Death Stranding

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18537 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 13,013 out of 18537
  2. Mixed: 1,182 out of 18537
  3. Negative: 4,342 out of 18537
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  1. evans-livboeree
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Unbelievable, это лучшее произведение искусства в игровом мире за последние 20 лет, играл во множество проектов за 20+ лет игрового стажа!!!
  2. tomaspera
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    Jogo ótimo e com uma narrativa e jogabilidade perfeita. Quem está reclamando deste jogo e dando nota baixa com certeza são pessoas trolando
  3. pasotnik
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Wery deep mind game. Hideo Kojima real talent. Very atmospheric game. With each completed task you learn more and more.
  4. Mardans
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    Great game it's deserve more than 10/10 and game of the year 2019 Thank you genius kojima
  5. Saw2thLifeform
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    In a landscape where AAA games are mostly uninspired carbon copies trying to cash in on the current craze, this is such a welcoming breath of fresh air. The fundamental game design at the foundation of this game and the rate of mechanic progression is incredibly solid. The fact that "all you do" is deliver packages, yet the game has yet to feel repetitive to me and I can't wait to see whatIn a landscape where AAA games are mostly uninspired carbon copies trying to cash in on the current craze, this is such a welcoming breath of fresh air. The fundamental game design at the foundation of this game and the rate of mechanic progression is incredibly solid. The fact that "all you do" is deliver packages, yet the game has yet to feel repetitive to me and I can't wait to see what the next mission brings after 30+ hours is a testament to just how well thought out and designed this game is.

    If you're like me, feeling jaded about most new game releases and love when developers take chances to push the craft forward, do yourself a favor and pick up this absolute masterpiece.    … Expand
  6. Droa
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    An amazing game, every time I finish a contract, I can't wait to get out there again. I've been having so much fun the last week, exploring, and watching structures suddenly popping up that others build.
    The entire progression system rewrites the book what progression should be. A true masterpiece.
  7. Maxinux
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    A very unique beautiful and well polished game. I am impressed by all the details and new ideas in this game.
    Death Stranding might not appeals everybody just like an opera might not be for everyone. For me it is a piece of art and technological master piece.
  8. Avodeskorm
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Deeply haunting. Greatest gaming experience I've had in at least several years. Open-world games have never been better. In the joy I felt after overcoming a great challenge, then finding a vista overlooking my destination, I wanted to cry. Future developers should look to Death Stranding and strive to create experiences unlike any other. All modern games have been rendered unimaginativeDeeply haunting. Greatest gaming experience I've had in at least several years. Open-world games have never been better. In the joy I felt after overcoming a great challenge, then finding a vista overlooking my destination, I wanted to cry. Future developers should look to Death Stranding and strive to create experiences unlike any other. All modern games have been rendered unimaginative in comparison to Death Stranding.

    Not subtle, yet so much is thrown at the player; This game tries to give the player more than incentive to finish the game. Rare that a game tries to teach ethics to the player, than just being blank-slate entertainment.    … Expand
  9. DeadMedved
    Nov 29, 2019
    10
    Крутой проект Кодзимы, но к сожалению трудно понимаемый большинством.
  10. dinglebluehobo
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    Beautiful, magic journey. Possibly the best story ever told in a game.
    Thank you, Kojima.
  11. an55192
    Nov 21, 2019
    10
    If you are calling Death Stranding a boring game you don't even deserve to play it, you just don't get it. Most of the negative reviews here are from people who haven't even played the game just watched some gameplay stream and then calling it boring and repetitive.

