Games like Styx: Master of Shadows
If Styx: Master of Shadows is your kind of game, the closest matches are Styx: Shards of Darkness, Styx: Blades of Greed and Dishonored 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Set in a dark fantasy world, Styx: Master of Shadows is a 2014 action stealth game developed by Cyanide Studio in which players assume the role of a two-century-old goblin infiltrator. The game employs a binary-darkness system alongside mechanics such as ledge-grabbing, resource management, and a stealth-cloning ability that lets players split their attention across multiple angles. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, dark, and tense, with the binary-light mechanic lending a tactical quality to planning. Reviewers highlight that revisiting maps becomes refreshing as new abilities open up alternative routes. Styx: Master of Shadows carries an 82% positive rating from over 4,100 Steam reviews, is verified for Steam Deck, and is priced at $19.99.
About Styx: Master of Shadows: Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
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Styx: Shards of Darkness
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Top pick for Styx: Master of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
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.
Styx: Blades of Greed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Second-strongest match for Styx: Master of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
The master of stealth is back! Explore the dizzying heights of the Iserian Continent and cunningly eliminate your enemies. Thanks to your Quartz powers, you are freer than ever. Be creative: Never has it felt so good to be greedy.
Dishonored 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Third-strongest match for Styx: Master of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Ranked #4 for Styx: Master of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
Thief
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Ranked #5 for Styx: Master of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Ranked #6 for Styx: Master of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Ranked #7 for Styx: Master of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.
Kristala
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Ranked #8 for Styx: Master of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Kristala is a dark fantasy ARPG featuring challenging combat, fluid parkour, and deep exploration. Master the ancient magic of the Sacred Six Kristals and uncover the source of a mysterious curse in a thrilling, story-driven adventure.
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Dishonored
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Reviewers of Styx: Master of Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Reviewers of Styx: Master of Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
Thief
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Reviewers of Styx: Master of Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
Dishonored 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Reviewers of Styx: Master of Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
Thief Gold
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Styx: Master of Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Reviewers of Styx: Master of Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.
Gnomes Garden 3: The thief of castles
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Reviewers of Styx: Master of Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Gnomes Garden 3 — a new chapter in this exciting fantasy/strategy game. Head off into unknown lands and defeat the warlock!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Styx: Master of Shadows at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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More from Cyanide Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Cyanide Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Call of Cthulhu®
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Another title from Cyanide Studio, the studio behind Styx: Master of Shadows.
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Styx: Shards of Darkness
WHY THIS
Another title from Cyanide Studio, the studio behind Styx: Master of Shadows. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
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.
Blood Bowl 3
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Another title from Cyanide Studio, the studio behind Styx: Master of Shadows.
Brutal, crazy, tactical… this is BLOOD BOWL! The iconic death sport returns with the new video game of fantasy football faithfully using the latest board game rules and new content. Create your team, then crush, mulch and cheat your way to the top... leaving your opponents in the graveyard.
Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Another title from Cyanide Studio, the studio behind Styx: Master of Shadows.
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Of Orcs And Men
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Another title from Cyanide Studio, the studio behind Styx: Master of Shadows. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
You have been appointed to fulfill an extremely dangerous mission, deep in enemy territory: to kill one man... the Emperor himself. Lead the revolution of the Orcs and Goblins!
Rogue Lords
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Another title from Cyanide Studio, the studio behind Styx: Master of Shadows.
A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood
WHY THIS
Another title from Cyanide Studio, the studio behind Styx: Master of Shadows. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
You are Cahal, a powerful Garou who chose to go into exile after losing control of his destructive rage. He can transform into a wolf and a Crinos, a huge ferocious beast. Master your three forms and their powers to punish those who defile Gaia.
Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Another title from Cyanide Studio, the studio behind Styx: Master of Shadows.
Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Styx: Blades of Greed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
The master of stealth is back! Explore the dizzying heights of the Iserian Continent and cunningly eliminate your enemies. Thanks to your Quartz powers, you are freer than ever. Be creative: Never has it felt so good to be greedy.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Styx: Master of Shadows.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Styx: Master of Shadows.
From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.
Frequently asked about Styx: Master of Shadows
- Is Styx: Master of Shadows verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Styx: Master of Shadows is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Styx: Master of Shadows cost?
- Styx: Master of Shadows is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Styx: Master of Shadows?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Styx: Master of Shadows are Styx: Shards of Darkness, Styx: Blades of Greed, Dishonored 2.
- Who developed Styx: Master of Shadows?
- Styx: Master of Shadows was developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Cyanide Studio, Nacon.
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