Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
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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.

DEV: FromSoftware, Inc.PUB: Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia), FromSoftware, Inc. (Japan), 方块游戏 (Asia)AppID 814380
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95.2
Excellent

Elixir Rating

95.3% of 356,260 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 95.2. It is a finished game, so no support adjustment applies either way.

reception 95.2·support +0.0·Excellent

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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PC GamerApr 12, 2026
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VG247Jul 12, 2024
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VG247Jul 2, 2024
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PC GamerJun 19, 2024
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VG247Apr 11, 2024
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