Styx: Shards of Darkness

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Genres, About, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Laughter and chaos, Getting better.

• Online co-op: Text says you can sneak alone or with a friend in co-op mode.
• Genres: Text calls it a new stealth adventure.
• About: User tags include Fantasy and Dark Fantasy. Text sets it in elven and dwarf lands.
• Exploring: Text talks about exploring huge open environments. User tags include Open World.
• Jumping and climbing: Text says you climb, swing and hang through the levels. User tags include Parkour.
• Building and creating: Text says you find ingredients to craft traps and useful items.
• Unlocks and progress: Text says you spend experience points to learn new skills.
• Laughter and chaos: User tags include Comedy, Dark Humor and Memes.
• Getting better: User tags include Difficult.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
• Release status: Steam lists the game as released.
• Release date: Steam shows Mar 14, 2017.
• Platforms: Backs windows only. Steam lists no macOS or Linux build.
• Free base co-op: Steam sells the base game for $19.99 and does not mark it free.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Unsupported on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 lists stealth game and role-playing video game.
• Release date: P577 gives 2017-03-14 as the preferred date.

cyanide-studio.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Genres, Release date.

• Genres: The developer's page lists Adventure, RPG and Strategy. We use adventure and role-playing.
• Release date: The page shows 14 Mar 2017.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Capabilities list Online co-op (2-2).
• Most players online: Capabilities list online co-op as 2-2.
• Platforms: The page says it plays on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
• Free base co-op: The Xbox edition is priced from $19.99. Subscription or cloud access does not make it free.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Most players online: The page says it supports up to 2 online players. Online play on PlayStation needs the PS Plus subscription.
• Platforms: Listed for PS4. A note on the page says the game is playable on PS5, so PS5 is backward compatibility with some PS4 features possibly missing.
• Free base co-op: The PS4 edition costs $19.99 as a one-time license.

mynewsdesk.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Friends can join mid-game, Kind of game, Working in sync, Time to hang out.

• Online co-op: Publisher press release of 2017-03-03, posted in its PR agency's newsroom. It describes a co-op mode where you invite a friend into your session.
• Most players online: Says two players can sneak through together, which also doubles the risk of being spotted.
• Friends can join mid-game: Calls it a drop-in/drop-out co-op mode and says you can invite a friend into your session at any time.
• Kind of game: Says every level and mission can be played in co-op, with partners working toward the same objectives.
• Working in sync: Says assassination partners must co-ordinate carefully.
• Time to hang out: Describes partners planning distractions and takedowns together, so talk stays on the task.

pcgamesn.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game, Kind of game, Working in sync.

• Friends can join mid-game: Article of 2017-03-03 says players can drop in or out whenever they wish.
• Kind of game: Says all missions can be played in co-op, for two players.
• Working in sync: Says missions in co-op take a fair bit of coordination.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Sessions, Story, Jumping and climbing, Building and creating, Fighting, Puzzles and figuring out, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger.

• Sessions: Review of 2017-03-14 describes nine multi-part missions.
• Story: Says you are unlikely to dwell on the lore. The Story Rich user tag points the other way, so the review wins.
• Jumping and climbing: Says ropes, zip lines and ledges are used often, and platforming sections break up the sneaking.
• Building and creating: Says crafting gives you traps such as an acid trap.
• Fighting: Says fighting is best avoided and rests on a weak parry.
• Puzzles and figuring out: Says environmental puzzling gives a break from the sneaking.
• Unlocks and progress: Says mission results give skill points for five upgrade branches that you can re-spend.
• Planning ahead: Says staying unseen relies on distraction and deception, and the skill system rewards creative thinking.
• Laughter and chaos: Says the goblin's constant fourth-wall jokes are a main trait.
• Tension and danger: Says the AI makes enemies fairly attentive.

digitallydownloaded.netPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Getting better, Exploring, Planning ahead.

• Tension and danger: Review of 2017-03-14 says scouting, escape routes and quick choices when ambushed create tension.
• Getting better: Says newcomers get a hard start and need several hours before the rewards show.
• Exploring: Says levels are layered with secret passages and there is no map, so you rely on memory.
• Planning ahead: Says you scout and memorise escape routes before you act.

bit-tech.netPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Getting better.

• Getting better: Review of 2017-03-21 says the writer dies often and spends the early hours learning guard patrols.

gog.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op.

• Online co-op: The GOG edition says it has no co-op features, so GOG is not linked here. The Steam, PlayStation and Xbox editions have co-op.