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Artwork © KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, via Steam

DEATH STRANDING cover
ActionAdventureOpen World

DEATH STRANDING

A slow, atmospheric delivery game about reconnecting a broken America, built around planning routes across hostile terrain.

Platforms
PC, PlayStation
Modes
Single-player
Released
Jul 14, 2020
Developer
KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
Publisher
505 Games

Overview

Quick facts

Genre
Action, Adventure, Open World
Platforms
PC, PlayStation
Game modes
Single-player
Developer
KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
Publisher
505 Games
Release date
Jul 14, 2020Steam listing: Jul 14, 2020.
Steam Deck
VerifiedRated by Valve, not tested by PlayVerdicts
Playtime
Not availableNo reliable source yet

Supported features

  • Full controller support
  • Steam Cloud

Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 23, 2026. PC store features only.

Can you run it?

System requirements

Windows PC · as listed by the publisher

OS
MinWindows® 10
RecWindows® 10
Processor
MinIntel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
RecIntel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600
Memory
Min8 GB RAM
Rec8 GB RAM
Graphics
MinGeForce GTX 1050 3 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB
RecGeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590
DirectX
MinVersion 12
RecVersion 12
Storage
Min80 GB available space
Rec80 GB available space
Sound Card
MinDirectX compatible
RecDirectX compatible
Additional Notes
MinAVX instruction set required
RecAVX instruction set required

Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 23, 2026. These are the publisher's figures, not PlayVerdicts measurements: we have not benchmarked this game, and real performance depends on settings, resolution and drivers.

The case for and against

Reasons to buy, and what to know

Reasons to Buy

  1. Exceptionally well reviewed

    Rule-based

    93% of 79,166 Steam reviews are positive (Very Positive).

  2. Steam Deck Verified

    Rule-based

    Valve rates it as working fully on the Steam Deck.

  3. Full controller support

    Rule-based

    Steam lists full controller support.

Things to Know

  1. No recent updates

    Rule-based

    The last recognised patch or update post was 1,522 days ago. Posts are recognised by their titles, so a missed one is possible.

Computed from Steam reviews, the patch feed, the price history and the store listing by fixed rules, not written by hand. Rules: Reasons: 85%+ positive on 1,000+ Steam reviews; the latest reviews (≥50) just as positive; patched within 90 days; free, or a sale of 50%+, or priced within 5% of its lowest recorded price; Steam Deck Verified; co-op; full controller support; 10,000+ players in game right now (online games). Things to know: below 70% positive; fewer than 500 reviews; the latest reviews 10+ points under the all-time score; no recognised patch for 365+ days; priced 1.5× above its lowest recorded price; an install of 100 GB+; SSD required; Steam Deck Unsupported; no single-player mode with under 500 players in game right now; no single-player mode; in-app purchases; Early Access. At most five of each, in this order. Lines come from Steam's own listing and review counts; no text is written by hand.

Right now

Current game status

AreaSignalSummaryData as of
  • Performance & Stability

    No status signal

    No performance data has been collected for this title yet.

    Not yet checked

    No further detail is available yet.

    Demo data

    No source linked yet.

  • Bugs & Crashes

    No status signal

    Bug and crash tracking is not connected yet.

    Not yet checked

    No further detail is available yet.

    Demo data

    No source linked yet.

  • Recent Updates

    Last patch over a year ago

    Latest patch or update post: “Patch notes” on Aug 22, 2022 (1522 days ago).

    Oct 23, 2026

    Recognised from official Steam announcement titles. Whether a patch fixed a specific problem is not assessed yet — see the patch history below.

  • Monetization & Content

    Nothing flagged

    No in-app purchases are listed. No DLC is listed.

    Oct 23, 2026

    Taken from the Steam store listing. Whether purchases or DLC affect fairness, and how fairly they are priced, has not been assessed.

  • Player Sentiment

    Very Positive

    Steam: 93% of 79,166 reviews are positive (Very Positive).

    Oct 23, 2026

    Counts come from the public Steam review totals. Theme-level analysis of what players praise or criticise has not been collected yet.

Not shown: Multiplayer Health (not applicable to this game).

