Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is Hideo Kojima's sequel to Death Stranding (2019). It is developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, and was released on PlayStation 5 on 26 June 2025. A Windows version, ported by Nixxes Software, followed on 19 March 2026. The story is set eleven months after the first game, with Sam Porter Bridges (Norman Reedus) again delivering packages and connecting survivors to the Chiral Network. It takes place mainly in Mexico and Australia, with Mexico as the opening section.
Vehicles unlock early and can be customised, for example with extra batteries or gun turrets, and players can eventually build a monorail that connects isolated colonies. Weapons are non-lethal by default, so there are no voidouts. Enemies include Beached Things (BTs) and “ghost mechs”, and a day-night cycle affects enemy behaviour. Upgrades come from the Automated Porter Assistant System (APAS) skill tree, which has five categories.
The cast includes Fragile (Léa Seydoux), Higgs (Troy Baker), Rainy (Shioli Kutsuna), Neil Vana (Luca Marinelli) and Tomorrow (Elle Fanning), a young woman with tar powers. Reception was generally favourable: Metacritic lists 89 for the PS5 version, and 95% of critics recommend it on OpenCritic.
Deliver packages and connect survivors to the Chiral Network. Vehicles unlock early and can be customised, for example with extra batteries or gun turrets.
Players can eventually build a monorail connecting isolated colonies.
Weapons are non-lethal by default, so there are no voidouts. Enemies include BTs and ghost mechs, and a day-night cycle affects their behaviour.
The game is set mainly in Mexico and Australia, eleven months after the first game, with Mexico as the opening section.
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