Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones

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  • Summary: Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 2, 2019
    95
    Stygian is a masterful, and pretentious cRPG that bravely immerses you into the world of HP Lovecraft in the eeriest and non-linear level. It presents great storytelling influenced by writer’s diabolical cosmic horrors and at the same time, it is a fully-fledged fun turn-based RPG that lives up to the names of much more famous and expensive games in the genre.
  2. GamingTrend
    Sep 26, 2019
    95
    Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is a fantastic RPG. The story is interesting, the characters are unique, the quests are varied, and the systems run deep. There are a variety of different ways to play this game and I can’t wait to jump back in and explore some new paths. This is one nightmare I highly recommend.
  3. DarkStation
    Sep 30, 2019
    90
    Stygian isn’t that long as it takes some 15-20 hours to see its horrors through, depending on your willingness to search every nook and cranny of its warped world, and the story paves the way for more adventures in the doomed Arkham. However, the replay value is strong due to different character archetypes and what gameplay options they will bring along, adding to the multiple ways to approach quests. In many ways, the game was an eye-opening experience. It sets the bar high what comes to meaningful content and depicting an atmospheric game world and also reminds of what is still possible to achieve in its well-worn genre when given enough effort, heart and thought.
  4. Critical Hit
    Sep 27, 2019
    85
    Faithfully adapted, bristling with depth, beautifully written and gorgeous to look at, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is a fantastic role-playing game that’s hampered by a frustrating and tedious combat system that is sure to turn many players away in the early goings.
  5. Games.cz
    Sep 30, 2019
    80
    Notwithstanding little issues here and there, this is an RPG sure to be loved by every fan of HP Lovecraft. For everyone else, it’s a serious challenge comparable to reading the master’s work for the first time.
  6. CD-Action
    Oct 25, 2019
    70
    In its best moments Stygian really reminded me of the two original Fallout games but heavily spiced up with Lovecraftian horror. [12/2019, p.53]
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  7. RPGamer
    Dec 30, 2019
    60
    If a steep difficulty curve, the promise of learning and juggling deep gameplay systems, and keeping a close eye trained on stats at all times sound right up your alley, or if you just want to be immersed in a well-made, atmospheric world, then Stygian is well worth checking out.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. Turkish-gamer
    Nov 30, 2019
    10
    This game is soo good ı love it becuse it is my firs game ı am stard playing video games and this is super ı loved this game
  2. gkceyavuz
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    that's really good game. I had a really amazing time when i playing stygian.
  4. Yagizbeyler
    Oct 2, 2019
    10
    Make no mistake, this is a true Lovecraftian cRPG experience. In every scene, every little item, every piece of dialogue you can see the loveMake no mistake, this is a true Lovecraftian cRPG experience. In every scene, every little item, every piece of dialogue you can see the love the team has put into making this game. Let's not forget about the music.

    The logic behind the combat is also different than what we are used to. You are not expected to kill every enemy you come across. In fact, more often than not you are discouraged from fighting at all.Most of the time, you can just aim to survive long enough for an escape route to open in the combat arena and make a progressive escape. This gives you the same amount of experience you would get if you had beaten all the enemies. The only reward in killing everyone is a little bit more loot that you get in the end.

    I already know that I will be playing the game again soon after I finish it. I cannot wait to see what would have happened if I played a different character and made different choices.

    We definitely need more games like this.    … Expand
  5. CelilShn12
    Dec 29, 2020
    8
    The game is beautiful. Except for a few missing items, I liked it very much. It also made me very happy that it was a Turkish game.
  6. samstrummer90
    Feb 12, 2021
    7
    Este título me sorprendió enormemente. Soy amante de las novelas del maestro H.P. Lovecraft y cada vez que sale un título basado en suEste título me sorprendió enormemente. Soy amante de las novelas del maestro H.P. Lovecraft y cada vez que sale un título basado en su universo se me hace el chirri agua pero a la vez me cago de miedo debido a los bodrios lovecraftianos que he llegado a probar.

    Stygian plantea un juego tranquilo, de disfrutar de los diálogos y de la historia. Con un combate por turnos con puntos de acción al estilo de Divinity o juegos similares pero mucho más simplificado.

    La atmósfera es brutal y la inmersión en el juego también, se acerca muchísimo a la libertad y toma de decisiones (con sus correspondientes consecuencias) de un juego de rol de papel y lápiz y eso es algo que a mi, por lo menos, me gusta.

    El juego aún no está terminado y por ello no es excesivamente largo pero debido a las posibilidades de crear diferentes personajes con diferentes estilos de juego es muy rejugable ya que al acercarse tanto al papel y al lápiz las habilidades sociales e intelectuales toman gran relevancia en este juego.

    La dificultad es aceptable, no es un paseo pero tampoco es imposible lo que crea un juego ameno y divertido en el que las horas pasan sin darte cuenta mientras juegas.

    No hay mucho más que decir sobre Stygian, si te gusta Lovecraft y el rol de papel y lápiz, juégalo. Si esperas un juego frenético con cientos de horas de historia o gráficos fotográficos y alucinantes, este no es tu juego.

    De momento le doy un 7 pero si en el futuro se amplia la historia manteniendo lo actual, probablemente aumente la nota.    … Expand
  7. Bioreactor1987
    Oct 4, 2021
    6
    Игра интересная и в целом рекомендую, если любите Лавкрафта.

    + Стиль и визуал. + Не самая плохая боёвка и рпг механики. - Есть    Игра интересная и в целом рекомендую, если любите Лавкрафта.

    + Стиль и визуал.
    + Не самая плохая боёвка и рпг механики.

    - Есть ощущение, что игра откровенно не закончена. Много концов уходит в никуда.
    - Бывают баги.
    - Очень раздражающий баг с пропаданием спутников, если их отпустить.
    - Лично мне шрифт резал глаза.
    - Местами не самый понятный интерфейс и механики.    … Expand
  8. skohl
    May 6, 2020
    1
    My experience with the game:
    I create a character, get control and start looking around the menu. I accidentally back out to the main menu    My experience with the game:
    I create a character, get control and start looking around the menu. I accidentally back out to the main menu while trying to resume the game. I can't load back into my character, despite him appearing in a save slot under "Load Game," there is no option to load.
    So I create the character again, and start looking around the menu again. While I'm tinkering with the resolution, the game bugs out and I can no longer exit the menu. I can't continue playing, and I can't leave the game. I have to use the task manager to close the program. Uninstalled.    … Expand

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