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In Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, the player journeys from a doomed Arkham into the depths of the Abyss. Create your own character based on 1920's archetypes and carve a path through a broken and mysterious world.
Your desperate battle against forces beyond comprehension will haunt you until the end. Physical combat will be challenging, spellcasting will have dire consequences, and your sanity will be strained to the breaking point by unknown abominations. Sometimes the best solution will be to flee what lurks beyond the threshold.
Features:
A hand drawn 2D world reflecting Lovecraft's themes of cosmic horror and dread.
Enemies, environments and storylines inspired by Lovecraft’s iconic original works. Take part in quests inspired by your favorite stories and see them play out according to your own decisions and role-playing style.
Choose from 8 main character Archetypes, each with its own origin backstory and specialties.
A host of weird companions will accompany you on your ill-starred journey: the lonely, antediluvian 'Outsider', a fallen soldier of the Great War reanimated by Herbert West, a psychic (and narcissistic) cat from Ulthar. Recruit these and other outlandish beings to your crew.
Your character's Sanity and mental state will influence dialogue options. Mental illness comes with advantages as well as hindrances. Sometimes it pays to be mad in a world gone mad!
Stygian's Belief System determines how your characters cope with the warped reality of the new Arkham, as well as the rate at which they regenerate lost Sanity. Belief Systems also offer unique dialogue options, expanding the breadth of role-playing possibilities.
A new kind of spell system which sometimes takes more than it gives. Being a master of the occult is not as simple as flinging colored missiles from your fingertips. The black magic of Stygian is potent but may cost you your mind, your health, and possibly even much more.
Strategic, turn-based combat from a 2D perspective, similar to the classic Heroes of Might and Magic games.
The struggle in Stygian is not to save the world, for that battle is lost already. Pursue your own goals in these end times: salvation, vendetta, or perhaps something darker.

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Developer
Cultic Games
Publisher
1C Entertainment, Cultic Games
Age rating
Not rated
Website
http://www.stygianthegame.com/

System requirements for PC

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel i3
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 1.5 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
  • Additional Notes: Since the game is still in development, required specs may vary in time.
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 700 Series or Radeon HD 7730 and above
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
  • Additional Notes: Since the game is still in development, required specs may vary in time.

System requirements for macOS

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Mavericks (OSX 10.9)
  • Processor: 2,6 GHz Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics
  • Storage: 1.5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Not recommended for Intel GMA Graphics or Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks.
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: High Sierra (OSX 10.13)
  • Processor: 2,2 GHz Intel Core i7
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris Pro
  • Storage: 1.5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Not recommended for Intel GMA Graphics or Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks.

System requirements for Linux

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Utopic Unicorn (14.10)
  • Processor: Intel i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 700 Series or Radeon HD 7730 and above
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Please be sure that you are using the latest drivers.
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones reviews and comments

I really wanted to like this game, but it just became too frustrating to play. I managed to progress through around 4/5 of the main quest, while completing some of the side quests.

The current state is very buggy and there are some design choices that I do not understand. The main thing for this game is the art, music, dialogue and some interesting side quests. When the game gets things right, it feels like an interesting lovecraftian adventure. When it doesn't, it feels like a chore to play. Mostly this is due to the lack of a manual or a tutorial, or simply repetitive combat.

If the game is updated in the future, I might still revisit it at some point. Currently I cannot really give a recommendation.
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