    This is more than a game it's an experience you really should give it a chance.
  12. bertdurup
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best game i ever played love it so much i trade my ps4 today for the ps4pro edition. Good job kojima… Expand
  13. Horoko
    Jan 2, 2020
    10
    Best 2019 game. Awesome Kojima's brain cant make a bad stories. I cry when passed this game,
  14. AnalKarnaval
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Игра отличная, не шедевр конечно, но своих плюсов хватает коих явно больше чем минусов, наиграл больше 10 часов, сделано гениально, что еще можно было ожидать от Кодзимы. А испанцам желаю пососать членчанского и заминусить себе анусИгра отличная, не шедевр конечно, но своих плюсов хватает коих явно больше чем минусов, наиграл больше 10 часов, сделано гениально, что еще можно было ожидать от Кодзимы. А испанцам желаю пососать членчанского и заминусить себе анус
  15. 1234marcos
    Apr 3, 2022
    10
    Legit my favorite game ever made. I love the message it has and playing it during these coronavirus times is vivid and something else. Truly a one of a kind masterpiece!
  16. Pat1711
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    The story is amazing, the animations are fluid, the graphics are fantastic for a PS4, the music takes you to another world and the gameplay is surprisingly addictive. I came into this game blind by avoiding any spoilers possible and what I found is a game worth your time.
  17. Umadbro
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Easily one of the best games this year if not this gen, it has an interesting setting/story, beautiful vistas and relaxing gameplay broken up with a bit of stealth and action and aims to make you feel good. Sure it's not for everyone but neither are sports games or racing games. The online component and helping other people get to where you have been after blazing a trail is fulfilling inEasily one of the best games this year if not this gen, it has an interesting setting/story, beautiful vistas and relaxing gameplay broken up with a bit of stealth and action and aims to make you feel good. Sure it's not for everyone but neither are sports games or racing games. The online component and helping other people get to where you have been after blazing a trail is fulfilling in a unique way. Most people bashing it haven't even tried it and just want to be part of something or are throwaway accounts as is super obvious.… Expand
  18. a1zhu
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    An inventive AAA trekking sim w high concept plot. Great achievement in transgressive media
  19. Potnoodle999
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    Can honestly say that this game is clearly not for everyone. But those who love it will LOVE IT. The game is so unique and isn’t afraid to do what it sets out to do. An incredible experience and an unforgettable one.

    Parts of the gameplay I love are that simply getting from A to B is difficult because of the terrain and falling over due to it, the sheer weight of this huge delivery on    Can honestly say that this game is clearly not for everyone. But those who love it will LOVE IT. The game is so unique and isn’t afraid to do what it sets out to do. An incredible experience and an unforgettable one.

    Parts of the gameplay I love are that simply getting from A to B is difficult because of the terrain and falling over due to it, the sheer weight of this huge delivery on your back, the weather to with harsh winds make it one of the most immersive games ever. Not a walking simulator, it’s hiking up the most epic mountainous regions you’ve ever seen. Then the BTs (like ghosts) appear or the time fall rain which damages your cargo giving a sense of urgency get in the way. Enemies try to steal your cargo and it all happens organically in this beautiful world, also online aspects are great and you feel genuinely so great full when your stamina is at zero and your cargo is about to be obliterated and you reach a cliff only to find climbing gear left in the perfect spot randomly by a stranger. The satisfaction can’t really be explained. It is a very meditative game requiring you to really invest in the world and to be open minded to its completely different gameplay than anything you’ve played. For those saying this is only loved by kojima fanboys, that is ridiculous. I thought MGS V was the worst in the series for story but best for gameplay. This game is maybe even better than metal gear in what it accomplished but the two CANNOT be compared as they are totally different games made for different audiences. Hideo Kojima has made the game he wants to make and now I am even more of a fan. The only game director creating true triple A budget indie games because that is what this game is, indie through and through, not a blockbuster COD/assassins creed/battlefield game. Etc.

    I only pray that this game does well enough to inspire more creativity in what is a fairly stagnant industry (with a few notable stand outs yearly). Death stranding for me and from the looks of it, many others, is a masterpiece and a one of a kind game. Part of the problem in knowing if the game is for you is that there is nothing else like it. I only hope people pick it up to try because if it is for you, you will NOT be sorry!    … Expand
  20. kind-wizzard
    Nov 13, 2019
    10
    I only played the game for five hours. But I can already say that it's a great game. A game of the generation if you want (It's hard to remember anything like this in the last seven years). I'm not surprised that some American journalists give so low score (3 of 10, srsly?) . Powerful story. It's time to think about the meaning of life, the problems, the story. You have time to immerseI only played the game for five hours. But I can already say that it's a great game. A game of the generation if you want (It's hard to remember anything like this in the last seven years). I'm not surprised that some American journalists give so low score (3 of 10, srsly?) . Powerful story. It's time to think about the meaning of life, the problems, the story. You have time to immerse yourself, feel the world. The gameplay itself is not very complicated, often relaxed. Despite the empty world, diversity is manifested in another. This game is not really for everyone. For those who can see beauty is not only in the endless explosions and shootings. What a cool game of actors. Where else can you find such a thing?

