

It won several year-end awards and sold over five million copies by July 2020. Sekiro was praised by critics, who complimented its gameplay and setting, and compared it to Dark Souls, although opinions on its difficulty were mixed. Lead director Hidetaka Miyazaki wanted to create a new intellectual property (IP) that marked a departure from their Dark Souls series, looking at games such as Tenchu for inspiration. It takes place in a fictionalized Japan during the Sengoku period and makes strong references to Buddhist mythology and philosophy. The gameplay is focused on stealth, exploration, and combat, with a particular emphasis on boss battles.

The game follows a shinobi known as Wolf, who attempts to take revenge on a samurai clan that imprisoned him and kidnapped his lord. It was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in March 2019 and for Stadia in October 2020 by FromSoftware in Japan and Activision internationally. The update is available on all consoles now, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is now also available on Google Stadia – if you're into that sort of thing.Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by FromSoftware.

The replay feature basically lets you upload a recording of your ghost to the game, similar to a feature we've seen in previous From Software titles. The final costume can be unlocked by beating the game. If you want to equip two out of the three new outfits that this update adds to the game, you'll have to complete these challenges. Reflection of Strength, meanwhile, invites players to fight any boss they've already offed in the game as many times as they please. Gauntlet of Strength is essentially is a boss rush mode in which you have one life to kill as many of the game's ludicrous bosses as possible. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Gauntlet of Strength and Reflection of Strength are the two new modes you'll be able to enjoy (or should that be 'endure'?) You can read about these additions in-depth over on the game's blog, but we've summed it up for you below. This new update, which can be downloaded completely for free by anyone that owns the title, adds two new gameplay modes, unlockable outfits, and a replay feature to the game. From Software has released the free Game of the Year update for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
