DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT

Third-person delivery adventure about reconnecting a post-apocalyptic America

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS · Published by 505 Games · Released Mar 30, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 69K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 933 in 30 days
Playing now: 2,242; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT?

A single-player, third-person open-world action adventure set in a future where an event has connected the living and the dead. As courier Sam Bridges, you cross a fractured America, make deliveries, explore desolate terrain, and reconnect isolated survivors.

For you if...

+you prefer deliberate traversal over constant combat
+you want a solitary, story-focused science-fiction journey
+you enjoy indirect cooperation without meeting other players

Not for you if...

−you expect fast-paced action from the opening hours
−you dislike managing cargo, routes, and rough terrain
−you prefer minimal exposition and few long cutscenes

What players say

92% of 68,574 reviews are positive · 87% of 933 in the last 30 days

Players praise the lonely atmosphere, soundtrack, unconventional story, and route planning, especially when their paths and structures help others. Common complaints target the repetitive delivery loop, awkward movement and combat, cumbersome menus, and lengthy cutscenes and exposition.

Screenshots and trailer

DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 80 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: AVX instruction set required

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 63
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Greek, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.