Shibuya

Beginner Guide

Shibuya Beginner Guide: Your First Hour

From character screen to your first grade exam

Last checked Nov 11, 2026Shibuya guide team

Quick answer

Make your character and spend your reroll codes on the creation screen before you lock it in. Learn four keys (M1 attack, Q dash, F block or parry, E infuse cursed energy), run a Soul Ignite mission to contain a field curse, hand it in to Agent Hoshino, then take the first grade exam at the red phone booth. Cursed techniques only come at Grade 2.

Key facts

GenreOpen-world action fighter inspired by Jujutsu Kaisen
Setting1,000 years after the original story
Players per server25
PriceFree to play; one 350 Robux private server pass
Status[Beta], early stages, things change
DeathHardcore: a careless death costs more as you get stronger
Shibuya Beginner Guide: Your First Hour
Beginner Guide: frame from a player video

Video

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“Shibuya Beta How To Get Cursed Technique Fast + Full Guide!” by Builderboy TV on YouTube.Watch on YouTube

Each step below has a “Watch m:ss” button that plays this video from that moment.

Step by step

  1. Creation

    Roll your character

    Objective: Pick or roll a race, clan and cursed technique

    • The left list shows the odds for each rarity.
    • The Redeem Code box is at the top right: spend rerolls before you finish.
    Roll your character

  2. HQ

    Visit Agent Hoshino

    Objective: Find the HQ building

    • Agent Hoshino takes specimens and sells Containment Ofuda.
    • The Notebook (M) can track him.
    Visit Agent Hoshino

  3. Phone booth

    Take a grade exam

    Objective: Use the red phone booth

    • The panel shows your grade and the next exam.
    • Press E to enter, C to close.
    Take a grade exam

  4. Desert

    Cross the desert for your technique

    Objective: Reach Yuki Sato at Grade 2+

    • Buy the gas mask, pay Jira, ride through the ravine.
    • Clear the inner trial, then buy a technique.
    Cross the desert for your technique

The first-hour loop

  • Roll your race and stats on the creation screen. The Redeem Code box is in the top right of the creation screen (we saw it in ItzVexo's video).
  • Redeem codes before you lock the character if you care about your starting clan: the rerolls are used on the character you are customizing.
  • Learn the four keys you need at once: M1 to hit, Q to dash, F to block or parry, E to infuse your attacks.
  • Follow the blue ring to the Soul Ignite board, start the mission and beat a field curse such as a Brute, then hold E to contain it.
  • Turn the specimen in to Agent Hoshino inside the HQ building. The lab pays Merit; Black Net pays Sin instead.
  • Walk to the red phone booth and sit a Grade Exam. The panel shows your grade and the next exam you may enter.

Use the notebook when you're lost

One guide (BloxRant) says to press M, open the Notebook tab, pick an NPC and hit Track to get a waypoint. It also lists the tutorial recaps there. We haven't seen the tab ourselves, so treat the exact buttons as reported.

Quick tips

  • Don't lock in a weak roll just to start playing. Rerolls from codes stack and don't expire, so spend them first.
  • Keep your yen for the gates: the gas mask costs 5,000 and the desert gate 10,000.
  • Learn to parry (tap F right before a hit) before you take on Grade 2 and up. Dying costs more there.
  • Open the Notebook (M) whenever you don't know who to talk to next.

FAQ

What should I do first in Shibuya?

Roll your character, redeem codes on the creation screen, learn M1, Q, F and E, contain one curse with a Soul Ignite mission, then sit the first grade exam at the red phone booth.

Is Shibuya free to play?

Yes. The only game pass on the Roblox page is a Private Server for 350 Robux.

Is Shibuya hardcore?

The description says it has hardcore elements and that the stronger you get, the more a careless death can cost you.

Sources

Related guides

ControlsEvery key from the game descriptionHow to Redeem CodesWhere the code box isCurse ContainmentHold E, then hand it inSorcerer GradesThe grade ladder and how to sit an examCursed TechniquesGrade 2, the desert and Yuki Sato