Choose Styx: Shards of Darkness
Choose Styx: Shards of Darkness if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,180 Steam reviews back the pick.
Styx: Shards of Darkness vs Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Styx: Shards of Darkness and Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Styx: Shards of Darkness (2017) is 2 years older than Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition (2019). Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (93.9% positive) than Styx: Shards of Darkness (82.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Choose Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.9% positive across 85,661 reviews.
Both Styx: Shards of Darkness and Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Styx: Shards of Darkness |  Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.9% positive (2,180 reviews) | 93.9% positive (85,661 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cyanide Studio | FromSoftware, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Styx: Shards of Darkness (2017) is 2 years older than Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition (2019).
- Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (93.9% positive) than Styx: Shards of Darkness (82.9% positive).
- Styx: Shards of Darkness is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition (19.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Styx: Shards of Darkness has co-op; Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition does not.
- Steam Deck: Styx: Shards of Darkness is Deck Unsupported, Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition is Deck Verified.
Styx: Shards of Darkness vs Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Styx: Shards of Darkness or Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition?
- On Steam reviews Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition scores higher (93.9% positive) than Styx: Shards of Darkness (82.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Styx: Shards of Darkness or Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Styx: Shards of Darkness (2017) came out before Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Styx: Shards of Darkness and Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition have multiplayer like Styx: Shards of Darkness?
- No. Styx: Shards of Darkness supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition is listed as single-player only.