Keep in mind Styx? Cyanide Studios’ horrible goblin was the most popular stealth recreation protagonist of the early 2010s. By this I imply he was the solely stealth recreation protagonist of the early 2010s, as bona-fide sneaking video games have been vanishingly uncommon.
Then Hitman returned from the useless, and all people forgot about Styx for some time. However the fast-talking, backstabbing gobbo is returning in a brand new recreation in February. To have a good time his reappearance, Epic is making a gift of the primary two Styx video games on Steam.
To be clear, neither recreation is a masterpiece. Styx himself is a troublesome grasp, placing the “gob” in goblin because of the truth he by no means shuts up. However they’re essentially first rate stealth video games, and for the value of nothing are properly value choosing up.
The brand new recreation, Blades of Greed, guarantees to open issues up even additional, swapping out separate ranges for 3 large fantasy environments that you may discover at your individual tempo, utilizing new instruments like a Breath of the Wild-style glider. Styx can also be grasp of his personal destiny in Blades of Greed, assembling a ragtag crew of ne’er do wells to execute fantasy heists from the security of his personal private airship.
Blades of Greed releases on February 19, which supplies you simply sufficient time to complete the primary two video games in case you’re up for that. There’s additionally a demo for Blades of Greed accessible on Steam, so you may try how the third recreation compares to the earlier two earlier than handing over your money.
