Death Stranding

Overview

Death Stranding is a 2019 action-adventure game written, produced, designed and directed by Hideo Kojima, developed by his company Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is the first game from Kojima Productions after their split from Konami in 2015. It was first released for PlayStation 4 in November 2019, followed by a Windows port in July 2020. A director's cut was released for PlayStation 5 in September 2021, followed by releases for Windows in March 2022, iOS, iPadOS and macOS in January 2024, and Amazon Luna and Xbox Series X/S in November 2024. Sony published the game on their consoles, while 505 Games published all other versions under license from Kojima Productions.

The game is set in the United States following a cataclysmic event which caused destructive creatures to begin roaming the Earth. The player controls Sam Porter Bridges (Norman Reedus), a courier tasked with delivering supplies to isolated colonies and reconnecting them via a wireless communications network. However, he is pursued by a genocidal militia group, led by a mysterious masked man known as Higgs, who intends to wipe out the remainder of humanity. Alongside Reedus, the game features actors Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, Margaret Qualley, Troy Baker, Tommie Earl Jenkins, and Lindsay Wagner, in addition to the likenesses of film directors Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn, as supporting characters.

Death Stranding received generally positive reviews. Critics praised its voice acting, soundtrack, and visuals, with more mixed opinions regarding its gameplay and story. The game was nominated for several awards and won the most GOTY awards of any game in 2019. As of March 2021, the game had sold 5 million copies worldwide. Numerous commentators later noted that elements of the game resembled the COVID-19 pandemic, which began during the months following its original release.

Official trailer

Gameplay video. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

Kojima Productions

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment, 505 Games

Series

Death Stranding

Engine

Decima, Wwise

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ACB

MA 15+

USK

16

CLASS IND

16

CERO

D

PEGI

18

GRAC

19+

ESRB

M

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies63

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

1

Silver

2

Bronze

59

Total

63

Points

1335

Platinum time

70 to 130 hours

Difficulty

3 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Online trophies

6

• Greatest of Great Deliverers
• Delivering Is What I Do
• Rebuilding America
• We Need You
• I Won't Break
• BB...
• We're Whole Again
• BBs: A Bridge Between This World and the One Beyond
• "BB"
• Sixty Deaths and Sixty Births in a Day
• The Particle of God
• I'm Your Die-Hardman
• Bring Back My Baby
• She's waiting for you on the Beach.
• Thank You, Sam
• Thanks for Everything
• Everyday Delivery Complete a standard order.
• Deliveries Done Complete 36 standard orders.
• Birth of a Legend Complete at least 10 unique premium deliveries in each order category with an evaluation of "Legend" or "Legend of Legends."
• Growth of a Legend
• A Helping Hand Issue your first supply request.
• The Automation Revolution Complete a standard order with a delivery bot.
• Apprentice Builder Complete your first structure (signs, ladders, and climbing anchors also count.)
• Master Builder Complete at least one of every type of structure (including signs, ladders, and climbing anchors.)
• A New Day for the UCA
• In Sam We Trust
• Well Connected Reach connection level three with a facility.
• Best Beloved
• Like and Be Liked
• The People's Porter
• The World's Most Popular Porter
• Good Samaritan Deliver your first piece of lost cargo.
• Giver of Gifts Make your first donation of weapons, equipment, etc.
• Chiral Crafter
• A Thirst for Knowledge
• Fount of Knowledge
• The Custom Kid
• Soak and Sigh
• The Post Guides the Present Read 100 mails.
• The Past Guides the Present Read 100 interviews.
• Pathfinder
• Childminder Reach maximum connection level with BB.
• A Baby Blessing Get a Like from BB.
• Prominent Porter Reach Grade 10 in any delivery evaluation category.
• Great Deliverer
• Catcher Crusher Defeat a Catcher.
• Snooze 'n' Soothe Heal by sleeping for the first time.
• Boots Are a Porter's Best Friend Change footwear for the first time.
• Hooked on Delivering!? Deliver 700 items of cargo.
• Pumped Porter Deliver 3,000 kg of cargo.
• Well-Traveled Travel 80 km and complete an order.
• God Particle Go-Getter
• Rest In Pieces In a BT area, cut an umbilical cord for the first time without the BT noticing.
• Any Porter in a Storm Trade with another porter for the first time.
• Sleep Tight, Little BB
• A Shout in the Dark Send a shout out and have it returned for the first time.
• Public Service Porter Dispose of chiralium-contaminated cargo in the crater lake for the first time.
• Trail-Blazer Upgrade all types of structure to the maximum level.
• I Couldn't Hold it In!
• All Roads Lead to the UCA Complete your first road.
• Soothing Sounds
• Building Bridges Reach Bridge Link Grade 1.
• Homo Faber Fabricate all available weapons and equipment.

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment, 505 Games

Developer

Kojima Productions

Released

2019-11-08

Age rating

ESRB M

Region

US

Time to beat

about 41.5 hours