Hidden Walls or Illusory Walls have always been a staple of FromSoftware games (Dark Souls) and now have returned in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Hidden Walls are essentially secret pathways that often connect two or more locations and contain treasures. However, in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, these Hidden Walls work a little differently as opposed to Dark Souls games.
Where in Dark Souls, you had to hit an Illusory Wall to open up a passage, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice requires you to interact with a Hidden Wall in order to open it up. Doing so will see Wolf (Sekiro) hug the wall and rotate to the other side. A white silhouette of a man marks the presence of these Shinobi Doors (as Sekiro calls them) in the game.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Hidden Walls
You can expect to find Prayer Beads (used to increase your Vitality and Posture) behind Shinobi Doors. Apart from that, there are a few Illusory Walls that you need to open in order to progress certain NPC questlines such as the one found in Mibu Village.
Moreover, as mentioned earlier, some Shinobi Doors connect one or more areas. A notable example of this is the secret pathway connecting the Dilapidated Temple with Kuro’s Room in Ashina Castle. Following are the locations of all available Hidden Walls in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Shinobi Wall #1
Location: Ashina Outskirts – Senpou Temple
| How To Find | Reward/Find |
|---|---|
| After the big fight with the Chained Ogre, find a broken bridge with a sign on it. Keep going and look for a place to hold onto. You’ll find a cave with a scary Headless guy inside. Don’t fight him, just keep going and you’ll see a door at the end. Or, you can start from the Shugendo Sculptor’s Idol. Walk until you see a bridge. Near a tree with spinning toys, look down to see a spot to jump to. Jump and hold on, then go left and climb up. Watch out for some lizards! Go inside a broken temple, get past a creepy crawler, and you’ll see a hidden door on your left. | Leads you to a Senpou Temple, Mt. Kongo and the Demon Bell’s Temple Idol. |
Shinobi Wall #2
Location: Hirata Estate – Hirata Audience Chamber
| How To Find | Reward/Find |
|---|---|
| The Shinobi Wall is located inside the house just before you get to the idol. As you walk from the idol towards Juzou the Drunkard, you’ll find it on the right-hand side of the house, down a corridor. | 1x Mibu Balloon of Wealth 1x Light Coin Purse 2x Divine Confetti Treasure Chest: 1x Prayer Bead |
Shinobi Wall #3
Location: Ashina Castle: Upper Tower – Antechamber Idol
| How To Find | Reward/Find |
|---|---|
| Head to the room where there’s an opening in the ceiling that you can jump through. Once inside, move to the distant wall displaying Samurai suits. Position yourself between these suits and press against the wall. | 1x Light Coin Purse 1x Heavy Coin Purse (behind a breakable screen), Treasure Chest: 1x Prayer Bead |
Shinobi Wall #4
Location: Ashina Castle – Kuro’s Room Idol
| How To Find | Reward/Find |
|---|---|
| Near the steps that guide you to the chamber where you battle Genichiro. | Leads you to a shortcut to Dilapidated Temple. |
Shinobi Wall #5
Location: Mibu Village – Wedding Cave Door
Just before the Corrupted Monk fight arena, you’ll see a group of mobs praying outside a house. You basically need to slide below this house from the right-hand side and continue toward the left side where you’ll find the final Illusory Wall directly above you on one of the floorboards.
Once you’re inside the house, you will find Red Lump, Divine Confetti, a Prayer Bead, Heavy Coin Purse, Light Coin Purse, and Adamantine Scrap. Do note that you can also access the house from the backside and open the hidden passage from within the house.
| How To Find | Reward/Find |
|---|---|
| Below the house where you have the chance to overhear conversations, make your way under by bending down to the right side of the staircase. Once you’re there, look up and you’ll spot a door on the far left, set within the wooden planks overhead. | First floor: 1x Red Lump, 1x Divine Confetti Second floor: 1x Prayer Bead Roof: 1x Heavy Coin Purse Outside across the river: 1x Light Coin Purse Behind the house: 1x Adamantite Scrap |
This is all we’ve in our Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Hidden Walls Locations Guide. For more on Sekiro, be sure to check out our other guides.