Hey folks,
Cyanide here, we’re thrilled to finally let you sneak your way into Styx: Blades of Greed with a brand-new playable demo on Steam! This is a limited-time demo (yep, it won’t be around forever), so if you’re itching to sharpen your knives and your wits, now is the perfect moment to jump in.
Oh, and one more thing before we get into the details:
The demo is available… right now!
What's in the demo?
This demo gives you access to the very beginning of the game!
From there, Styx goes back to doing what he does best: slipping through shadows, breaking into places he shouldn’t, and stealing things that definitely don’t belong to him.
You’ll get to experience:
The infiltration inside a massive golem attacking Styx to destroy it from the inside, a perfect introduction and tutorial to some Styx’s new tricks
Styx’s first real mission, a high-risk zeppelin theft under the ever-watchful eye of the Inquisition in the first open environment of the game, The Wall
It’s a focused taste of the tone, systems, and level of freedom we’re building into the full experience, just enough to get you into trouble, and hopefully out of it.
Keep your progress in the full game
Good news! Your save from the demo will be fully compatible with the base game on February 19th!
So if you fall in love with the smell of fresh loot and lurking in the shadows, you’ll be able to pick up your adventure right where you left off when the game launches, no need to start over.
What will be in the full game beyond the demo?
The demo is just the opening chapter of Styx’s new adventure, roughly an hour of gameplay but if you want to poke around, and test every shadow you’ll spend way more time in the demo. Naturally, this slice doesn’t contain everything the full experience has to offer.
Since it’s the very beginning of the game, some tools and systems are still out of reach here. You won’t, for example, get your hands on the glider or the grappling hook yet… and that’s on purpose. We’d rather let you discover the full extent of Styx’s tricks, powers, and playgrounds in the final game instead of spoiling them in the demo.
Consider this demo a taste of what’s to come, just enough to whet your appetite, and get you hungry for the full menu.
The full game will include:
Three large, open environments to explore and infiltrate in your own way. You'll discover brand new areas of The Wall as you unlock your new tools. You'll be sneaking through the vile orc nest of Turquoise Dawn and the rotting Ruins of Akenash, a twisted version of Styx: Master of Shadows world.
Movement tools to unlock new routes and unreachable areas, such as the grappling hook and glider
Unlock more upgrades for your tools and powers
New Quartz powers, including mind control and time shifting
New enemy factions with their own gameplay specificities, including Inquisitors, Orcs, or Elves
And above all: fresh infiltration challenges, a full liberty to design your own approaches, and situations to outsmart with Styx’s trademark creativity (and bad attitude)
Pre-order now!
You can pre-order the game right now and secure exclusive content to be ready for the next Styx's adventure!
https://www.nacongaming.com/en-US/styx-blades-of-greed
Pre-order the standard edition and unlock the Master of Shadow skin, inspired by Styx: Master of Shadows.
You can also pre-order the Quartz Edition (Deluxe Edition). It gives you even more to start your adventure in style:
Additional outfits including several skins based on Styx greed for Quartz, Amber and Gold and iconic outfits from Styx: Shards of Darkness
Exclusive dagger skins
Additional taunts to lure enemies
A starter pack with 2 skill points and crafting materials
48 hours early unlock to the game when pre-ordered
https://www.nacongaming.com/en-US/styx-blades-of-greed
Sharpen your blades, plan your infiltration, and get ready to steal everything in your path.
A word from the team
We’re extremely proud to finally share with you a first glimpse of the final game, coming in a little over a month. This demo is a real milestone for the whole team: the result of years of work on the project, and the long-awaited return of a flagship franchise after almost nine years.
To everyone who decides to give the demo a try: thank you. Your time, your feedback, and simply your curiosity mean a lot to the team. Seeing players back in Styx’s world after all this time is incredibly rewarding.
That said… our work isn’t completely over yet. The final game is coming very soon, and we’re giving it its last finishing touches. In the meantime, it’s still the perfect moment to pre-order the game!
View game pageWe’ve had a lot of fun crafting this slice of the game, and we’re excited to finally put it in your sneaky hands. Now go make a mess of carefully guarded places. Quietly… or not. You are choosing your path!
See you in the shadows,
The Cyanide Team
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