DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH

Buy95%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 28k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS · Open World · Mar 19, 2026

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$69.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
55
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
18
Full audio12 of 18
Subtitles18 of 18

Should I buy DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH?

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 28k player reviews · updated

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 complaints
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
200 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
128 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Not the graphics - in terms of fidelity it's stronger.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Way less present than the first game's amazing mysterious soundtrack.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Regarding the "optimization"
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I highly recommend playing this game with a controller and not a mouse and keyboard, a controller that supports haptic feedback.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story and characters200 reviews
Gameplay128 reviews
Graphics94 reviews
Audio53 reviews
Optimization47 reviews
Controls13 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
86% still recommend
Performance
80% still recommend
Crashes
72% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
73% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Input API Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • HDR available
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$69.99

The lowest we've tracked is $55.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $69.99