In a press release, Focus Home Interactive has announced that Styx: Shards of Darkness will be out in March 2017 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. While no exact date has been given yet, the Steam page of the game lists a “March 14, 2017” release date, which could be a placeholder, or the final release day accidentally revealed (I choose the latter).
Additionally, a new three-minute gameplay footage of Styx: Shards of Darkness has also been revealed, and it shows us just what kind of stealth elements players can expect in this sequel.
Styx‘s second adventure builds upon the foundations laid in the tower of Akenash, with more fluid movement and climbing abilities, a richer story told with cinematics, an enhanced bestiary, side-missions to complete, as well as new and improved sneaking and assassination skills.  The titular goblin’s aerial abilities have been improved and expanded. Swing from ropes and attack from above with a slew of new tools such as the crossbow, which comes with a range of different bolts like the non-lethal poison bolt. The crossbow can be used not only to kill or disable enemies, but also to detach environmental objects and crush those below.
Cloning is one of Styx‘s signature abilities, and it has received a major upgrade. One of the new upgradeable abilities is the cocoon, which is a craftable item that you can throw to spawn your clone at a distance. Another new ability is called Rebirth, which teleports Styx ...