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Death Stranding

Released: 11/8/2019

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes an all-new, genre-defying experience for the PlayStation®4 system. 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. Starring Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, and Lindsay Wagner.

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes an all-new, genre-defying experience for the PlayStation®4 system. 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. Starring Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, and Lindsay Wagner.

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes an all-new, genre-defying experience for the PlayStation®4 system. 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. Starring Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, and Lindsay Wagner.

Critics
82
Metacritic
74

Score Breakdown

82.4

Critic Average

171 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

74

Metacritic User Score

19,863 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+8.4
Combined Disparity
+8.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

71 early (42%)55 launch window (32%)45 late (26%)