Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice cover

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Critic score11 critics
First release
Mar 22, 2019
Developer
FromSoftware
Publisher
Activision
Genres
Adventure · Action, Fantasy, Historical, Stealth

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action-adventure game set in a reimagined late 1500s Sengoku-era Japan. Players control Wolf, a shinobi on a mission to rescue his kidnapped lord and seek revenge on his enemies. The game emphasizes precise sword combat, stealth, and mobility, replacing traditional RPG elements with a posture-based dueling system.

Also known as Shadows Die Twice, Sekiro: Schatten Sterben Zweimal, SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE, 隻狼
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Storyline
The game takes place in a reimagined late-16th-century Sengoku-period Japan. At the end of the Sengoku era, warlord Isshin Ashina stages a bloody coup and seizes the land of Ashina. During this time, a nameless orphan is adopted by the wandering shinobi Owl, who names the orphan "Wolf". Twenty years later, the Ashina clan is on the brink of collapse due to a combination of the now elderly Isshin having fallen ill and the clan's enemies steadily closing in from all sides. Desperate to find a way to prevent the fall of his clan, Isshin's grandson Genichiro captures the Divine Heir Kuro, in hopes of using his "Dragon Heritage" to create an immortal army.Read more

The game takes place in a reimagined late-16th-century Sengoku-period Japan. At the end of the Sengoku era, warlord Isshin Ashina stages a bloody coup and seizes the land of Ashina. During this time, a nameless orphan is adopted by the wandering shinobi Owl, who names the orphan "Wolf". Twenty years later, the Ashina clan is on the brink of collapse due to a combination of the now elderly Isshin having fallen ill and the clan's enemies steadily closing in from all sides. Desperate to find a way to prevent the fall of his clan, Isshin's grandson Genichiro captures the Divine Heir Kuro, in hopes of using his "Dragon Heritage" to create an immortal army.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 22, 2019
PlayStation 4
Mar 22, 2019
Xbox One
Mar 22, 2019
All 4 release dates
Google Stadia
Oct 28, 2020
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
22h
Main + Extras
42h
Completionist
53h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
ninja, japan, skill tree, the game awards 2017, sengoku period
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At a Glance

Critic Score
90
Main Story (IGDB)
22h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
42h
Completionist (IGDB)
53h

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Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 260,882 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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