Styx: Shards of Darkness
- Developer
- Cyanide Studio
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Released
- 14 March 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £1.79
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
Embark upon a stealthy adventure with new enemies, new environments, and a plethora of new mechanics aimed at refining the abilities and movement of Styx; grappling around corners, climbing ropes, and using his trusty knife as a zip-wire. Shards of Darkness aims to offer unparalleled freedom of movement, along with refined stealth and assassination mechanics, expanding and improving on the strengths of Styx: Master of Shadows
Best gaming PC for Styx: Shards of Darkness in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Styx: Shards of Darkness today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Focus Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit) | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | AMD FX-6300 (3,5GHz) / Intel i5-2500 (3,3GHz) | AMD FX-8350 X8 (4,0 GHz)/Intel Core i7-4790 (3,6 GHz) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 260X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | 4 GB, AMD Radeon R9 390 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Storage | 11 GB | 11 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Styx: Shards of Darkness?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD FX-8350 X8 (4,0 GHz)/Intel Core i7-4790 (3,6 GHz) and your GPU is at or above 4 GB, AMD Radeon R9 390 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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