Death Stranding
Developers | |
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Kojima Productions | |
Publishers | |
505 Games | |
Engines | |
Decima | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 14, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 83 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Open world, Adventure, Action |
Vehicles | Motorcycle, Truck |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi, Post-apocalyptic, North America |
Death Stranding is a third-person open world action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and published by 505 Games. Directed and designed by Hideo Kojima as his next work after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the game features a cast of film and TV actors, including Norman Reedus as the protagonist. Death Stranding is the first Kojima Productions game built on the Decima engine created by Guerrilla Games.
Originally released for PlayStation 4 on November 8, 2019 to generally positive critics reviews and subsequently announced for PC with a release date of June 2, 2020, the date was later moved to be July 14.[1][2] Similarly to its console counterpart, the PC release was met with critical acclaim.
The PC version of the game is available for Windows and distributed through Epic Games Store and Steam, making use of Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM on both platforms at launch. It features 21:9 ultra-widescreen support, DLSS 2.0, high frame rates and adjustable graphics options, along with a new difficulty and bonus in-game content.[3][4]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | [5] | |||
Publisher website | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | Day 1 Edition | |||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[6]
Version differences
- Pre-orders include HD wallpapers, Chiral Gold/Omnireflector Sam sunglasses and cap (color variants), Gold and Silver speed skeleton and armor plate lv2 and above. The in-game items are unlocked through story progression.[7]
- Day 1 Edition contains a game code for Steam inside a steelbook and a slipcase, as well as all the digital pre-order bonuses.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1190460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\KojimaProductions\DeathStranding\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1190460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Announced and as reported.[8][9] | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Announced.[8][9] | ||
4K Ultra HD | As reported.[10][9] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Reportedly FXAA, TAA and DLSS.[10][9] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | As reported.[10][9] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Announced.[4] |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers | Wireless | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Auto detected. Up to 7.1 output.[11] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Greek | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | Co-op Limited to asynchronous interaction primarily with objects placed by other players.[12] |
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Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-3470 AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
Intel Core i7-3770 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon RX 560 3 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 590 6 GB of VRAM |
Other | Requirements for 30 FPS at 1280x720. | Requirements for 60 FPS at 1920x1080. |
- Official recommendations for 30 FPS at 1920x1080 are also available.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1190460/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1190460) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ DEATH STRANDING COMING TO STEAM AND THE EPIC GAME STORE ON JUNE 2, 2020 - last accessed on 2020-07-07
- ↑ DEATH STRANDING RELEASE DATE UPDATE - last accessed on 2020-07-07
- ↑ DEATH STRANDING PC Partnership Brings NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 Tech To Hideo Kojima’s Stunning Game - last accessed on 2020-07-11
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 DEATH STRANDING PC Community FAQ Guide - last accessed on 2020-07-13
- ↑ Death Stranding Day 1 Edition - Windows - last accessed on 2020-07-10
- ↑ Pre-purchase Death Stranding on Steam - last accessed on 2020-03-02
- "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo, 1 machine activation limit"
- ↑ DEATH STRANDING COMING TO STEAM AND THE EPIC GAME STORE ON JUNE 2, 2020 - last accessed on 2020-07-10
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 DEATH STRANDING PC Release Date Trailer [ESRB] - last accessed on 2020-03-02
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Ars Technica - Why this month’s PC port of Death Stranding is the definitive version - last accessed on 2020/07/02
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Death Stranding With DLSS 2.0 Allows for 4K and 60 FPS on Any RTX GPU - last accessed on 2020-07-01
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on 2020-07-14
- ↑ Death Stranding PC review - last accessed on 2020-07-14