Death Stranding
Death Stranding is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is the first game from director Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions after their split from Konami in 2015. It was first released for PlayStation 4 in November 2019, followed by a Windows port in July 2020. A director's cut was released for PlayStation 5 in September 2021, followed by releases for Windows in March 2022, iOS, iPadOS and macOS in January 2024, and Amazon Luna and Xbox Series X/S in November 2024. Sony published the game on their consoles, while 505 Games published all other versions under license from Kojima Productions.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2019
- Developer
- Guerrilla Games
- Platforms
- 6 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 8 November 2019 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Guerrilla Games |
| Publisher | 505 Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Platforms | iOS, iPad, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam Deck |
| Genres | action game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q24666782, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Death Stranding? How long to beat it
Total play time for Death Stranding is about 113 hours to do everything, and around 40.5 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 40.5h | 1,490 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 60.1h | 2,012 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 113h | 668 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Death Stranding sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Death Stranding lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 89ahead of 57% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 60ahead of 95% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Death Stranding
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Common questions about Death Stranding
What platforms is Death Stranding on?
Death Stranding is available on iOS, iPad, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam Deck. It first released in 2019.
Who made Death Stranding?
Death Stranding was developed by Guerrilla Games and published by 505 Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Death Stranding?
about 40.5 hours for the main story, 60.1 hours with the main extras, 113 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.