Opinion2025-06-23

Death Stranding 2 is too good to be the cult game of Kojima’s dreams

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Genres · adventure, fps
Release · Jun 26, 2025
Developer · Kojima Productions
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580 articles 152 writers 12 reviews
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Release · Feb 14, 2020
Developer · Media Molecule
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