Styx: Shards of Darkness

 Xbox One
User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 31
  3. Negative: 5 out of 31
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  1. TheBidding
    Mar 14, 2017
    1
    A valid attempt at a follow up to the first, but the plot is straight up unimaginative, and despite the addition of new features as well as the co-op mode, it is a disappointment. Nowhere near as immersing as the first.
  2. virgilivs
    Aug 22, 2021
    3
    If you enjoy unpolished stealth games with buggy mechanics, half-assed animations and graphics, gross one liners and stale memes, then this pile of irredeemable crap is perfect for you.

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#82 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Apr 15, 2017
    60
    A budget stealth romp that'll please the old-school crowd and frustrate everyone else. [May 2017, p.80]
  2. GameCritics
    Apr 13, 2017
    70
    With all the things Styx bumbles, the game really shouldn’t work, but somehow everything still managed to click for me. The stalking, the scheming, and managing the successful execution of strategies are all gratifying. Styx: Shards of Darkness is far from perfect and can’t compete with the triple-A titles already crowding 2017, but it is a great B-tier budget title, and underneath that warty skin, there’s the sort of heart that’s often lacking in its more polished peers.
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  3. XboxAddict
    Apr 7, 2017
    70
    Styx: Shards of Darkness offers more improvements upon it's original than most other sequels you'll find in gaming today. This is due to the painstaking process of finding out what needed improving, how to improve it, then executing it properly. If you are a fan of games that thrive on creativity and stealth, then Styx: Shards of Darkness should be on your gaming radar. While there are a few issues that plague the game, the overall gaming experience is one of quality and craftsmanship. Earlier I asked if developer Cyanide ticked all the boxes that make up a quality stealth title, and the answer to that is yes.
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