Styx: Shards of Darkness

Released: March 14, 2017

Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 4 PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox One

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG) Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player Multiplayer Co-operative

Themes:

Action Fantasy Stealth

Player Perspectives:

Third person

Ratings

User Rating

78.1

Based on 32 ratings

Critics Rating

70.7

Based on 14 ratings

Total Rating

74.4

Based on 46 ratings

Summary

Embark upon a stealthy adventure with new enemies, new environments, and a plethora of new mechanics aimed at refining the abilities and movement of Styx; grappling around corners, climbing ropes, and using his trusty knife as a zip-wire. Shards of Darkness aims to offer unparalleled freedom of movement, along with refined stealth and assassination mechanics, expanding and improving on the strengths of Styx: Master of Shadows

Storyline

Following the fall of Akenash tower, an extraordinary matter has forced Styx out of hiding to infiltrate Körangar, the city of the Dark Elves. Supposedly impregnable, a diplomatic summit offers Styx a chance at slipping in unnoticed, as he learns that the event is nothing but a mere façade… Moreover, the Elves have joined forces with the Dwarves, and the only thing both races have in common is a mutual hatred of the Goblins…