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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
2025 · PlayStation 5 · PC · Action · Adventure · Open-World
3 scored sources · 2 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a lavish, unusually sincere sequel that expands its predecessor’s delivery-and-connection formula with richer environments, more dynamic disasters, stronger combat, stealth, vehicles, and a livelier ensemble cast. Reviewers consistently praise its striking visuals, ambitious worldbuilding, emotional performances, and satisfying traversal systems. The main divide concerns restraint: the sequel reduces some of the original’s friction, can over-reward players, and occasionally lets lengthy cutscenes or repetitive deliveries disrupt its pacing. Its eccentric narrative remains divisive, but the consensus is that this is a confident, technically superb evolution that best serves players receptive to Kojima’s distinctive sensibilities.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-18
Pros
- Stronger combat and stealth than the original
- Beautiful, reactive environments with impressive visuals
- Ambitious worldbuilding and memorable performances
- Meaningful asynchronous player-built community systems
Cons
- Storytelling and cutscenes can be excessive or uneven
- Reduced traversal friction can make the game feel too easy
- Some deliveries and late-game sections drag
- Many creative tools are underused
Review sources
5 sources found across 2 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- GamesRadar+ · United Kingdom
- PC Gamer · United Kingdom
- Push Square · United Kingdom · 100/100
- Game Informer · United States · 87.5/100
- GameSpot · United States · 70/100