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Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.

Release DateMar 14, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.9% (positive) / 82.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81% Top 20% / 80.2%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)3.5K  Top 10% / 5.1K  Top 5%
Curators121 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time17.9 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar54 minutes  Top 30%
Followers61K  Top 2%
Owners± 903.9K  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 242.6K  Top 5%
Gross Revenue ($)± 3.3M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Styx: Shards of Darkness steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Styx: Shards of Darkness's Steam rating and reviews from March 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 89.7% (March 2017) and 79.9% (October 2018).

With 5.1K reviews Top 5%, Styx: Shards of Darkness is an AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Styx: Shards of Darkness and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Styx: Shards of Darkness's review languages. The most popular language is English (47%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game has been translated in 8 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Styx: Shards of Darkness percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Styx: Shards of Darkness, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 32 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 9 hours) could mean that Styx: Shards of Darkness crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • graphic is nice
  • voice acting is decent
  • large explorable maps
  • alternatives for gameplay
  • enjoyable and intriguing story
  • distraction items added
  • many skills to unlock
  • confident antihero Styx
  • atmospheric surroundings and light atmosphere
  • variety of locations
  • recycled maps for missions
  • the last mission is annoying
  • rope swinging is imprecise
  • long distance between checkpoints
  • not enough story
  • unnecessary crafting system
  • terrible Tarzan rope mechanic
  • problems with the stealth-o-vision
  • game is short
  • broken achievements

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 83.9% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Styx: Shards of Darkness's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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