Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 20h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- At least 26% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa”: only 61% of starters get there.
- 94% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 359,318 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 32h for positive, 10.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (93.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa Defeated "Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa" Most players quit here 61% −39
- The Phantom Lady Butterfly Defeated "Lady Butterfly" 50% −11
- Genichiro Ashina Defeated "Genichiro Ashina" 48% −1
- Guardian Ape Defeated the "Guardian Ape" 42% −6
- Great Shinobi - Owl Defeated "Great Shinobi - Owl" 39% −4
- Sword Saint, Isshin Ashina Defeated "Sword Saint Isshin Ashina" 33% −5
- Immortal Severance Attained the "Immortal Severance" ending ≥26% −8
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (34)
story milestone ending side
- Revered Blade Received the "Kusabimaru" from Kuro 100%
- Shinobi Prosthetic Acquired the Shinobi Prosthetic 95%
- Resurrection Returned from the dead using "Resurrection" for the first time 91%
- Memorial Mob Encountered the Memorial Mob 63%
- Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa Defeated "Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa" 61%
- The Phantom Lady Butterfly Defeated "Lady Butterfly" 50%
- Genichiro Ashina Defeated "Genichiro Ashina" 48%
- Folding Screen Monkeys Caught the Folding Screen Monkeys 44%
- Guardian Ape Defeated the "Guardian Ape" 42%
- Master of the Arts Grasped the inner mysteries of any combat style 41%
- Great Shinobi - Owl Defeated "Great Shinobi - Owl" 39%
- Ashina Traveler Traveled to all areas of the game 38%
- Corrupted Monk Defeated the "Corrupted Monk" 38%
- Gracious Gift of Tears Defeated the "Divine Dragon" and obtained the "Divine Dragon's Tears" 37%
- Guardian Ape Immortality Severed Used the Mortal Blade to sever the Guardian Ape's undying 36%
- All Ninjutsu Techniques Acquired all Ninjutsu Techniques 36%
- Great Serpent Defeated the "Great Serpent". 34%
- Sword Saint, Isshin Ashina Defeated "Sword Saint Isshin Ashina" 33%
- All Prosthetic Tools Acquired all Prosthetic Tools 33%
- Ultimate Healing Gourd Fully upgraded the "Healing Gourd" 29%
- Demon of Hatred Defeated the "Demon of Hatred" 28%
- Immortal Severance Attained the "Immortal Severance" ending 26%
- Great Colored Carp Defeated the "Great Colored Carp". 24%
- Father Surpassed Defeated "Great Shinobi - Owl" at the Hirata Estate 23%
- Peak Physical Strength Upgraded Vitality and Posture to their limit 23%
- Lazuline Upgrade Used Lapis Lazuli to upgrade any tool to its limit 23%
- Shura Attained the "Shura" ending 20%
- Isshin Ashina Defeated "Isshin Ashina" 20%
- Dragon's Homecoming Attained the "Return" ending 20%
- Purification Attained the "Purification" ending 18%
- Man Without Equal Defeated all bosses 16%
- Height of Technique Acquired all skills 15%
- Master of the Prosthetic Upgraded all Prosthetic Tools to their limit 14%
- Sekiro All achievements have been unlocked. 11%