DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH

DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH

Steam Deck Verified

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS · Open World · Mar 19, 2026

Yes, worth buying.

At $69.99. It has been as low as $55.99.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
26k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 200 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 128 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 94 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 26k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I liked the narrative themes, with the connection between Sam and the Bridge Baby, this strange post-apocalyptic world with Beached Things and chiral technology and Timefall, and traversing this inconvenient environment to deliver vital supplies to help connect people living in socially isolated settlements.
200 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It’s not really the type of gameplay I normally enjoy, but there was something oddly satisfying in organising those packages and getting them delivered.
128 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Not the graphics - in terms of fidelity it's stronger.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Way less present than the first game's amazing mysterious soundtrack.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Regarding the "optimization"
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I highly recommend playing this game with a controller and not a mouse and keyboard, a controller that supports haptic feedback.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters200 reviews
Gameplay128 reviews
Graphics94 reviews
Audio53 reviews
Optimization47 reviews
Controls13 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat85 reviews
86%
Performance40 reviews
80%
Crashes25 reviews
72%
Interface15 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty45 reviews
73%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $69.99. The lowest we've tracked is $55.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $69.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
55
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.