We've recently made the decision to allow Borderless Gaming for the foreseeable future.

Borderless Gaming allows the game to run in borderless windowed mode, which enables you to more easily switch between programs on your PC without it freezing. It also allows you to have LiveSplit sit on top of the game while having the game take up the whole screen. It should be noted that all other third-party modifications (besides the LiveSplit plugin) are still not allowed. This also applies to mods similar to Borderless Gaming, like Uberhalit's SekiroFPSUnlockerAndMore (this mod is banned, regardless of the settings used).

We've decided to exclusively allow Borderless Gaming, because it fixes some really annoying issues that many runners have to deal with that can't be solved otherwise, while being minimalistic enough in its implementation that we can be reasonably sure that it does not interfere with or change the way Sekiro would normally be played. The reason we are strict in this aspect is because we want to preserve the original gameplay experience of the game. Game modifications, even purely cosmetic ones, can often have unintended side effects; therefore, we have to be careful when allowing things.

If we discover that Borderless Gaming somehow impacts the game in an unintended way, then we may ban it again. In the event that that happens, runs using it may be invalidated if a significant advantage is somehow gained through the use of it. However, that is extremely unlikely. We're still looking to learn more about potential issues with Borderless Gaming, so please share your experience on the discord if you encounter something odd during your runs.

We recommend version 9.5.6, which can be downloaded for free here: https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases/tag/9.5.6 You can also buy it on Steam.