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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT

DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “satisfying delivery and traversal loop” (55 of 103 reviews) and “emotional, compelling connection narrative” (48); the most common complaint is “convoluted, verbose, uneven storytelling” (19). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Mar 30, 2022 Developer KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS Publisher 505 Games Platforms Windows Story RichOpen WorldWalking SimulatorAtmosphericAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

92.2%positive69,020 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 40 found this helpful

“Death Stranding is not just a game. It's a long, quiet journey that slowly grows on you until one day you realize it never really let you go. When I first started it, I wasn't sure what to expect. You play as Sam Porter Bridges, a delivery man in a broken world. Cities are cut…”

— a player, Steam review · 103 hrs played
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“Finally, I felt like a courier myself. 👍 Excellent simulator, and so many shoes were worn out. It might seem like just a delivery simulator, but the game turned out to be quite interesting; it immerses you in the atmosphere of post-apocalypse and loneliness, and the music…”

— a player, Steam review · 120 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Death Stranding has the most long-winded, overly verbose dialogue I've ever experienced… and I still somehow have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idea what's going on most of the time. In all seriousness, I went into this one unsure if I’d enjoy it, but it hooked me almost immediately—just not in…”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

22,020all-time peak
0 5k 10k 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 9.3k avg · Jul 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.

63achievements
27.2%median completion
2.4%rarest: Greatest of Great Deliverers
93.0% of players 91.5% of players 81.6% of players 78.7% of players 74.5% of players 73.6% of players 67.8% of players 67.2% of players 65.6% of players 64.5% of players 63.2% of players 61.1% of players 59.6% of players 58.7% of players 53.6% of players 52.9% of players 52.5% of players 52.2% of players 47.6% of players 45.7% of players 45.4% of players 44.8% of players 44.8% of players 41.2% of players 37.6% of players 36.0% of players 35.0% of players 34.6% of players 31.2% of players 31.0% of players 27.6% of players 27.2% of players 27.1% of players 25.2% of players 25.1% of players 24.3% of players 24.2% of players 22.3% of players 21.7% of players 21.4% of players 21.3% of players 21.0% of players 20.6% of players 20.1% of players 19.7% of players 18.2% of players 15.0% of players 14.9% of players 14.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.5% of players 6.9% of players 5.9% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 93.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.0%Delivering Is What I Do — Hidden achievement
91.5%Good Samaritan — Deliver your first piece of lost cargo.
81.6%Rebuilding America — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.4%Greatest of Great Deliverers — Obtained all Death Stranding achievements.
2.6%Homo Faber — Fabricate all available weapons and equipment.
2.9%Trail-Blazer — Upgrade all types of structure to the maximum level.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-10
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK34.99 GBP
Australia54.95 AUD
Canada54.99 CAD
Japan4,980 JPY
Brazil159.00 BRL
China198.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$30 Brazil Japan Australia Canada US EU UK≈$47

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 23, 2026
CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special exhibition, BEYOND THE STRAND: The Odyssey of Creation and Endeavor, opening October 31 at Azabudai Hills Gallery in Tokyo! The ex

Oct 16, 2026
FROM A PORTER'S PERSPECTIVE - OCTOBER 16 2026

Our latest Porter's Perspective virtual community showcase event is now live! ːsteamthumbsupː It's been wonderful to see so many Porters getting involved once again, showcasing their creativity and ex

Oct 06, 2026
THROUGH THE PORTER'S LENS

One of the things we know our community loves is how much DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT makes you pay attention to the world around you. DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT's photo mode gives our Porters

Oct 03, 2026
FROM A PORTER'S PERSPECTIVE - OCTOBER 3 2026

Today marks our 30th From a Porter's Perspective virtual community showcase! ːsteamthumbsupː When we first started this event, we never imagined it would continue for quite this long. Yet showcase aft

Oct 02, 2026
WHERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU PLAY DEATH STRANDING?

We might be biased, but we truly believe the Steam Deck is the perfect companion for DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT. Recently, we put on our Bridges boots and jackets and headed into Snowdonia to get

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsStory Rich · Open World · Walking Simulator · Atmospheric · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Exploration · Post-apocalyptic · Cinematic · Singleplayer · Third Person · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Greek * , Hungarian, Japanese * , Korean, Polish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chines…
ControllerFull support
Achievements63
Official sitehttp://www.kojimaproductions.jp/en/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 80 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Additional Notes: AVX instruction set required