The Hidden Temple key can be found in Sekiro in the Hirata Estate area. You’ll need it to proceed into the Hidden Temple in the Main Hall of Hirata Estate. There’s a good chance, though, that you’ve found your way to the temple entrance without actually running across the key. Here’s how to find the Sekiro Hidden Temple key location so you can complete the Hirata Estate area.
Where is the Hidden Temple Key in Sekiro?
To find the Hidden Temple Key, you need to make it to The Owl, Sekiro’s adopted father, and fellow Shinobi. To do so you can take many routes, but the most direct way is to start from the Hirata Estate Sculptor’s Idol. This is the idol you’ll find just after the bridge you cross in the very first area of the Hirata Estate.
From that idol, you just need to follow the path straight. You’ll reach a gate that’s closed when you first arrive at Hirata Estate, and you’ll need to deviate off the main path to get around it. Once you’ve found your way around the gate, open it for a shortcut and keep following the path.
You’ll reach a flight of stairs where you’ll meet your first enemies carrying shields. The ax takes care of their shields and opens them to an instant deathblow, so you may want to grab that item first, especially since it’s in the vicinity.
Once past the shielded enemies, you’ll come to an area with a large flower patch on one side and a ledge on the other. In this area, you’ll find a few regular enemies and a mini-boss, Shinobi Hunter Enshin of Misen. Enshin isn’t too tough to take out, and you can stealth hit him to take one deathblow marker down before the fight even begins.
Once Enshin and company are downed, continue to follow the path, and you’ll find the Bamboo Thicket Slope Sculptor’s Idol. Just continue to follow the path, taking out enemies as you go, and you’ll reach a wooden bridge with a few regular enemies and one large one carrying a hammer. You can either take these dudes down, or you can grapple using the branches on the left side of the bridge and sneak past them.
Past the bridge, you’ll find a bunch of buildings on fire. Amidst them is The Owl. Speak with him, and he’ll give you the Hidden Temple Key.
Where do I use the Hidden Temple Key in Sekiro?
Once you have the Hidden Temple Key from The Owl, you’ll need to keep playing until you reach the Hirata Estate Main Hall Idol. In this fiery area, you’ll find a mini-boss Juzou the Drunkard, who you’ll have to defeat before you can reach the Hidden Temple entrance.
Once Juzou is no more, head into the building he was guarding. You’ll find the Audience Chamber Sculptor’s Idol, and at the end of the hall, you’ll find a room with some mats. Move the mats, and a secret passage will be unveiled.
At the end of the secret passage in the Audience Chamber, you’ll find a large set of doors. You can use the Hidden Temple Key here. Now you can enter the temple and fight Lady Butterfly, the main boss of the Hirata Estates.
Sekiro Soulslikes
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and the Best of the Soulslikes
It's always exciting to see a new genre emerge. You get that original hit game, the follow-ups and the attempts by other developers to recapture the magic. With the release of Sekiro, let's look back at the landscape of Souslikes so far. -
Demon's Souls
The original that kicked it all off (unless you count King's Field), Demon's Souls went under the radar on the PlayStation 3. Originally, gamers didn't know what to make of it, but anyone who stuck with it got an amazing experience that was unlike anything on the market. -
Dark Souls
By the time a new generation rolled around, From Software had moved from demons to darkness. The Dark Souls trilogy cemented the genre tropes, proving to achieve the popularity that their previous title had only hinted at. Far more than a cult success, these games proved to be influential even outside the genre. -
Bloodborne
Once things started taking off, original Demon's Souls publisher Sony had to get back in the action. Teaming with From, the result was Bloodborne. Taking things was from medieval castles and including firearms for the first time, this was the first hint that this formula was flexible. -
Lords of the Fallen
Developed by Deck13 Interactive and CI Games, Lords of the Fallen takes things in a more Norse direction. Using hammers and axes, you must fight towering gods and demons. After this game's success, the two developers split, with CI working on an upcoming sequel to this Viking Soulslike. -
Nioh
Team Ninja tried their hands at Souslikes with Nioh, a game where you control an Irish Samurai and fight yokai. The game was announced back in 2004 as Oni and changed hands multiple times before release. Originally another PlayStation 4 exclusive for the genre, the game has since come to PC with all its DLC bundled in. -
The Surge
Deck13 took what they learned from Lords of the Fallen and took the Soulslike genre into the future. The Surge has you stomping around in a mech suit fighting uncontrollable robots. Once you destroy an enemy, you can scrap their parts and convert them into weapons for you to use. A sequel is currently set to release in 2o19. -
Ashen
Developed by A44, Ashen puts players into a world without light. Each character is a muted faceless person, adding to the downtrodden vibe of the entire experience. While combat is inspired by Dark Souls, the game also features open-world exploration and novel passive multiplayer encounters. -
Immortal: Unchained
Going even more Norse than Lords of the Fallen, Immortal: Unchained finds you battling the monsters of Ragnarok. Instead of swords and spears, your character uses a mix of technologically advanced firearms to take down each and every mysterious foe. More fast-paced than other soulslikes, you'll need to duck and weave to stay alive. -
Death's Gambit
Pitched as a merger of Souslike and Castlevania, Death's Gambit is also one of the first games to take these concepts into the second dimension. You can choose from seven playable classes as you seek immortality in this labyrinth of death. -
Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption
What if you didn't have to explore a Soulslike? What if you just fought a collection of out of control boss monsters? Then, you'd have Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption. In this game, you start at your strongest and level down as you progress, adding to the challenge.