Styx Shards of Darkness Trophy Guide

Styx Shards of Darkness Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ** A stealth game and sequel to the 2014 Styx: Master of Shadows. The Platinum is slightly easier than its predecessor due to the added quick-save function.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Styx: Shards of Darkness ** 34 Cyanide France 18 16 3 0 0

Styx: Shards of Darkness

Styx: Shards of Darkness is a stealth game and sequel to the 2014 Styx: Master of Shadows. Players keep a low profile by hiding in the shadows in order to survive and progress to the next level. The titular character Styx possesses a number of abilities such as turning invisible, setting traps for enemies, and cloning himself. Experience gained allows to unlock new skills and special moves. The game also includes a multiplayer co-op mode, where the second player controls one of Styx’s clones.

Following the events of Master of Shadows, Styx is offered the job of sneaking into Korrangar, the city of the Dark Elves. Despite the city rumored to be impregnable, Styx is able to slip inside and embark on a new objective – stealing a scepter which possesses incredible power.

Styx: Shards of Darkness received relatively positive reviews with an average score of 72%, praised for its level design, stealth tactics, and overall improvement over its predecessor, but criticized for its AI, combat system, and weak objective missions.

The Platinum for Shards of Darkness is arguably easier than its predecessor, Master of Shadows, due to the addition of the quick-save feature, which makes both farming as well as trial-and-error easier. Having said that, the overall challenge is about the same. The game can be played on Easy mode, and realistically require at least two playthroughs, with some additional farming afterwards. And a mission select means there are no missable trophies.

If using the collectibles guides and walkthroughs under our Links tab, expect around 20-25 hours for the Platinum.

Your first main goal will be to get gold level for all four Insignias for each of the missions. This includes not setting off alerts, collect all the tokens, not performing any kills, and beating the time limit. It’s technically possible to get all four of these in one playthrough, but unless you have some mad skills, we do not recommend it.

If you wish to make things easier on yourself, feel free to play on Easy mode and first just focus on getting the Shadows, Thief, and Mercy gold Insignias. Along the way, you will be unlocking the mission-related trophies naturally. There are a few others you could work towards as well to avoid a lot of post-game farming, so you may which to check out the Styx Shards of Darkness trophy guide links under our Links tab.

Once that’s done, reply each of the missions, this time doing a speed-run for the Swiftness gold Insignia. Once you get all four gold Insignias, you’ll not only unlock each of their corresponding trophies, but the All Along The Gobtower trophy as well.

Once that’s done, it’s time to use the mission select and mop up all the remaining miscellaneous trophies may still be missing. Any farming still required can easily be done by using a quick-save, do what you need to do, and reload to rinse and repeat. Be sure to check out the Styx Shards of Darkness trophy guide links under our Links tab to see what you still need and their requirements.

First, here's a Walkthrough on walkthrough-guide:
https://walkthrough-guide.com/walkthrough-styx-shards-of-darkness/

And a video Walkthrough by FrozenFoxy:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuQI8b1yePWiPQCCCHc0RRBRnQDwqUS0F

Here's a great Trophy Guide by scharn73:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/styx-shards-of-darkness/guide/

And an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS4) by BiggD:
https://www.xboxachievements.com/game/styx-shards-of-darkness/guide/

And ToujoursEnLigne has an Achievement Guide here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=908015407

Here is Part 1 of a Speedrun video demonstration by 360GameTV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOPS1Ccbmpk&feature=emb_title

And 360GameTV's A Taste of Gob trophy video demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyjiBlNJPxg&feature=emb_title

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
https://www.exophase.com/game/styx-shards-of-darkness-ps4/trophies/

Styx Master of Shadows Trophy Guide

Styx Master of Shadows Trophy Guide. Difficulty: **  A stealth game and prequel to the 2012 Of Orcs and Men. The Platinum is not particularly difficult but requires two playthroughs and a lot of collectibles to find.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Styx: Master of Shadows ** 34 Cyanide France 20 8 5 0 0

Styx: Master of Shadows

Styx: Master of Shadows is a stealth game and prequel to the 2012 Of Orcs and Men. Players keep a low profile by hiding in the shadows in order to survive and progress to the next level. The titular character Styx possesses a number of abilities such as turning invisible, using amber-vision to detect hidden enemies, and cloning himself. Experience gained allows to unlock new skills and special moves.

Taking place before the events of Of Orcs and Men, Styx finds himself infiltrating a flying fortress called the Tower of Akenash, intent on rescuing a friend being held prisoner. However, Styx is apparently suffering from confusion, and does not yet understand why he is doing this.

Styx: Master of Shadows received mixed to positive reviews with an average score of 70%, praised for its stealth tactics, required strategizing, and overall fun, though criticized for its combat tactics and technical issues such as long loading time.

This is a high 2-star difficulty, due to the time required. You will need to do two playthroughs, one in which you employ stealth tactics and therefore avoid killing anyone, and another to unlock the kill-related trophies. There are also quite a few collectibles to find. Having said that, the game is not particularly difficult, especially for players used to stealth games such as Thief or Deus Ex, and can be played on its easiest difficulty setting without affecting any trophies.

Expect around 35-40 hours for the Platinum, depending on your stealth skills.

If you want to make things easier, you can select the easiest mode to play, as there are no difficulty-related trophies.

Start your first playthrough by avoiding setting off any alerts for the Shadow insignia, while also focusing on the kill-related trophies, and collecting all the tokens and relics, as well as completing all the secondary objectives. Be sure to follow one of the walkthroughs and collectibles guides under our Links tab for more details. There are eight missions in total, divided into sub-zones.

During that first playthrough, you will also unlock all the mission completed trophies, and a number of others naturally.

For your second playthrough, you’ll be using the mission select to replay each mission. This time, you’ll want to focus on a full-on stealth gameplay in order to avoid killing anyone, while also completing each mission within the time limit.

With that done, it’s simply a matter of mopping up anything you’re still missing, which may include unlocking all the skills for the Great Power trophy, or any other missables. Be sure to check out the Styx Master of Shadows trophy guide links under our Links tab to see what you’re still missing and their requirements.

First, here's Part 1 of a Ghost and Mercy Walkthrough video by Rangris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ7Bexj-skQ

Here's a detailed Trophy Guide by scharn73:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/styx-master-of-shadows/guide/

And an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS4) by BiggD:
https://www.xboxachievements.com/game/styx-master-of-shadows/guide/

A video Relics Collectibles Guide by SwaggersGaming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1Xbv3eVLk&feature=emb_title

And a video Tokens Collectibles Guide by rus199410:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgWaDPRkgrg

A video demonstration of the Music Lover trophy by rus199410:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ2MltCHcUU&feature=emb_title

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
https://www.exophase.com/game/styx-master-of-shadows-ps4/trophies/