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
- Official support page
- Publisher Discord server
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- 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
Save game data location
Video
{{Video
|wsgf link =
|widescreen wsgf award =
|multimonitor wsgf award =
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
|4k ultra hd wsgf award =
|widescreen resolution = true
|widescreen resolution notes= Limited to 16:9 and 21:9 resolutions.
|multimonitor = false
|multimonitor notes =
|ultrawidescreen = true
|ultrawidescreen notes = Hor+ gameplay and rendered cutscenes, Vert- FMVs. Common ultrawide resolutions are pillarboxed to 21:9.[8] See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
|4k ultra hd = true
|4k ultra hd notes = [9]
|fov = false
|fov notes =
|windowed = true
|windowed notes =
|borderless windowed = true
|borderless windowed notes = Full Screen is borderless.
|anisotropic = true
|anisotropic notes = Forced to 16x by default </ref><refname=Digital Foundry PC Review></ref> [missing title] - last accessed on [unknown]
Modify the game executable to force any aspect ratio[10]
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<path-to-game>\ds.exe in a hex editor (e.g. HxD).
- Search for
55 55 15 40 as hex.
- Replace it with
26 B4 17 40 (for 2560x1080) or any other aspect ratio in hex.
- Save the changes.
- Run the game and select the 21:9 aspect ratio in the Graphics settings menu.
- FMVs will remain affected by Vert- scaling.
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Input
Keyboard & Mouse settings
"Perform action"
key assignments
"In vehicle"
key assignments
Audio
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Localizations
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Network
Multiplayer types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
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Direct3D |
12 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
System requirements
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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. |
- A 64-bit operating system and Windows 10 version 1809 or higher is required.[14]
- Official recommendations for 30 FPS at 1920x1080 are also available.
Notes
References