Death Stranding 2
Ranked 7 of 12 action adventure games by recommenders
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.
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.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 64%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Deep, rewarding narrative
“DS and DS2 are beautiful games with deep, meaty narratives that are satisfying and rewarding”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” “Death Stranding and its sequel are among the best games I've ever played”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” Beautiful, striking visuals
“DS and DS2 are beautiful games with deep, meaty narratives that are satisfying and rewarding”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” “Death stranding 1 and 2 also look absolutely amazing”
Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Walking mechanics not expanded
“they didnt expand at all on the walking mechanics and gave you vehicles so quickly”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” “I enjoyed it, but I hope a third game puts the walking back into the game.”
Comment from 10 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox” Feels like more of the same
“Why did it take six years to make more of the same game?”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in” “It felt like a DLC for DS.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in” Expensive, around 80 euros
“Death Stranding 2 was expensive and didn't do all that well.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in” “No wonder they made me pay 80€ for it.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “PlayStation cancels Kojima's PHYSINT, Xbox steps in”
Other action adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other action adventure games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breath of the Wild | 27 | 8 | 77% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 17 | 3 | 85% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Shadow of the Colossus | 14 | 2 | 88% | 4 | — | Approved |
| God of War | 12 | 6 | 67% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Death Stranding 2This page | 9 | 5 | 64% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
16 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Death Stranding 2 was expensive and didn't do all that well.”
“Death Stranding 2 didn't do all that well.”
“Why did it take six years to make more of the same game?”
“I liked the game a lot but it was a sequel to an already fairly niche game”
“No wonder they made me pay 80€ for it.”
“It felt like a DLC for DS.”
“Death stranding 1 and 2 also look absolutely amazing”
“I enjoyed it, but I hope a third game puts the walking back into the game.”
“they didnt expand at all on the walking mechanics and gave you vehicles so quickly”
“DS and DS2 are beautiful games with deep, meaty narratives that are satisfying and rewarding”
“the sequel made the combat totally trivial”
“Death Stranding and its sequel are among the best games I've ever played”
“only comes with a digital download”
“I can't see you getting very far with something like Forza Horizon 6 or Death Stranding 2”
“let a creative person run wild with it”
“photo-mode works well for this”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.