More than 16 million players have played Death Stranding in 4 years
Death Stranding was first released in 2019 and immediately caught the attention of players. Kojima Productions managed to create an atypical project for the industry. Some people called it a "courier simulator", others thought it was genius, and some simply analysed how Hideo Kojima blurs the boundaries between cinema and games. Currently, a film adaptation of Death Stranding is in development, and the studio decided to tell us how many people have played the game.
Here's What We Know
More than 16 million players have played Death Stranding on PC and PlayStation 4/5. The statistics also take into account the fact that the game was played with PS Plus Extra and PC Game Pass subscriptions. However, there is no mention of whether the studio counted players who played the game on DS through a free giveaway on the Epic Games Store.
Flashback
Death Stranding is an open-world third-person 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 7.4 from players on Metacritic.
It will take about 40 hours to complete the story campaign alone.
Source: kojimaproductions
