The strangest "courier simulator" in the history of gaming: Death Stranding Director's Cut costs $20 in the Epic Games Store until September 22

A courier simulator, one of the strangest games with a confusing story, beautiful visuals and audio, and so on. No matter how people felt about Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima and his Kojima Productions created a very unique game that you'll never find analogues to, and that will leave most people indifferent. If you've been wanting to get acquainted with this project for a long time but were hesitant, now is the time to fix it. Until September 22, Death Stranding Director's Cut costs $20 on the Epic Games Store.

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Death Stranding Director's Cut is a third-person open-world adventure game. The story tells about a post-apocalyptic America where the world of the dead has penetrated the world of the living. The protagonist Sam Bridges has to connect all the survivors of the terrible event and create a single system that will give hope to humanity for further survival. People call Death Stranding a "courier simulator" because most of the gameplay is the delivery of valuable items.

But the journey from point A to point B will never be easy. First of all, you need to distribute the cargo correctly. If you take everything at once, the character will start to lose balance, which will lead to the fact that you will either lose or damage most of the things. You also need to constantly scan the area. Somewhere the river may be deeper, somewhere the landscape is uneven, or you may need to use a ladder or rope to move on. A special feature is that players can build their own structures to facilitate travel, which are available to other gamers.

Among the opponents you will meet BTs - black ugly ghosts that have left the world of the dead and MULEs - a nomadic tribe that hunts couriers. In general, Death Stranding is a meditative game where players wander alone in the dead but beautiful America. Not everyone liked this specificity of the gameplay, but it is worth a try. Also, a real Hollywood cast has gathered here: Norman Reedus, Troy Baker, Mads Mikkelsen, and others. The Director's Cut edition adds new equipment, vehicles, locations, and additional tasks to the game.

The game received 85 points from critics and 7.8 from players on Metacritic. It will take about 40 hours to complete the story campaign alone.

More details about the promotion can be found at here.

Source: egs