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Styx: Master of Shadows

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First release
Oct 07, 2014
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Strategy · Action, Fantasy, Stealth
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, 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. Deep inside the vertiginous and multi-layered forsaken Tower of Akenash, where Humans and Elves protect the World-Tree, source of the Amber – a powerful and magical golden sap – is hidden Styx’ chance to understand his true origin... and to make a fortune at the same time.

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Storyline
Styx is a cunning goblin gifted with dark magic and unmatched skill in stealth and thievery. He sets his sights on the Tower of Akenash, a colossal fortress held aloft by the power of a great World Tree at its heart. Slipping past its guards and defenses, Styx seeks to reach the tree's core and claim the priceless amber said to reside there. Driven by clouded memories and a whispering voice in his mind, he descends deep into the tower toward secrets far greater than he expects.Read more

Styx is a cunning goblin gifted with dark magic and unmatched skill in stealth and thievery. He sets his sights on the Tower of Akenash, a colossal fortress held aloft by the power of a great World Tree at its heart. Slipping past its guards and defenses, Styx seeks to reach the tree's core and claim the priceless amber said to reside there. Driven by clouded memories and a whispering voice in his mind, he descends deep into the tower toward secrets far greater than he expects.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 07, 2014
PlayStation 4
Oct 07, 2014
Xbox One
Oct 07, 2014
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
18h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
orcs, goblin, steam, achievements, steam trading cards
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Critic Score
74
Main + Extras (IGDB)
18h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 9,675 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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