Styx: Shards of Darkness
Game
Game details
- First release year
- 2017
Platforms
Play modes
- co-op mode
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- M - Mature*
Engines
- Unreal Engine 4
Localized titles
- Styx: Shards of Darkness
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Polish*
- Korean*
- Japanese*
Audio languages
- English*
- Japanese*
Community tags · historical
- Stealth*
- Votes · historical
- 304*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 232*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 229*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 225*
- Story Rich*
- Votes · historical
- 223*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 221*
- Third Person*
- Votes · historical
- 210*
- Assassin*
- Votes · historical
- 207*
- Violent*
- Votes · historical
- 201*
- Parkour*
- Votes · historical
- 199*
- Dark Fantasy*
- Votes · historical
- 197*
- Co-op*
- Votes · historical
- 191*
- Fantasy*
- Votes · historical
- 139*
- Dark Humor*
- Votes · historical
- 98*
- Multiplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 96*
- Open World*
- Votes · historical
- 82*
- Memes*
- Votes · historical
- 68*
- RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 64*
- Difficult*
- Votes · historical
- 62*
- Comedy*
- Votes · historical
- 60*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- AMD FX-6300 (3,5GHz) / Intel i5-2500 (3,3GHz)*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 260X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Storage
- 11 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE ONLINE GAME*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Processor alternatives
- AMD FX-8350 X8 (4,0 GHz)/Intel Core i7-4790 (3,6 GHz)*
- Graphics alternatives
- 4 GB, AMD Radeon R9 390 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 65*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Cyanide
- Cyanide Studio*
Publishers
- Focus Entertainment
- Nacon*
Release history
- 2017
- Date precision
- Year only
- 2017-03-14
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2017-03-13 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2017-03-13*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Mar 14, 2017*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- AMD FX-6300 (3,5GHz) / Intel i5-2500 (3,3GHz)*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 260X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Name
- Styx: Shards of Darkness*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- AMD FX-8350 X8 (4,0 GHz)/Intel Core i7-4790 (3,6 GHz)*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- 4 GB, AMD Radeon R9 390 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Release year
- 2,017*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- AMD FX-6300 (3,5GHz) / Intel i5-2500 (3,3GHz)*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 260X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- AMD FX-8350 X8 (4,0 GHz)/Intel Core i7-4790 (3,6 GHz)*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- 4 GB, AMD Radeon R9 390 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Cyanide Studio
- Cyanide Studio*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- M - Mature*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- role-playing video game
- role-playing video game*
- stealth game
- stealth game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Nacon
- Nacon*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2017-03-13 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2017-03-13*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 38*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 8* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 402* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Cyanide Studio*
- DLC count · historical
- 1*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500000 - 1000000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 8* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 228* min
- Metacritic score
- 72*
- Name
- Styx: Shards of Darkness*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 1,002*
- Peak ccu
- 34*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 4,954*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 1.99*
- Publishers
- Nacon*
- Recommendations
- 4,595*
- Store release date · historical
- Mar 14, 2017*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Polish*
- Korean*
- Japanese*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.styx-thegame.com/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op
- Online Co-op*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Cyanide Studio
- Cyanide Studio*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Nacon
- Nacon*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Mar 14, 2017*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Polish*
- Korean*
- Japanese*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 516* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 464* min
- Ccu
- 34*
- Developer
- Cyanide Studio*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Polish*
- Korean*
- Japanese*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 516* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 210* min
- Name
- Styx: Shards of Darkness*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 1,002*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500,000 .. 1,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 4,954*
- Historical US price
- 1,999* US cents
- Publisher
- Nacon*
- Community tags · historical
- Stealth*
- Singleplayer*
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Story Rich*
- Atmospheric*
- Third Person*
- Assassin*
- Violent*
- Parkour*
- Dark Fantasy*
- Co-op*
- Fantasy*
- Dark Humor*
- Multiplayer*
- Open World*
- Memes*
- RPG*
- Difficult*
- Comedy*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Polish*
- Korean*
- Japanese*
- Community tags · historical
- Stealth
- Stealth*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Story Rich
- Story Rich*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Third Person
- Third Person*
- Assassin
- Assassin*
- Violent
- Violent*
- Parkour
- Parkour*
- Dark Fantasy
- Dark Fantasy*
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Fantasy
- Fantasy*
- Dark Humor
- Dark Humor*
- Multiplayer
- Multiplayer*
- Open World
- Open World*
- Memes
- Memes*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Difficult
- Difficult*
- Comedy
- Comedy*
- Tags votes
- Stealth
- Votes · historical
- 304*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 232*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 229*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 225*
- Story Rich
- Votes · historical
- 223*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 221*
- Third Person
- Votes · historical
- 210*
- Assassin
- Votes · historical
- 207*
- Violent
- Votes · historical
- 201*
- Parkour
- Votes · historical
- 199*
- Dark Fantasy
- Votes · historical
- 197*
- Co-op
- Votes · historical
- 191*
- Fantasy
- Votes · historical
- 139*
- Dark Humor
- Votes · historical
- 98*
- Multiplayer
- Votes · historical
- 96*
- Open World
- Votes · historical
- 82*
- Memes
- Votes · historical
- 68*
- RPG
- Votes · historical
- 64*
- Difficult
- Votes · historical
- 62*
- Comedy
- Votes · historical
- 60*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Cyanide Studio*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: *
- Metacritic score
- 72*
- Name
- Styx: Shards of Darkness*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) Processor: AMD FX-6300 (3,5GHz) / Intel i5-2500 (3,3GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 260X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 11 GB available space Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE ONLINE GAME *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $19.99*
- Publishers
- Nacon*
- Recommendations total
- 4,519*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Mar 14, 2017*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Korean, Japanese*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Multi-player
- Multi-player*
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op
- Online Co-op*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Cyanide Studio
- Cyanide Studio*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- AMD FX-6300 (3,5GHz) / Intel i5-2500 (3,3GHz)*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 260X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Storage
- 11 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE ONLINE GAME*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Nacon
- Nacon*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Mar 14, 2017*
- Interface languages
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Polish*
- Korean*
- Japanese*
Specifications 6 · 20 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Yes*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- unsupported*
- Store genres
- Action|Adventure*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 2,315*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 65*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- platinum*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 8* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,017*
- Title
- Styx: Shards of Darkness*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 65*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 8 GB*
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