Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.

Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.
Publisher: Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia), FromSoftware, Inc. (Japan), 方块游戏 (Asia)
Franchise: —
Release date: Mar 21, 2019
Store page updated: Nov 11, 2025
Price: $59.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

93.8/ 100

Based on 424 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 😄 Very Positive 93% of 1,270

All time 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive 95% of 355,899

“masterpiece that became one of my favorite FromSoftware games”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+3.11

Difficulty +3.59 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair

“steep learning curve but mastered combat delivers unmatched sense of accomplishment” (174)

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Story & World

+3.60

World +4.14 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

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Content Volume

+1.94

Volume +1.74 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

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Visuals & Sound

+4.13

Visuals +4.28 · Graphics, art style, and animation

“stunning environments and art direction create beautiful fusion of feudal Japan” (16)

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Multiplayer

-0.57

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -1.33 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness

+0.19

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Balance +0.83 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched

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Tech & Support

+0.60

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Performance +1.62 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.