Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

Third-person ninja action with demanding deflections, stealth, and boss fights

FromSoftware, Inc. · Published by Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia), FromSoftware, Inc. (Japan), 方块游戏 (Asia) · Released Mar 21, 2019

Action Adventure

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 356K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 1,320 in 30 days
Playing now: 4,458; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Metacritic: 88/100 (critic reviews)

What is Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition?

This single-player, third-person action-adventure is set in late-1500s Sengoku Japan. As a one-armed warrior seeking to rescue his captured young lord, you explore hostile areas, move vertically, sneak past enemies, and fight with prosthetic tools and ninja abilities.

For you if...

+you want demanding boss fights built around precise deflections
+you prefer mastering combat over grinding character levels
+you enjoy mixing stealth, vertical movement, and direct combat

Not for you if...

−you want flexible builds or ways to overlevel bosses
−you dislike repeated attempts against difficult enemies
−you primarily want a stealth-focused game

What players say

95% of 356,033 reviews are positive · 93% of 1,320 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the deflection-and-posture combat, challenging bosses, and the sense of improvement that comes from mastering them. Common complaints focus on the steep learning curve, the narrow combat style, and areas or encounters that can work against stealth and one-on-one fights.

Screenshots and trailer

Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-6300
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | AMD Radeon HD 7950
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 25 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese. Text only: Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.