Follow the definitive Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Game Progress Route guide for the optimal path through the game. Learn about recommended progression, optional bosses, and achieving all Prayer Beads.
- 1Ashina Reservoir (Prologue):
- 2Reach the Moon-view Tower.
- 3Acquire Kusabimaru and Healing Gourd.
- 4Face Leader Shigenori Yamauchi.
- 5Face Genichiro Ashina.
The prologue serves as a tutorial for basic controls. Players start with low health and no immediate combat threat. Follow on-screen instructions, learn Wall Hugging and Stealth mechanics to bypass guards and eavesdrop on conversations. Utilize Ledge Hanging to navigate obstacles. After a cutscene, Kuro provides the Katana, Kusabimaru, and the Healing Gourd, tasking Sekiro with helping him escape Ashina Castle. Kuro reveals a secret passage beneath the moat's bridge. Before leaving, collect a Pellet upstairs. Players can choose to sneak past enemies or engage them.
- It is recommended to progress the Purification Ending on the first playthrough to gain all Prayer Beads with the least effort.
- For platinum trophy completion, consider save scumming to unlock multiple endings before proceeding to New Game Plus for the Shura ending.
- Walls that can be hugged have white scratch marks.
- Use the Left Thumbstick to crouch and move stealthily.
- Look for white paint on ledges indicating climbable walls.
- The Healing Gourd functions like the Estus Flask, offering limited healing.
- Pellets slowly restore Vitality over time.
- Kusabimaru (Katana)
- Healing Gourd
- Pellet
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