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Death Stranding (2019)

Kojima Productions

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4

4.05 from 2067 ratings

6752 members have it in their collection · 548 playing now · 2786 backlogged · 1660 wish listed

How long? Main story 44h · with extras 68h · 100% 105h (from 143 logged playthroughs)

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.
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Details

Developers
Kojima Productions
Publishers
505 Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Shooter
Themes
Action, Open world, Science fiction, Stealth, Survival
Franchises
Death Stranding
Series
Death Stranding
Events
The Game Awards 2019, gamescom Opening Night Live 2019, PlayStation E3 2018 Showcase, Playstation Experience 2017, The Game Awards 2017, PlayStation E3 2017 Media Showcase, The Game Awards 2016, PlayStation E3 2016 Press Conference
Steam
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Release dates

  • Nov 08, 2019 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
  • Jul 14, 2020 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)

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Rating distribution

5 stars
887
4 stars
653
3 stars
328
2 stars
133
1 star
66
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calnilam

Status calnilam Jan 6, 2021

This game really blew me away. I didn't know what to expect going into it and I was glad that I had no idea what it was really about. There are many people who don't like the game because it's a "walking simulator" but in hindsight, I think that's one of the things that made this game. Fighting your way …

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This game really blew me away. I didn't know what to expect going into it and I was glad that I had no idea what it was really about. There are many people who don't like the game because it's a "walking simulator" but in hindsight, I think that's one of the things that made this game. Fighting your way through seemingly endless landscapes conveys the loneliness and agony Sam (and all the others) live through on a daily basis: one wrong step and your life may be forfeit. All in all, the story may be confusing and at times contrived but the emotional beats it hits still resonate with me. Add to this a killer soundtrack and Bob's your uncle.

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May_Odaigahara

Status May_Odaigahara Dec 9, 2020

Bumping my rating up to 5; I think this game is a genuine masterpiece and nothing I've played since has even come close to it

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Nucleotyde

Status Nucleotyde Oct 24, 2020

Finished Death Stranding today. I'd been picking at it for a year, so it feels good to finally be done with it. The game has some problems, but it's super unique, especially for such a major release. I wish it was a bit shorter, but the story came together into something better than I was expecting, so I'm really glad …

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Finished Death Stranding today. I'd been picking at it for a year, so it feels good to finally be done with it. The game has some problems, but it's super unique, especially for such a major release. I wish it was a bit shorter, but the story came together into something better than I was expecting, so I'm really glad I played it.

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Reina

Status Reina Jul 31, 2020

I decided to try a Monster Energy drink because of the not-so-subtle sponsorship in Death Stranding. Well, I didn’t particularly like it, so I decided to make get my money worth out of it xD

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I decided to try a Monster Energy drink because of the not-so-subtle sponsorship in Death Stranding. Well, I didn’t particularly like it, so I decided to make get my money worth out of it xD

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Reina

Status Reina Jul 16, 2020

Spoilers for Mama's name so not a big deal if you haven't played the game. It's not really important to anything. I'm gonna explain what it means as it's a pun in Norwegian.

Mama's name is "Målingen" which is Norwegian for "the measurements". I find it kinda funny how they pronounce it as if you split them up to "mål …
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Spoilers for Mama's name so not a big deal if you haven't played the game. It's not really important to anything. I'm gonna explain what it means as it's a pun in Norwegian.

Mama's name is "Målingen" which is Norwegian for "the measurements". I find it kinda funny how they pronounce it as if you split them up to "mål ingen" that's closer to their pronunciation and that would be translated to "goal no-one" (edit: Actually, hearing them say it again, it would be closer to "measure no-one" based on how they pronounce it)
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Fugazi57

Status Fugazi57 Jul 15, 2020

So happy to see 93% of positive ratings on Steam T_T

Finally this masterpiece will get all the love it deserves!

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Reina

Status Reina Jul 14, 2020

Death Stranding
First impressions
(after 7 hours)

Death Stranding finally came out on PC today and holy shit, this is probably the most graphically beautiful game I've seen so far. Especially on a technical level, but also in terms of art style.

The game is also just really fun imo. Yes, I know opinions are very split on that, and …

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Death Stranding
First impressions
(after 7 hours)

Death Stranding finally came out on PC today and holy shit, this is probably the most graphically beautiful game I've seen so far. Especially on a technical level, but also in terms of art style.

The game is also just really fun imo. Yes, I know opinions are very split on that, and tbh, I just don't understand why reviewers are totally playing the game wrong? Like, do they not read the tutorial or learn from their mistakes? Because I really don't have any problems with falling over so far and I'm now 7 hours in ...

The game struggles a bit with its pacing tho. At one point you'll have long stretches of just (really good) cutscenes, and then you'll have very long stretches of no cutscenes at all. I'm now really missing those cutscenes as they are incredibly well done!

First impressions, the game is absolutely fantastic, and it's a joy exploring the world. It has some pacing issues, but the beauty of the world sorta makes up for it. Is it a masterpiece? Not sure yet, we'll have to see how it unfolds.

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Malus

Status Malus Jul 1, 2020

So the gameplay is just me running through the land to deliver packages. The cutscenes are frequent and longer than I want, and I don't understand shit. Yet, for some reason, I keep continuing to play this....

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BorisY

Status BorisY May 1, 2020

Arghhh! I’m really struggling with this!

I started off thinking “wow!, this is unbelievable! Truly amazing!”, but now I’m 8 hours in and I’m starting to panic. The cut scenes and motion capture are incredible, the scenery is utterly amazing, but now I seem stuck in what seems like a never ending deliver A to B mechanic and don’t fall …

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Arghhh! I’m really struggling with this!

I started off thinking “wow!, this is unbelievable! Truly amazing!”, but now I’m 8 hours in and I’m starting to panic. The cut scenes and motion capture are incredible, the scenery is utterly amazing, but now I seem stuck in what seems like a never ending deliver A to B mechanic and don’t fall over with a bit of an over complex inventory management mini-game mechanic hidden behind a layers of inventory / HUD. It’s almost starting to feel like one of those never ending fetch / gather quests in World of Warcraft, which had you collecting and delivering stuff all over the place.

Don’t get me wrong, there is real beauty in the game, but I’m not sure if I can take another 60 hours of “Deliver A to B” and manage you inventory so you can build C etc.

Please tell me I’m wrong! Am I missing something?

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motorway065

Status motorway065 Mar 2, 2020

more tales from the chatlogs:

got to say

the idea of a post apocalyptic pizza courier that can deliver a pizza halfway across the country within 60 minutes

sounds pretty fucking radical

in my mind this is what death stranding is all about much like how I read that one person's take on the first devil may cry where trish …

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more tales from the chatlogs:

got to say

the idea of a post apocalyptic pizza courier that can deliver a pizza halfway across the country within 60 minutes

sounds pretty fucking radical

in my mind this is what death stranding is all about much like how I read that one person's take on the first devil may cry where trish is some demonic real estate agent, she's going to put mallet island on the market, but a few days beforehand she finds that it's still full of pests so she hires dante to clean it up for show

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motorway065

Status motorway065 Feb 25, 2020

I get so fucking LOST in this game, every time I sit down with it I decide to play for a little bit and then after I complete a few deliveries I check the clock and it's six hours later, what the hell

I managed to find Daichi Miura in the game so that took care of the reason I …

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I get so fucking LOST in this game, every time I sit down with it I decide to play for a little bit and then after I complete a few deliveries I check the clock and it's six hours later, what the hell

I managed to find Daichi Miura in the game so that took care of the reason I bought this. Let's see what else this game has to offer.

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