    PS: Yeah, there's half the negative feedback in Spanish. Coincidence?

    PSS:    … Expand
  21. streamlap
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    One of the few titles of 2019 that made me feel something. The overall setup and idea is brilliant and the game loop is engaging. Allmost every delivery or retrieval became it's own narative and I had to use some creative means getting places with the many tools provided and made preparing for the journey a real thing and such an immersive experience. At times the game has me on the tip ofOne of the few titles of 2019 that made me feel something. The overall setup and idea is brilliant and the game loop is engaging. Allmost every delivery or retrieval became it's own narative and I had to use some creative means getting places with the many tools provided and made preparing for the journey a real thing and such an immersive experience. At times the game has me on the tip of my chair in these intense BT encounters and the true sense of relaxing once you manage to get passed them and get greeted by graphicly gorgeous looking landscapes, living in iceland myself I can really recognise where Kojima got his inspirarion from and at times looks really close to the real thing. If you are the kind of player that likes immersion, desolation, and an end-of-time setting that isn't so much combat oriented and can take a moment to stand still and enjoy a view then this is a must buy!… Expand
  22. reaper3893
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    The game is unique. It blurs the lines between the stereotyped genres. Kojima San definitely pushed the envelope of what a stereotypical image of game is - through this game.
    Don't be influenced by IGN and Gamespot ratings, they're just filled with hopeless SJWs who don't seek the value of story-telling or gameplay, they're just looking for a political angle in every game.
    Be the smarter    The game is unique. It blurs the lines between the stereotyped genres. Kojima San definitely pushed the envelope of what a stereotypical image of game is - through this game.
    Don't be influenced by IGN and Gamespot ratings, they're just filled with hopeless SJWs who don't seek the value of story-telling or gameplay, they're just looking for a political angle in every game.
    Be the smarter person, play the game for yourself and have an individual opinion instead of getting influenced by trash of these corporate review sites.
    Gamers and the so called 'Game journalists' keep crying about "nothing new".
    Now when you're getting something new and authentic, people are whining and getting influenced by whiners. Grow a brain, play the game, have your own opinion.    … Expand
  23. tomoman
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    Best game ever, Kojima dit it again. Some people are to stupid to understand this game. Well maybe they should eat less hamburgers more vegetables. Thx Kojima!
  24. r4phstryker
    Dec 7, 2019
    10
    This game is a work of art,the game have its flaws but I consider it to be the best game ever made, art is not for everyone.
  25. dmtrlbdv
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    will set real score after playing. Right now it is just fix for 0 bombers who probably didn't play ( probably yes - but 0? 0 means it is unplayable permanent bug without music and sound and has terrible graphics).
  26. Daicofenix
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    El juego ha sido creado como contrapartida a todos esos personajes súper hombres y superhéroes. Sam es un hombre normal en un futuro distópico del nuestro que a de convertirse en un héroe humano por su determinación, no en un super humano, y se enfrentará al terreno, al clima, al paso del tiempo y a fuerzas sobrenaturales para ello. Ese es el género, un simulador hiperrealista deEl juego ha sido creado como contrapartida a todos esos personajes súper hombres y superhéroes. Sam es un hombre normal en un futuro distópico del nuestro que a de convertirse en un héroe humano por su determinación, no en un super humano, y se enfrentará al terreno, al clima, al paso del tiempo y a fuerzas sobrenaturales para ello. Ese es el género, un simulador hiperrealista de supervivencia ajustado a nuestro mundo en una historia de ciencia ficción con tintes de terror sobrenatural. Pero! decir que la visión de las mecánicas son a largo plazo, porque Sam, o los jugadores, tienen que crear INFRAESTRUCTURAS o craftearlas para crear caminos más fáciles de recorrer, algo así como lo que pasó en el imperio romano en el continente europeo, al final lo que es un MAPA DESERTICO se convierte en un mapa conectado por carreteras, puentes, que al final nos da la visión y la experiencia que apoyándonos, los jugadores, unos a los otros podemos crear los lazos de unión entre aquello que hoy en día esta fracturado y desértico. No será un shooter, un juego de plataformas, un rpg, una aventura gráfica, un shot'm up, un hack and slash... etc... sino un simple simulador de un humano que ha de transportar todo tipo de necesidades entre las distintas zonas en las que hayan supervivientes para ayudar a renacer a la humanidad. Esto se vio en el film The Postman de Kevin Costner, y sinceramente esta visión de Kojima me gusta mucho más, además de que la película es un poco bastante truñaco pero esta versión o visión del asunto por parte de Kojima a mí sí me convence. Pero esta sería la visión superficial del juego, luego ya está la historia en profundidad de cada personaje.… Expand
  27. Turbodowg
    Dec 5, 2019
    10
    Death Stranding is a phenomenal game, a piece of art and a masterpiece.

