# Onimusha: Way of the Sword Offers Cosmetic Customisation, Puzzle-Solving, and Extensive Optional Content

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-offers-cosmetic-customisation-puzzle-solving-and-extensive-optional-content/
- Published: 2026-09-05T08:07:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-05T14:14:26+00:00
- Topics: Business, Cricket, Entertainment, Gaming, Sport

## Key points

- Onimusha: Way of the Sword has a chain of "Hidden Treasure" side quests.
- Quests unlock after the "To Live is to Suffer" main mission.
- Cryptic "Old Drawing" clues, not map markers, guide players to chests.

## Summary

Onimusha: Way of the Sword includes a chain of optional "Hidden Treasure" side quests that become available once players reach the "To Live is to Suffer" main quest milestone, adding to the game's broader offering of cosmetic customisation and puzzle-based extra content. Rather than pointing players directly to a reward via a simple map marker, each quest requires interpreting a hand-drawn "Old Drawing" given by a specific non-player character, making the treasure hunt a deliberate exercise in observation and navigation around the game's Kyoto setting.

Each drawing depicts a distinctive visual landmark, such as a pagoda, temple gate or waterfall with Buddha statues, paired with a cryptic phrase like "where the Buddhas overlook the flow" or "at the temple where dragons soar." Guidance for the first several treasures directs players to locations including a rooftop near Kiyomizu-zaka Slope, a waterfall west of the Yasaka Pagoda, a garden near the site of a boss fight with two genma brothers, and a veranda in the southeastern part of the map, with a gauntlet ability required to reveal each chest once its location is found.

## Coverage

- [Polygon: All swords and how to unlock them in Onimusha Way of the Sword](https://www.polygon.com/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-all-sword-skins-how-to-unlock-lion-dog-location/)
- [Polygon: How to solve the mask puzzle in Onimusha Way of the Sword](https://www.polygon.com/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-mask-puzzle-solution-what-lurks-in-the-shadow/)
- [Polygon: ‘Ace Archer Nijo-jo Castle’ walkthrough in Onimusha Way of the Sword](https://www.polygon.com/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-ace-archer-nijo-jo-castle-walkthrough-kubi-akari-location/)
- [Polygon: ‘Ace Archer Kyoto Imperial Palace’ walkthrough in Onimusha Way of the Sword](https://www.polygon.com/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-ace-archer-kyoto-imperial-palace-walkthrough-kubi-akari-location/)
- [Polygon: All hidden treasure locations in Onimusha Way of the Sword](https://www.polygon.com/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-hidden-treasure-all-locations/)

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.