# Death Stranding 2

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Death Stranding 2 and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People praise its deep, meaty narrative and striking visuals. Critics say the walking and combat were not expanded and that it feels like more of the same.

## Why people recommend it

- Deep, rewarding narrative (2 comments): "DS and DS2 are beautiful games with deep, meaty narratives that are satisfying and rewarding" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48824525)) "Death Stranding and its sequel are among the best games I've ever played" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813717))
- Beautiful, striking visuals (2 comments): "DS and DS2 are beautiful games with deep, meaty narratives that are satisfying and rewarding" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48824525)) "Death stranding 1 and 2 also look absolutely amazing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48869428))

## What people warn about

- Walking mechanics not expanded (2 comments): "they didnt expand at all on the walking mechanics and gave you vehicles so quickly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48831226)) "I enjoyed it, but I hope a third game puts the walking back into the game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48858386))
- Feels like more of the same (2 comments): "Why did it take six years to make more of the same game?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49644071)) "It felt like a DLC for DS." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49642378))
- Expensive, around 80 euros (2 comments): "Death Stranding 2 was expensive and didn't do all that well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49647847)) "No wonder they made me pay 80€ for it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49643007))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Breath of the Wild](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild.md): 27 recommend
- [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time.md): 17 recommend
- [Shadow of the Colossus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shadow-of-the-colossus.md): 14 recommend
- [God of War](https://hackerapproved.com/p/god-of-war.md): 12 recommend
- [The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.md): 12 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Death Stranding 2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/death-stranding-2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).