Games

Death Stranding

Kojima Productions

2019•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 60 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionvehiclesfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeFantastical and sweeping: a fast-moving shooter. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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

IGDB rating

85 / 100

925 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionVehiclesAll consuming questSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Post-apocalypticExplorationKojimaExplorable worldDelivery

Where to play

Details

Developer: Kojima Productions
Publishers: Sony Interactive Entertainment, 505 Games
Released: 8 November 2019
Series: Death Stranding
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 36h rushed, 60h normally, 125h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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