Styx: Blades of Greed review

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What is it? Goblin stealth goes semi-open world and hugely vertical.
Release date February 19, 2026
Expect to pay $40
Developer Cyanide Studio
Publisher Nacon
Reviewed on RTX 3060 (laptop), Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAM
Steam Deck TBC
Link Steam

I have a fractious relationship with the Styx series: I love its highly vertical and often punishing approach to third-person stealth, but I loathe its foul-mouthed, quippy goblin protagonist. I can't even stand the look of the bastard.