Patch history

Verified
  1. patchPatch notes ↗
  2. updateUpdate v 1.07 Available Now ↗
  3. updateIntroducing the DEATH STRANDING x Cyberpunk 2077 FREE update, OUT NOW on Steam ↗
  4. updateDEATH STRANDING UPDATE v1.04 OUT NOW ↗
  5. updateUpdate v 1.03 Out Now - Adding NVIDIA DLSS support for NVIDIA Ampere GPUs ↗
  6. patchDEATH STRANDING UPDATE PATCH (v1.02) IS NOW LIVE ↗
  7. updateDEATH STRANDING UPDATE V 1.01 OUT NOW ↗
  8. updateDEATH STRANDING RELEASE DATE UPDATE ↗

Source: Steam community announcements ↗ · fetched Oct 23, 2026 · titles and links only. Posts are recognised by their titles, so some patches may be missing and non-patch posts can slip in.

What players keep saying

Player feedback

Measured Steam numbers first, then recurring themes (not yet collected). Sentiment is only shown when it has been measured.

Steam · all-time

93% positive

Very Positive · 79,166 reviews

Steam · most recent reviews

No recent reviews returned.

VerifiedSource: Steam user reviews ↗Fetched Oct 23, 2026Counts only; recent figure is a sample of the newest reviews, not a full time window. Steam reviewers are not all players.

No theme-level feedback analysis exists for this game yet.

Buying advice

Price & buying advice

Demo data

Current price

—

No Steam price available right now

Historical low (any store)

—

No verified price history

Value for money

—

Needs price and playtime data

Price verdict

Price check unavailable

No current price could be loaded for this game, so GameVerdicts cannot say whether now is a good time to buy. Open a store page to see the current price.

Price data checked: never

Lowest over 12 months: n/a · 3 months: n/a · Price history by IsThereAnyDeal ↗

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How it changed

Verdict history

Recorded by the site, never reconstructed
  1. Oct 23, 2026

    First recorded

    Worth considering

    93% positive of 79,166 Steam reviews · no price read · last patch 1522 days ago

No change since it was first recorded.

Recording started on Oct 23, 2026. What happened before that is not known.

A change is recorded only when the new verdict shows up on two checks in a row, so a brief flicker around a threshold does not appear here. Each entry shows the evidence at that moment.

If this isn't quite right

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Why you can trust this

Sources & methodology

Rule-based

Evidence status

  • Public store & publisher metadataAvailable
  • Patch notes and update historyPartial
  • Performance benchmarksNot collected
  • Player review analysisPartial
  • Price historyNot collected

Linked sources

How the recommendation is formed

This recommendation is computed from measured Steam reviews, patch activity and price history using fixed, public rules. It has not been reviewed by an editor. Rules: Fewer than 500 Steam reviews → Insufficient evidence. Latest-review sample (≥50) below 65% positive and 10+ points under the all-time score → Wait for fixes. All-time score below 40% positive → Not for you. Score 80%+ and a good price (free, deep discount, near a recorded low) → Buy now; a good score at a price that has been much lower → Buy on sale; otherwise Worth considering. An exceptional score (92%+) at a fair price (little to gain by waiting) also → Buy now. Free-to-play games: unless one of the rules above (Insufficient evidence, Wait for fixes, Not for you) applies, the verdict is Free to play — the question is whether to try it, not whether to buy it. Score 40–79% (mixed to positive) → Worth considering at a good price, otherwise Buy on sale. Patch freshness: a Buy now is downgraded to Worth considering when the last recognised patch is over 180 days old AND the game is online-only (no single-player mode, so updates matter) or recent reviews are 10+ points under the all-time score. For Wait for fixes, a patch within 30 days means recent reviews may not reflect it yet; none for 180+ days means a fix may not be coming. An old patch alone never lowers a verdict, and an unrecognised patch history is never treated as stale. Confidence counts available evidence (review volume, recent sample, price history, patch feed) and never exceeds Medium without editor review. The Steam price is compared with the lowest price ever seen on Steam (or, if unknown, the lowest at any tracked store). Price signal: within 5% of the all-time low, within 10% of the 12-month low, or 50%+ off → good. If waiting could save under 25% or under $5 → fair (little to gain). Otherwise: on sale but cheaper before, or never discounted beyond 30% → fair; no sale and much cheaper before → wait.

  1. 1Collect official, store and permitted community sources
  2. 2Check current patch and update state
  3. 3Compare price against history
  4. 4Write a plain-language verdict with a confidence level

Where evidence is missing

  • Steam review totals are collected; theme analysis has not run yet.
  • No hardware benchmark data is connected.
  • No price history feed is connected.