Are signature techniques separate from general skills?

Direct answer

Official wording ties signature techniques to weapons taken from powerful foes, while Skills are listed as a broader category. The wiki separates them until retail menus establish the exact taxonomy.

What is not confirmed

This answer is intentionally limited to what the cited primary source establishes. It does not rely on fan-maintained lists, retailer placeholders, edited trailer cuts, leaks, or assumptions imported from other action RPGs.

How this answer will be updated

The page will be checked after the dedicated summer State of Play, material store-page changes, and the retail launch. New details will be added only when they answer this exact question; separate search intents will keep their own URLs to avoid overlap.

Primary source

Official Steam page, last checked July 31, 2026. The linked weapons hub provides the surrounding guide context.