Off of Styx: Blades of Greed

A Little Theft, A Nice DiscountSo… you’re still hesitating? Watching from the shadows, are we? Waiting for the “right moment”? Well, congratulations, your patience finally paid off. Or maybe mine did?

Feb 19, 2026
Styx: Blades of Greed is OUT

The wait is finally over. Styx: Blades of Greed is officially available.Yes. Now.No more waiting. No more teasing. No more “coming soon”. You can finally put your sticky little hands on it. In Case Yo

Feb 16, 2026
Global Release Times - Styx: Blades of Greed

Well, well, well... You’ve waited long enough. On February 19th, 2026, I return. Try to contain your excitement. Console Release Time 🕙 10 AM CET PC Release Time 🕕 6 PM CETNot living in CET? How incon

Feb 16, 2026
PC SPECS - Styx: Blades of Greed

Oi, meatbag, You want to sneak through the shadows, slit a few throats, and steal everything that isn’t nailed down? Good. But first, let’s see if your precious machine can keep up. I’ve prepared a li

Feb 12, 2026
T-Minus 7 Days Until Launch!

AH, you're here! Good. That means you’ve got taste. Or bad habits. Probably both. In just one week, I’ll finally slither my way onto Steam with Styx: Blades of Greed. And to all of you who already cre

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsStealth · Singleplayer · Action · Adventure · Atmospheric · Violent · Story Rich · Third Person · Assassin · Parkour · Dark Fantasy · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements33
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.styx-thegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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