Styx: Master of Shadows

 Xbox One
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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 12 out of 39
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  1. RectifyGaming
    Nov 4, 2014
    8
    A surprisingly interesting game with fluid stealth mechanics to support it, with a lengthy campaign and good storyline. Overall, a good game for it's price tag.
  2. Jako6992
    Feb 24, 2015
    8
    I came in to this game with no expectations at all and i was surprised. i picked the game up for under 10 pounds in the Ultimate Xbox sale. The game is a fantasy game with elves, goblins and all that. you are Styx a goblin that is a stealth master. the game is focused on stelath and is for the very skilled stelath player. I have played alot of stealth games in my time so i took theI came in to this game with no expectations at all and i was surprised. i picked the game up for under 10 pounds in the Ultimate Xbox sale. The game is a fantasy game with elves, goblins and all that. you are Styx a goblin that is a stealth master. the game is focused on stelath and is for the very skilled stelath player. I have played alot of stealth games in my time so i took the difficulty to hard but i was surprised that i could not stay stealth so i took it on normal and i is even a challenge there for me atleast.The story is good. not amazing but good. The graphics are okay. not the best but not extremely bad either. One of the only problems i have with the game is that the AI is sometimes very stupid even on the Harder difficultys. but overall it´s a great game and a amazing stelath game for every stealth game lover. the controls are very smooth and the parkour system is very smooth to. i read in some other reviews at launch that the parkour system was clunky and Styx did not grab on to what he was supposed to do. It have been fixed now in a update. I give it a 8/10 score because of the fantastic stealth and good story. it loses points on the AI that sometimes is stupid but not gamebreaking.… Expand
  3. TheBidding
    Mar 15, 2017
    10
    Firsty, Co op mode utterly broken. Gameplay poor. Storyline awful. The first game was a load of fun but this just lives off the nostalgia, terrible game.
  4. Pee
    Jun 11, 2016
    8
    Styx Master of Shadows, where to begin? Here are some pros and cons.
    PROS
    -Campaign: Styx Master of Shadows has a very difficult and lengthy campaign with an okay story that has a few plot twists. It I about a goblin named Styx who goes on a journey to a tree on the top of the huge tower of Akenash. Styx believes he will recover his memory as to who he is by drinking the magical    Styx Master of Shadows, where to begin? Here are some pros and cons.
    PROS
    -Campaign:
    Styx Master of Shadows has a very difficult and lengthy campaign with an okay story that has a few plot twists. It I about a goblin named Styx who goes on a journey to a tree on the top of the huge tower of Akenash. Styx believes he will recover his memory as to who he is by drinking the magical amber from the tree. The campaign consists of 8 "episodes" each consisting of around 3 "zones". It'll take you around an hour or more to beat every two zones so around an hour 1/2 to beat one episode.
    -Difficulty
    This game was surprisingly difficult, even on easy. Plus, there are secondary objectives that are optional and give you a whole other set of difficult things. You also have insignias, little goals like: kill no one or steal all items, pretty much things like that.
    -Stealth
    The game has very fluid stealth mechanics that are more complicated than games like Assassins Creed. It is like a mixture between the old Thief games and Shadow of Mordor. You have to walk by enemies slowly and make sure they don't hear you, you also have to stay in the shadows in order to prevent enemies from seeing you. When it comes to takedowns, Styx has two ways to takedown enemies: Silently, which will take longer, and Quick, which is more noisy.
    -Range of enemies
    Styx has a wide range of enemies for you to overcome, from simple servants to vicious orcs. My least favorite enemies are the accursed roabies, mutated cockroaches that are blind, but have an incredible hearing. These bugs cannot be fought in combat but can still attack you. WHENEVER I ENCOUNTER A ROABIE MY ONLY EXCITMENT IS THE POSSIBLE KNOWLEDGE THAT I CAN WIPE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THINGS OF THE PLANET!!!! Other than that, I can handle anything.
    CONS
    -Language
    Styx swears an overwhelmingly large amount (I know in some games language can improve the emotions), it sounds less like an adult and more like a 10 year old trying to sound edgy.
    -Combat system
    Styx has a flat out terrible combat system but that is partially a good thing. It stops the player from AC-styled running into a room full of enemies and wiping them out, and keeps the focus on the wonderful stealth mechanics.

    All in all 8/10    … Expand
  5. DoctorMojica
    Oct 16, 2021
    9
    Styx: Master of Shadows is a wonderful surprise. An amazing game with great stealth qualities, great music and soundtrack, creative story with great twists and a character that you will remember. The lack of general polish and some bugs along the story take away the opportunity of being an epic game, but it is definitely a great game and a MUST play for players who enjoy stealth gaming.Styx: Master of Shadows is a wonderful surprise. An amazing game with great stealth qualities, great music and soundtrack, creative story with great twists and a character that you will remember. The lack of general polish and some bugs along the story take away the opportunity of being an epic game, but it is definitely a great game and a MUST play for players who enjoy stealth gaming. For the price, it's a bargain.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#58 Best Xbox One Game of 2014
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#62 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2014
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#40 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2014

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. games(TM)
    Nov 17, 2014
    50
    This sounds like Batman, but it's more like a knock-off of Punch Out. Competent middle-tier filler, and little more. [Issue#154, p.128]
  2. MondoXbox
    Nov 16, 2014
    75
    Styx: Master of Shadows nails the stealth mechanics immersing us in a charming story and universe; too bad for its low budget production, resulting in disappointing graphics, A.I. and combat system.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Oct 20, 2014
    70
    A surprisingly playable stealth endeavour from Cyanide, with a startlingly repulsive lead.
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