Released Mar 30, 2022 $39.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT

By KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS · published by 505 Games

Story Rich Open World Walking Simulator AtmosphericGreat SoundtrackCinematic Post-apocalyptic Adventure ExplorationSingleplayerThird PersonAction

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Reviews 51,272 Very Positive

Players yesterday 1,604 at the busiest moment

Owners 1M–2M estimated

DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT is a game tagged Story Rich, Open World and Walking Simulator by KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, released Mar 30, 2022. It has 51,272 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 1M–2M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut and Once Alive.

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?

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DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH 82% match · Open World, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut 68% match · Story Rich, Open World, Atmospheric
Once Alive 68% match · Story Rich, Open World, Walking Simulator
FIRST 67% match · Story Rich, Open World, Walking Simulator
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture 66% match · Story Rich, Open World, Walking Simulator
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT 65% match · Story Rich, Open World, Atmospheric
Last Summer Iteration 64% match · Story Rich, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
The Quiet Apocalypse 64% match · Story Rich, Open World, Walking Simulator
What Remains of Edith Finch 64% match · Story Rich, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN 63% match · Story Rich, Open World, Atmospheric

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT · record updated 18 hours ago

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Overview

App ID1850570

Release dateMar 30, 2022

Last change number39815247

Last record update18 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
Publisher: 505 Games
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: 505 Games Official
Metacritic: 85
Website: kojimaproductions.jp/en

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFull controller supportPlayStation controller BluetoothHDR availableSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$39.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$39.99Oct 25, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
13300582	public	Jan 29, 2024

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
1946740	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228988	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
1850571	—	All	74.22 GB	74.81 GB	5054031739229969224
1850572	—	Windows	—	—	—
1850573	—	Windows	—	—	—
1946740	— DLC 1946740	All	99.0 MB	92.5 MB	8878465371266993543

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	13300582	Jan 29, 2024	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/DEATH STRANDING DIRECTORS CUT

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
ds.exe		Windows · 64-bit
ds.rtdbg.exe	-package	Windows · 64-bit	RuntimeDebug build
ds.exe		Windows · 64-bit	Submission build
ds.ReleaseSym.exe	-package	Windows · 64-bit	ReleaseSym build
NIP.Win64.Submission.DX12.Steam.MiSecure.exe	-package	Windows · 64-bit	Steam Submission MiSecure

Space per player953.7 MB

Filesup to 200

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocal	KojimaProductions/DeathStrandingDC/{Steam3AccountID}	.	All

Achievements

Achievements6331 hidden

Most unlocked93%Delivering Is What I Do

Rarest2.4%Greatest of Great Deliverers

Delivering Is What I Do Hidden achievement 93%
Good Samaritan Deliver your first piece of lost cargo. 91.5%
Rebuilding America Hidden achievement 81.6%
Like and Be Liked Hidden achievement 78.7%
Apprentice Builder Complete your first structure (signs, ladders, and climbing anchors also count.) 74.5%
A New Day for the UCA Hidden achievement 73.6%
Prominent Porter Reach Grade 10 in any delivery evaluation category. 67.9%
A Baby Blessing Get a Like from BB. 67.2%
Building Bridges Reach Bridge Link Grade 1. 65.6%
Well Connected Reach connection level three with a facility. 64.5%
The Custom Kid Hidden achievement 63.2%
Chiral Crafter Hidden achievement 61.1%
Boots Are a Porter's Best Friend Change footwear for the first time. 59.6%
The People's Porter Hidden achievement 58.7%
Everyday Delivery Complete a standard order. 53.6%
A Shout in the Dark Send a shout out and have it returned for the first time. 52.9%
I Couldn't Hold it In! Hidden achievement 52.5%
A Thirst for Knowledge Hidden achievement 52.2%

All 63 achievements

Snooze 'n' Soothe Heal by sleeping for the first time. 47.6%
Soothing Sounds Hidden achievement 45.7%
Catcher Crusher Defeat a Catcher. 45.4%
We Need You Hidden achievement 44.8%
Sleep Tight, Little BB Soothe a crying BB and stop the crying for the first time. 44.8%
Giver of Gifts Make your first donation of weapons, equipment, etc. 41.2%
All Roads Lead to the UCA Complete your first road. 37.6%
Well-Traveled Travel 80 km and complete an order. 36%
The Automation Revolution Complete a standard order with a delivery bot. 35%
Pathfinder Help porters through a MULE or terrorist area for the first time. 34.6%
I Won't Break Hidden achievement 31.2%
BB... Hidden achievement 31%
Pumped Porter Deliver 3,000 kg of cargo. 27.6%
We're Whole Again Hidden achievement 27.2%
The World's Most Popular Porter Hidden achievement 27%
BBs: A Bridge Between This World and the One Beyond Hidden achievement 25.1%
"BB" Hidden achievement 25.1%
Deliveries Done Complete 36 standard orders. 24.3%
Soak and Sigh Hidden achievement 24.2%
Sixty Deaths and Sixty Births in a Day Hidden achievement 22.3%
The Particle of God Hidden achievement 21.7%
I'm Your Die-Hardman Hidden achievement 21.4%
Bring Back My Baby Hidden achievement 21.2%
She's waiting for you on the Beach. Hidden achievement 21%
Thank You, Sam Hidden achievement 20.6%
Thanks for Everything Hidden achievement 20.1%
Rest In Pieces In a BT area, cut an umbilical cord for the first time without the BT noticing. 19.7%
The Post Guides the Present Read 100 mails. 18.1%
Hooked on Delivering!? Deliver 700 items of cargo. 15%
Public Service Porter Dispose of chiralium-contaminated cargo in the crater lake for the first time. 14.8%
Childminder Reach maximum connection level with BB. 14.3%
God Particle Go-Getter Hidden achievement 9.1%
A Helping Hand Issue your first supply request. 8.5%
The Past Guides the Present Read 100 interviews. 6.9%
Any Porter in a Storm Hidden achievement 5.8%
Birth of a Legend Complete at least 10 unique premium deliveries in each order category with an evaluation of "Legend," "Legend of Legends," or "Legend of Legends of Legends." 4.6%
In Sam We Trust Hidden achievement 4.2%
Great Deliverer Hidden achievement 3.9%
Best Beloved Hidden achievement 3.8%
Master Builder Complete at least one of every type of structure (including signs, ladders, and climbing anchors.) 3.3%
Growth of a Legend Complete at least 20 unique premium deliveries in each order category with an evaluation of "Legend of Legends" or "Legend of Legends of Legends." 3%
Fount of Knowledge Hidden achievement 2.9%
Trail-Blazer Upgrade all types of structure to the maximum level. 2.9%
Homo Faber Fabricate all available weapons and equipment. 2.6%
Greatest of Great Deliverers Obtained all Death Stranding achievements. 2.4%