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Styx gets a sequel

Shards of Darkness due out 2016.

A sequel to 2014 stealth game Styx: Master of Shadows is in the works.

Styx: Shards of Darkness, from Cyanide Studios, is due out in 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and has already been in development for six months. Publisher Focus Home Interactive said it'll benefit from a bigger budget and a move to Unreal Engine 4.

The image, below, shows "a nimble, more refined Styx", Focus said.

Here's the official blurb: