Ghost of Yōtei Chapters: The Exact Quest Count and Full Breakdown

If you just fired up Ghost of Yōtei and want the quick-and-dirty on how this story is structured, here it is: the game gives you a clear main path, a bunch of optional rabbit holes, and a post-game coda that ties up loose ends. It is also quietly weird in a couple of places, in ways I kind of love.

The big picture

You play as Atsu, trekking across Ezo (aka modern-day Hokkaido) to take down the notorious Yōtei Six. The main journey pushes you through six regions, from the prologue all the way to the finale, with a few detours that expand into mini-arcs inside certain quests.

How many chapters and quests are there?

The main story is built out of 10 core quests. Three of those balloon into sub-stories, and between them they add up to 17 sub-chapters. When you roll credits, the game unlocks three extra missions grouped under a post-game banner called:

"Unfinished Business"

One inside-baseball note: the list below includes the 10 main quests, their 17 sub-chapters, and the three post-game quests, in one sequence. That is why the number of entries looks bigger than '10 quests' — you are seeing everything the mainline story throws at you, plus the epilogue content.

Play order quirks to know

Quests 6, 7, and 8 are flexible. You can knock them out in any order. If you want my two cents, start with 'The Kitsune' because the armor you pick up there is genuinely useful.

Every main quest, sub-chapter, and post-game mission

• Prologue
• The Old Inn
• The Way of Dual Katana
• Saito
• The Yōtei Six
• The Kitsune
• Spirits of Teshio Ridge
• Blood on the Snow
• The Way of the Shamisen
• Poison and Lies
• The Tale of the Kitsune
• The Kitsune's Fate
• The Oni
• A Mad Pursuit
• Belly of the Beast
• A Fiery Consequence
• Twin Wolves, Twin Hearts
• The Tale of the Oni
• The Saito Brothers
• Ghosts of the Past
• The Storm Breaks
• Echoes of the Storm
• To Catch A Spider
• A Wolf's Pack
• The Reckoning
• Call of the Hunt
• The Final Hunt of the Onyro
• Duel the Unrivaled (Post-game)
• Burning Plains (Post-game)
• A Haunted Land (Post-game)

Side content (and a slightly odd 100% note)

Beyond the main storyline, there is a lot to chew on: Mythic Tales, Side Tales, Sensei Tales, and Bounty Quests. And here is the strange bit: the game does not make you clear every single quest to hit 100% completion. Yes, that is unusual. No, I am not complaining.

Release details

Ghost of Yōtei launched on PS5 on 2 October. If you are ready to jump in, it is available to order now.