Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Released: March 22, 2019

Type: Main Game

Platforms:

Google Stadia PlayStation 4 PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox One

Genres:

Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Fantasy Historical Stealth

Player Perspectives:

Third person

Ratings

User Rating

91.4

Based on 1055 ratings

Critics Rating

90.1

Based on 11 ratings

Total Rating

90.7

Based on 1066 ratings

Summary

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.

Storyline

The game takes place in a re-imagined 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 are 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.