Styx: Shards of Darkness is the sequel to Cyanide Studios' infiltration game Master of Shadow. You play as a goblin thief sneaking into a diplomatic summit.

Styx: Shards of Darkness System Requirements

13 Feb 2017 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
Processor: AMD FX-6300 (3,5GHz) / Intel i5-2500 (3,3GHz)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 1 GB, DirectX 11, AMD Radeon R7 260X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 15 GB available space
Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE ONLINE GAME

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz / AMD FX-8320
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 270X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
System Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 15 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card

PC System Analysis For Styx: Shards of Darkness Requirements

Styx Shards of Darkness is built using the Unreal Engine 4 and will require a medium performance computer to run smoothly. Styx system requirements are based around the Unreal Engine 4 and so a processor requirement of a core i5 2500K is minimum or FX-6300 CPU with a Styx shards of darkness minimum graphics requirement of a GTX 560 or R7 260X and 8GB system memory will run steady 30 frames per second rates on low to medium graphics settings. For recommended requirements you will need at least an R9 270X or GTX 760 graphics card and we recommend 16GB RAM.

FPS System Benchmark

132 FPS

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is Styx: Shards of Darkness for PC? Styx: Shards of Darkness is excellently optimized

8.8

Where does Styx: Shards of Darkness rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Adventure, Stealth, Fantasy

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Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

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Core i5-2500 3.3GHz

FX-6300

GeForce GTX 750

Radeon R7 260X v3

1 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

15 GB

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Core i5-4460 3.2GHz

FX-8320

GeForce GTX 760

Radeon R9 270X

2 GB

16 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

15 GB

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Styx: Shards of Darkness PC Release Date:

14 Mar 2017

Alternative Game Tags: styx shards of darkness, styx master of shadows

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Styx: Shards of Darkness vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

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Core I7-5775R 4-Core 3.3GHz

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Radeon RX 480X 4GB

128%

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13GB

19%

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