    I urge you not to listen to the negative reviews written by the moronic, brain-dead hordes who buy AAA live service games and are fine with micro-transactions because they 'help ease the grind'. The people down voting and making unoriginal comments like 'Death Stranding is an Amazon simulator' are only    Death Stranding is a phenomenal game, a piece of art and a masterpiece.

    I urge you not to listen to the negative reviews written by the moronic, brain-dead hordes who buy AAA live service games and are fine with micro-transactions because they 'help ease the grind'.
    The people down voting and making unoriginal comments like 'Death Stranding is an Amazon simulator' are only regurgitation their equally moronic YouTube hero's opinion. They haven't played the game and find it difficult to process any type of game that strays from the norm. They are the type of 'gamer' who viciously defends rubbish like Modern Warfare and tell those who rightly dislike the game to 'lEaRn aNd aDaPt'. They buy Ubisoft games at launch. They purchase EA games at launch. They are the dumb uneducated masses tricked into thinking their pre-installed opinions make them intelligent. They simply do not understand Death Stranding and the confusion it causes them makes them react like dumb angry apes. The anger they feel leads to them writing poor reviews in an attempt to put others off, so they don't feel alone in their shame at not having the brain power to process a piece of art.

    Basically Death Stranding is an awesome game. It is stunningly beautiful exploring the varied landscapes which are complimented by a haunting soundtrack, a mind blowing storyline and excellent gameplay.

    This is a must buy for any real gamer.    … Expand
  28. Angeluca91
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    this game is unique and bold, a breath of fresh air in a stagnant AAA market, a vision of an author, it has some flaws but overall is a masterpiece, something that will be remebered in the years to come
  29. Suronal
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    I'm a Troll like the rest, except i give good review ! ARgghh.. Game Troll.
  30. TinXery
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    A lot of people seem to give a bad review just because its made by Kojima or that it is a "Walking Simulator". Which is not a fair way of rating this product. personally I just finished playing through the story and it got me hooked hard and it played with one's emotions one too many times. I won't say that it is going to feel like that and be the perfect game for everyone but the game isA lot of people seem to give a bad review just because its made by Kojima or that it is a "Walking Simulator". Which is not a fair way of rating this product. personally I just finished playing through the story and it got me hooked hard and it played with one's emotions one too many times. I won't say that it is going to feel like that and be the perfect game for everyone but the game is very polished with a lot of attention to detail, It at least earns to be played and judged for yourself!… Expand
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 111 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 111
  3. Negative: 3 out of 111
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Mar 18, 2020
    100
    Death Stranding is creating a new game genre and therefore paves its own path towards more interactive experiences. It is a brave work thanks to its novelty, which fortunately is not a bragging right for its creators, as it may have seemed, but an exceptional title that will reward the brave who play it. [Issue#299]
  2. New York Daily News
    Mar 18, 2020
    80
    This game does manage to be fun, even if it is one of the heaviest experiences of 2019. Everything from story to gameplay is begging to be dissected, filled with imagery and symbolism -- just like so many Kojima games before this one. Entering Death Stranding, it’s likely that we all thought Kojima’s calling card was lengthy cutscenes and stealth and action gameplay.
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  3. Carole Quintaine
    Jan 29, 2020
    100
    Death Stranding stands as a powerful author’s game which drives a strong message of how our over-connected society is evolving, and how we can help other players. Unlike many AAA games, it shines on a truly spiritual level. Well written, engaging and visually magnificent, it offers, despite some pacing flaws, an astonishing solo game with elegant multiplayer elements. A unique representation of Hideo Kojima’s talent.
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