# 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.

## Game facts

- Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.
- Publisher: Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia), FromSoftware, Inc. (Japan), 方块游戏 (Asia)
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Mar 21, 2019
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Action-Adventure, Stealth, dressup
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/814380/)
- Playtime: Main story 21.8 hr, Main + some extras 41.6 hr, 100% completion 52.9 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/sekiro-shadows-die-twice)
- Languages: Interface: Thai (Thailand), Chinese (Taiwan), Brazilian Portuguese, American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), Chinese (China), European Spanish, Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Polish (Poland), Russian (Russia); Subtitles: Thai (Thailand), Chinese (Taiwan), Brazilian Portuguese, American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), Chinese (China), European Spanish, Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Polish (Poland), Russian (Russia); Audio: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Japanese (Japan) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/sekiro-shadows-die-twice)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- Original and intricate parry-and-posture combat that combines offense and defense
- High challenge and progression structure that make improvement in skill directly perceptible
- A high level of overall polish, including boss battles, environmental presentation, art, and atmosphere

### Weaknesses

- The very high difficulty from the beginning can cause players to quit easily if they cannot adapt to the combat
- The combat may feel restrictive because it cannot be played primarily through evasion and leveling as in Dark Souls or Elden Ring
- The story and values based on Japanese samurai and ninja culture may be difficult for some players to relate to

## Links

- [Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/5362)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/5362/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T11:46:24.668Z