Focus Home Interactive has released a free demo for Cyanide’s latest stealth game, Styx: Shards of Darkness. According to the press release, this demo allows you to sneak around on the tutorial level of the game.
In this tutorial area players will help Styx hide, sneak, assassinate and steal the pays of the local guards, while getting a very first taste of the praised level design of game, new upgraded acrobatics, new gadgets and tools, and Styx’ trademark attitude.
Players can upgrade to the full game during or at the end of the demo to continue their adventure. The Steam version allows players to keep the saves made during this demo, to use them after their purchase the full game on Steam.
In order to celebrate the release of this free demo, Styx: Shards of Darkness will be available at 40% off until Monday, June 12th!
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Would love to play this.
Heard it’s ok but gets annoying quickly due to the character being obnoxious
The character is only obnoxious in some death screens because his jokes reference pop culture and sometimes fall flat, but you don’t have to see the death screen at all if you quickload when you get spotted.
Also keep in mind that this game is pure stealth, it’s one of the few stealth games I’ve played where ghosting by cleverly navigating the environment without takedowns is the most fun way to play. You always have multiple ways to proceed if you pay attention to the environment due to the verticality of the level design and Styx’s high jumping and climbing skill.
I can confirm this, avoiding enemies is best. I speedran the first game a couple of times and it was the same deal there. Just rolling and sneaking past everyone while occasionally throwing sand or knives was tons of fun. I couldn’t imagine playing Styx in the way modern stealth games are usually meant to be played, murdering everyone in the level.
STOP SAYING FREE DEMO!
It reminds devs that they can get away with charging for demos (Metal Gear Solid 5).
I wish for the term “Shareware” to make a comeback to gaming.
free, Free, FREEEEEEE!!
YOU HEARTLESS BA$TARD!
Unfortunately, seems to be because the game isn’t doing very well. Considering the first game sits at almost half a million in sales, it’s a huge loss for these guys. I always hate to see good developers not doing very well.
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Dammit, this game went under the radar for a lot of people and it’s a shame because it’s fantastic. I don’t know what people are smoking when they give this bad reviews.
Also I doubt the tutorial stage will help much in this case sadly, the game truly starts shining in the airships level, they should have taken one of the airships, mix things around a bit and release that as the demo level, that would be far more impressive to new players.
Going to try it, downloading now.
I liked the first game but around this one’s launch I was simply busy with other games.