Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Kojima Productions

2025•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 68 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredisasterhorrorscience fictionanimalsrobots/ai/spacesexvehiclesfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, morally murky shooter, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a third-person action-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by otherworldly creatures. Players control Sam Porter Bridges, a retired porter, as he traverses the open worlds of Mexico and Australia to connect isolated survivors to a wireless communication network called the Chiral Network. The core gameplay revolves around delivering packages across hazardous terrain, managing cargo weight, building infrastructure like roads and monorails, and navigating natural disasters. Combat has a greater focus than its predecessor, offering lethal and non-lethal options alongside stealth approaches. The game features asynchronous online elements where players can build structures visible to others.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Eleven months after the events of the first game, Sam Porter Bridges lives in quiet isolation near the former US-Mexico border with his adopted daughter Lou. The United Cities of America is now fully connected via the Chiral Network, and automated delivery robots have rendered human porters obsolete. When mysterious portals called "plate gates" begin manifesting across the world, linking distant continents, Sam is drawn back into action. Fragile, his former ally, recruits him to venture through one such portal into Australia, where scattered survivors remain cut off from the rest of...

Screenshots

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach screenshot
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach screenshot
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach screenshot
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach screenshot

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDisasterHorrorScience fictionAnimalsRobots/ai/spaceSexVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

MotorcycleCarsSurrealismTrainingSwordConstructionDystopianFuture

Details

Developer
Kojima Productions
Publishers
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Kojima Productions
Released
26 June 2025
Series
Death Stranding
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
35h rushed, 68h normally, 117h complete
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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