While the narrative of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is best experienced firsthand, players can take comfort in the fact that the game's storytelling is far more explicit than Dark Souls, Bloodborne, or Elden Ring. Even so, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has a very grim story. Set during the Sengoku era of Japan, players take on the role of Wolf (or "Sekiro", as Isshin Ashina names him due to Wolf's missing left arm), a nameless shinobi tasked with looking after the Divine Heir, Kuro, and fulfilling his wish of severing the country from the curse of the Dragon's Heritage.