Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

Steam Deck Verified

FromSoftware, Inc. · Souls-like · Mar 21, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. It has been as low as $29.99.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
354k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 185 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 354k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
I do wish there were more usable weapons in the game, using the same sword can get a bit old so I would have loved to used something like a spear or a scythe just to switch things up.
185 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is ok I guess.
112 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
• Traversal mechanics like grappling, jumping, swimming and diving feel more like add-ons than natural gameplay elements.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Optimization is absolutely great, the game has simple textures but you won't notice because the they KNOW how to compose with light and shadows.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design is just great, can't say more than that.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Combat185 reviews
Story and characters112 reviews
Gameplay66 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty51 reviews
88%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 5 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $59.99. The lowest we've tracked is $29.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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