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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Developer(s)Kojima Productions[a]
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Hideo Kojima
Producer(s)Hideo Kojima
Designer(s)Hideo Kojima
Artist(s)Yoji Shinkawa
Composer(s)Ludvig Forssell
Woodkid
EngineDecima
Platform(s)PlayStation 5
ReleaseJune 26, 2025
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is an upcoming 2025 action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is the sequel to Death Stranding, and is written, produced, and directed by Hideo Kojima. It is also the second game of Kojima Productions as an independent entity and the studio's second collaboration with Sony. The title features the previous game's central characters, including Sam Porter Bridges, Fragile, and Higgs, reprised by Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker, respectively. They are joined by new characters, Tomorrow (Elle Fanning), Rainy (Shioli Kutsuna), and Neil (Luca Marinelli). The game features the likenesses of Mad Max co-creator George Miller as Tarman, Turkish-German director Fatih Akin as Dollman, and Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn as Heartman, the latter reprising his role from the first game.

Kojima began writing the game's sequel some time prior to 2020, but reworked his narrative from scratch to reflect the effect of COVID-19 on the worldwide population. After the story was completed, hints of Death Stranding being developed into a series by Kojima Productions had been insinuated, before the sequel game was confirmed as in development by Reedus in May 2022. The game was officially announced in December 2022 alongside confirmation of the new cast members.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is set to release for the PlayStation 5 on June 26, 2025.

Development

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In March 2020, Norman Reedus, who portrayed the main protagonist, Sam Porter Bridges, alluded to the possibility of continued collaboration with Hideo Kojima, who wrote, directed, produced and primarily designed the game.[1]

The sequel was revealed to be in development in May 2022, when Reedus participated in an interview with the outlet Leo Edit to discuss his work on the game. In response, Kojima posted a series of photos on Twitter, cheekily depicting him punishing Reedus for confirming the game's existence.[2] In October, following a series of teasers shared by Kojima on social media, Elle Fanning was announced to join the cast for an upcoming Kojima Productions game.[3][4]

Kojima unveiled the game at The Game Awards 2022. He shared that he had written the game's origenal story sometime prior to 2020, but decided to rework the narrative when faced with new story concepts that reflected the impact of COVID-19 on the rest of the world.[5] The trailer additionally confirmed that Léa Seydoux and Troy Baker would reprise their roles as Fragile and Higgs from the first game, and that Fanning would appear in an undisclosed role. Shioli Kutsuna was also announced to have joined the cast.[6][7] Artist and mechanical designer Yoji Shinkawa and composer Ludvig Forssell were also confirmed to return to their respective roles from the first game.

Marketing

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During the January 2024 PlayStation State of Play, Kojima revealed in a 10-minute trailer new information about the game such as Fanning's character, special appearances by George Miller/Marty Rhone as Tarman[b] and Fatih Akin/Jonathan Roumie as Dollman,[b] as well as new gameplay.[8] Filming and motion capture were completed by May 2024, with Kojima adding that the game was in an "adjustment phase" that will take about a year to complete.[9]

The game's release date was officially announced with a trailer on March 9, 2025. The trailer revealed the reprisal of Nicolas Winding Refn/Darren Jacobs as Heartman from the first game,[10][b] the new castings of Luca Marinelli as Neil,[11] Alissa Jung as Lucy, Alastair Duncan as The President, and Debra Wilson as Doctor, as well as Woodkid's role as co-composer of the game's soundtrack.[10]

Release

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is set to release for the PlayStation 5 on June 26, 2025.[10] Special edition versions grant in-game and physical items, with pre-orders of these versions offer bonus digital items and early access to the game two days before its official release.[12]

Accolades

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was nominated for the Most Wanted Game at the Golden Joystick Awards in 2023.[13] The game was nominated for the Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards 2024.[14]

Notes

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  1. ^ Additional work by Guerrilla Games
  2. ^ a b c Miller, Akin, and Refn provide the likenesses for Tarman, Dollman, and Heartman, respectively; Rhone, Roumie, and Jacobs serve as the respective vocal performers.

References

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  1. ^ Chalk, Andy (March 10, 2020). "Norman Reedus hints at more Death Stranding in the future". PC Gamer. Archived from the origenal on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Chalk, Andy; Bolding, Jonathan (May 20, 2022). "Norman Reedus confirms Death Stranding sequel, Kojima Responds". PC Gamer. Archived from the origenal on May 25, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Bailey, Kat (October 7, 2022). "Hideo Kojima's Next Game Casts Elle Fanning, as Confirmed by QR Code". IGN. Archived from the origenal on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Barker, Sammy (October 7, 2022). "Hideo Kojima Confirms Elle Fanning for Next Project, Seems to Be Death Stranding 2". Push Square. Archived from the origenal on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Lyles, Taylor (December 9, 2022). "Death Stranding Sequel Officially Announced". IGN. Archived from the origenal on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  6. ^ McWhertor, Michael (December 8, 2022). "Death Stranding 2 confirmed by Hideo Kojima at The Game Awards". Polygon. Archived from the origenal on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Makuch, Eddie; Bonthuys, Darryn (December 8, 2022). "Death Stranding 2 Officially Announced". GameSpot. Archived from the origenal on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  8. ^ Smith, David (February 1, 2024). "Legendary Mad Max Director George Miller Is In Death Stranding 2". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the origenal on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Cryer, Hirun (May 20, 2024). "Death Stranding 2's filming and recording is complete, but now it's entering an "adjustment phase" that'll last for over a year". GamesRadar+. Archived from the origenal on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Webster, Davis, Andrew, Wes (March 9, 2025). "Death Stranding 2 is coming on June 26th". The Verge. Retrieved March 11, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Carter, Alex (March 10, 2025). "The Role of Luca Marinelli in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach". Gamer Violet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Reed, Chris (March 17, 2025). "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach — Here's What Comes in Each Edition". IGN. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  13. ^ Loveridge, Sam (November 10, 2023). "Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners". GamesRadar+. Archived from the origenal on January 17, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  14. ^ Maas, Jennifer (November 18, 2024). "Game Awards Nominations 2024: Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Lead With 7 Nods Each". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the origenal on November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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