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Death Stranding

Kojima Productions · Jul 14, 2020

PC · Series X|S · PS4

Mature

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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.

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Scores by platform

PC

Critic 8.6 (40 critics) · Gamer 9.1

8.6

Xbox Series X|S

No critic reviews yet · No ratings yet

PlayStation 4

Critic 8.3 (81 critics) · Gamer 9.2

8.6

Critic reviews

  • MMORPG

    Poorna Shankar · Aug 20, 2020

    10
    Death Stranding is an absolute masterpiece. It’s a triumph of one man’s unrelenting, uncompromised vision of hope. So powerful was this vision that it gave a deeply cynical individual like me a reason to hope. It’s a technological achievement on so many levels. But perhaps most of all, its revolutionary story, outstanding characters, and singular theme of human connection is the lingering triumph of Death Stranding.
  • WorthPlaying

    Chris Barnes · Aug 07, 2020

    7.0
    There are plenty of moments where tone-setting music sets in and the vastness of the landscapes smothers you with solitude and despair. Collecting materials and contributing them to an online structure was engaging and even downright addictive. Moreover, the foundations of the plot intrigued me so much. I think that's what pains me so much about Death Stranding: I can see its potential, but the game went too far in too many disparate directions.
  • Game Zone

    Arne Cito · Jul 24, 2020

    9.0
    Varied gameplay mechanics, an intriguing story, and Hideo Kojima's signature attention to cinematic storytelling elevate Death Stranding as a one-of-a-kind experience that is sure to consume your attention and imagination.
  • GameSpace.com

    Ed Orr · Jul 20, 2020

    8.0
    A genuinely original and gorgeous new title from Kojima that manages to overcome its indulgent sections and a plodding midsection with a thoughtful ending. Did we say it looks utterly gorgeous too?
  • Way Too Many Games

    Kyle Nicol · Jul 20, 2020

    8.0
    As a whole Death Stranding, is an extremely polarising experience. It’s an ambitious title that dares to do something different in a sea of genre clones, and for the most part, it actually does succeed. However, those minor annoyances and long stretches where nothing happens can bring the experience down a notch.
  • NoobFeed

    Kiemour · Jul 20, 2020

    7.5
    Overall, Death Stranding is an enjoyable, story-centric game, with realistic physics and unique in-game interactions. Although it was a little difficult to understand the story at first, the game's creator Hideo Kojima spaced out the small details enough to keep players engaged and progressing, eager to learn more.

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Gamer reviews

  • slendy

    Dec 19, 2023 · PC

    9.5

    not a 10/10 for a single reason

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    i went in knowing that i wasn't going to try to understand the story or even watch any of the cut-scenes. that being said, it still sucked you get penalized for skipping some of them despite the fact some of them are over an hour long.

  • Caleb Chicohay

    Jul 12, 2021 · PS4

    9.7

    Me encanta el ambiente onírico que maneja y la agresiva distopía sci-fi en la ocurren los sucesos. El soundtrack esta meticulosamente elegido para hacer sentir cosas acorde a lo que esta pasando, Kojima vuelve a crear un excelente juego muy disfrutable y disruptivo a lo que había venido haciendo. Excelente como videojuego y como película interactiva, la trama es cautivamente y los elementos narrativos muy bien construidos, los personajes son entrañables y los antagonistas bastante bien dibujados multidimensionales. Las gráficas son deslumbrantes para poder perderte en los paisajes y disfrutar del paraje, las cinemáticas son geniales y el diseño de personajes muy acorde a Kojima y se ven los tintes de Del Toro salpicando todo el juego en el mejor de los sentidos. Apuntado totalmente a la version extendida A.K.A. "Director's Cut"

  • alexanderornh

    Jun 24, 2021 · PS4

    9.5

    One of my favorite games out there. The story is great and very interesting. You're always discovering something more and you just have to keep playing to discover the next thing about this unique world. The gameplay is good, although this is technically a walking simulator since you have to travel a lot on foot, but I don't mind - I think it was great since I got to enjoy the insane scenery and graphics.

  • Augusto Colman

    May 10, 2021 · PS4

    8.4

    I’d like to begin saying that you should know what kind of game is before playing it. I watched a few reviews and decided to give it a chance. It’s the most different type of game I played in my life. You are a delivery man traveling across America, that’s all I will say about the story which is the best part of the game, if you can finish it I think you would enjoy it, it’s again, different. Gameplay wise, this is where people were divided, many like it, others hate it, you deliver orders and craft resources and buildings to get to your destination, at the beginning it’s fun but it’s the whole game and it’s a long one, you’ ll be doing it again, and again, and again. There’s a few fights here and there agains humans and ghost-like creatures which is fun, actually, but it’s not the main game. Graphics are very good and the music, I loved it, specially the bb’s theme. The sense of accomplishment of the last delivery is incredible. Other thing I liked about the game is that you interact indirectly with other players, contributing to create buildings which are used in their game and our game but we never see each other, you must play it online though. My advice is to give it a try.

  • brimms

    Apr 26, 2021 · PS4

    7.5

    Death Starnding Have a rough start with its simulation gameplay, but after 40 hrs, it pays off with the satisfying conclusion but still may divide players from it

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