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Death Stranding

2019 • Kojima Productions • Sony Interactive Entertainment • ESRB M

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PS4PC
Genres
Mature contentShooterRole-playing (RPG)AdventureActionScience fictionSurvivalStealthOpen world
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Death Stranding
Death Stranding is an action game set in a post-apocalyptic United States. Players control Sam Porter Bridges, a courier tasked with reconnecting isolated cities via a communication network while delivering essential cargo. The gameplay blends traversal, resource management, and narrative elements, with a focus on social connectivity through asynchronous multiplayer. It is known for its unique mechanics, atmospheric world, and philosophical themes.
Critics17 critic reviews
8.4/10
Players897 IGDB players
8.6/10
To finish the story
60h
Your rating

Should You Play It?

Great fit if you want

A big world that rewards wandering off the path
Scarcity to manage, not just enemies to beat
The option to take it quietly
To build a character over dozens of hours

Think twice if you want

A tightly guided path from one scene to the next
To never think about hunger or supplies
Something you can finish in a weekend
What it feels like
  • Exploration-heavy
  • Character-driven
  • Story-led
  • Patience-rewarding
  • Combat-focused
  • Solo
Time commitment
Main journey
60h
Completionist
125h

Very long. Better suited to weeks than a weekend.

Watch Before You Decide
Rated
ESRB MPEGI 18USK 16ACB MA 15+CERO DGRAC 19+ClassInd 16

ESRB: Intense Violence, Strong Language, Blood, Partial Nudity

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How Long It Takes

Rushing it
36 hours
Normally
60 hours
Completionist
125 hours

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This edition

Death Stranding

Higgs Variant

2019

Exclusive variant sleeve featuring the Man in the Golden Mask, Higgs, played by Troy Baker. Sam bridges must brave a world utterly transformed by the death stranding. Carrying the disconnected remnants of our future in his hands, he embarks on a journey to reconnect the shattered world one step at a time. With spectral creatures plaguing the landscape, and humanity on the verge of a Mass extinction, it's up to Sam to journey across the ravaged continent and save mankind from impending annihilation. What is the mystery of the death stranding? What will Sam discover on the road ahead? An unprecedented gameplay experience holds these answers and more.

PS4

Special Edition

2019

Death Stranding is an action game set in a post-apocalyptic United States. Players control Sam Porter Bridges, a courier tasked with reconnecting isolated cities via a communication network while delivering essential cargo. The gameplay blends traversal, resource management, and narrative elements, with a focus on social connectivity through asynchronous multiplayer. It is known for its unique mechanics, atmospheric world, and philosophical themes. The Special Edition includes: - The full game in a steelbook case - Gold "Ludens Mask" Sunglasses (in-game item) - Gold "Sam" Sunglasses (in-game item) - Gold Hat (in-game item) - Gold Armor Plate (in-game item) - Gold Speed Skeleton (in-game item) - The original soundtrack - A behind-the-scenes digital video

PS4

Collector's Edition

2019

Death Stranding is an action game set in a post-apocalyptic United States. Players control Sam Porter Bridges, a courier tasked with reconnecting isolated cities via a communication network while delivering essential cargo. The gameplay blends traversal, resource management, and narrative elements, with a focus on social connectivity through asynchronous multiplayer. It is known for its unique mechanics, atmospheric world, and philosophical themes. The Collector's Edition includes: - The full game - A steelbook case - A life-sized BB pod statue - A Bridges cargo case - A Ludens keychain

PS4

Digital Deluxe Edition

2019

Death Stranding is an action game set in a post-apocalyptic United States. Players control Sam Porter Bridges, a courier tasked with reconnecting isolated cities via a communication network while delivering essential cargo. The gameplay blends traversal, resource management, and narrative elements, with a focus on social connectivity through asynchronous multiplayer. It is known for its unique mechanics, atmospheric world, and philosophical themes. The Digital Deluxe Edition includes: The digital full game, The following Special gold versions of in-game items once earned through gameplay: "Ludens Mask" Sunglasses, Power Skeleton, All-Terrain Skeleton (in-game item), Armor Plate (Lv. 2), A set of 10 PSN avatars featuring various characters from the game, The original soundtrack and A behind-the-scenes digital video.

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Story

Sam Bridges must brave a world utterly transformed by the Death Stranding. Carrying the disconnected remnants of our future in his hands, he embarks on a journey to reconnect the shattered world one step at a time. With spectral creatures plaguing the landscape, and humanity on the verge of a mass extinction, it’s up to Sam to journey across the ravaged continent and save mankind from impending annihilation. What is the mystery of the Death Stranding? What will Sam discover on the road ahead? An unprecedented gameplay experience holds these answers and more.

Series

Part of the Death Stranding series. 1 more game here.

  • Death Stranding 2

Details

Release date
8 November 2019
Developer
Kojima Productions
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Engine
Decima, Wwise
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Survival, Stealth, Open world
Genres
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms
PS4, PC
Critic score
8.417 critic reviews • Source: IGDB
Player score
8.6897 IGDB players • Source: IGDB
Combined score
8.5critics and players blended, 914 ratings • Source: IGDB
Series
Death Stranding
Anticipated by
172 people before release
Type
Main Game
Rated for (ESRB)
Intense Violence, Strong Language, Blood, Partial Nudity
Rated for (PEGI)
Violence, Bad Language
Rated for (CERO)
Violence
Rated for (GRAC)
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug, Language, Violence
Official titles
デスストランディング (Japan), 데스 스트랜딩 (Korea)
Companies
Sony Interactive Entertainment (Publisher), Kojima Productions (Developer), 505 Games (Publisher), Guerrilla Games (Supporting)
Also known as
死亡搁浅, 死亡擱淺

Release Dates

PS4
Nov 08, 2019
PC
Jul 14, 2020

Platforms and Makers

PlayStation 4 logo

PlayStation 4 • gen 8

PC (Microsoft Windows) logo

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Decima logo

Decima

Wwise logo

Wwise

Sony Interactive Entertainment logo

Sony Interactive Entertainment • Publisher

Kojima Productions logo

Kojima Productions • Developer

505 Games logo

505 Games • Publisher

Guerrilla Games logo

Guerrilla Games • Supporting

Engine

Decima

An engine created by Guerrilla Games for Killzone, and later used for Horizon Zero Dawn, that was simply called "the engine" till Hideo Kojima choose to use it for the creation of Death Stranding. The name Decima was quickly decided on as a reference to the ancient trade relationship between the Netherlands and Japan. Kojima Productions was given a copy of the engine's source code and is now collaborating with Guerilla Games on the future of its development.

Wwise

The Wave Works Interactive Sound Engine is Audiokinetic's software for interactive media and video games, available for free to non-commercial users and under license for commercial video game developers. It features an audio authoring tool and a cross-platform sound engine.

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Languages

Interface
Dutch, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese (Portugal), Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, French, German, Spanish (Mexico), Turkish
Audio
Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Mexico), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish (Spain)

Tags

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