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Death Stranding: Director's Cut

2021 · Xbox Series X|S · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · PlayStation 5 · Mac · Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure

90IGDB player score
154 ratings

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A 90 score from 154 devoted raters — the math of a game with a real following. Survival is the whole game — scarce resources, bad odds, and every small win feeling huge. Best experienced alone, preferably with nowhere to be.

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. The Director's Cut includes more character action, extended storylines through new missions and a unique Social Strand System to stay connected with other players around the globe.

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.