Chasing Styx

About Chasing Styx

Chasing Styx is a single player and multiplayer action adventure game. It was developed by ForepawSoft and was released on March 31, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Chasing Styx is an action packed, three-headed dog, run 'n' gun, couch co-op, bullet-hell adventure. You are Cerberus, feared guardian of the Underworld. While sleeping on the job, a herd of...

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 59 reviews

music4 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Challenging and rewarding bullet hell gameplay with strategic depth and a high skill ceiling.
Nostalgic retro pixel art style and an atmospheric soundtrack that complements the game's theme well.
Free to play with local couch co-op support and plenty of secrets and upgrades to explore.

Clunky and sometimes frustrating controls, especially on keyboard and non-controller setups, with lack of customizable key bindings.
Small game window with no fullscreen or resize option negatively impacts visual experience.
Some level design issues including repetitive boss fights and tedious backtracking for collectibles, causing potential player fatigue.

music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions
The music is widely praised for its strong, fitting soundtrack that enhances the game's theme and adds to its overall charm. While most find the music enjoyable and energetic, there is some criticism of the title screen tune. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a significant positive aspect of the game.
- “The music is great and totally fits the theme!”
- “I really enjoyed this game... retro graphic, addicting music and a lot of originality, just the right ingredients for a well-made old school game.”
- “This game is super cute, I find it kind of hard but it is all worth it for that soundtrack!”
- “... except the hideous title screen music.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions
The graphics are generally criticized as poor, pixelated, and lazily designed, making some elements hard to see, though they evoke a nostalgic Sega Genesis vibe. While comparable to games like Terraria or Stardew Valley in style, users find the visuals more detrimental than appealing, impacting overall clarity and experience.
- “The graphics kind of make my eyes bleed, though not that bad for a free-to-play game with no strings attached.”
- “Art style really reminds me of Sega Genesis games; this definitely gave me a sense of nostalgia while playing.”
- “Like Binding of Isaac, but worse due to being single-stick and having some bullets near-impossible to see due to art style.”
- “This features really godawful, lazy pixelcrap 'art' instead of real graphics.”
- “It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter.”
- “Like Binding of Isaac, but worse due to being single-stick - and having some bullets near-impossible to see due to art style.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13% positive mentions, 49% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its depth and solid mechanics, focusing primarily on engaging bullet hell shoot-em-up action with a unique bullet-cancelling mechanic. While not groundbreaking, it stands out through challenging patterns and a strong emphasis on gameplay over plot.
- “A fantastic, simple bullet hell with a lot of depth and great mechanics.”
- “The game has a little bit of plot, but mostly just focuses on the gameplay.”
- “Bullet cancelling is a big part of the mechanic which makes it stand out a little from standard shoot-em-ups (aka shmups) and while not itself innovative seems to go nicely with the bullet patterns and overall difficulty scheme.”
- “Proof that gameplay is king, and open-source assets can still make a quality game!”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions
Grinding is minimal for general progress but can become tedious and annoying when pursuing achievements or unlocking certain game modes, requiring repetitive challenges like replaying levels to find secrets.
- “Otherwise, no grinding necessary unless you're going for achievements like boss rush.”
- “It gets tedious after a while, especially if you can't find the chest in the route you've taken.”
- “I am more than a little annoyed at the locked game modes of survival, etc. I do not want to complete the tedious challenges (replay easy levels to find secret paths, chests) to unlock these.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions
The game lacks a defined story, with users indicating either no narrative presence or questioning if there is any story at all.
- “There is no story.”
- “Story?”
- “---{story}---”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game offers limited replayability, with few incentives to revisit after the initial playthrough.
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Character development is criticized for being bland and uninspired, with both character and monster designs lacking creativity and distinctiveness.
- “Character design is really bland and uninspired, same with the monsters' designs.”