Finally, there are new signs of life from Hideo Kojima’s latest game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. With a full 10-minute long trailer, the PS5 exclusive is already announced for June 2025.
What is Death Stranding 2? Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is the direct sequel to the game Death Stranding 1. In the story, the player once again takes on the role of Sam Porter, who transports life-sustaining goods through a post-apocalyptic world.
The second game in the series will be released on June 26, 2025, as a PS5 exclusive. There will be both a digital and a physical standard edition as well as a deluxe edition. The contents will vary accordingly.
A first glimpse of the new story and initial impressions of the gameplay can be seen in the new 10-minute long trailer for Death Stranding 2:
In June, Death Stranding 2 heads to the beaches
What else do we know about Death Stranding 2? Not much is known yet about the exact story of Death Stranding 2. You continue to play as Sam Porter, portrayed by Norman Reedus, traveling through the world. The trailer teases that actress Léa Seydoux will return as Fragile. It also shows Fragile trying to protect a baby named Lou.
Alongside Reedus and Seydoux, Kojima also hired a number of actors in new roles: Elle Fanning (among others, Catherine the Great in The Great; Aurora in Maleficent) as Tomorrow, Shioli Kutsuna (among others, Yukio in Deadpool 2) as Rainy, and Luca Marinelli (among others, Nicky in The Old Guard) as Neil.
The trailer itself features not only gameplay scenes but also a number of cutscenes. In these, the character Neil argues with Lucy, played by Alissa Jung, about their relationship. Gigantic monsters also appear repeatedly. At the end of the trailer, one of the characters sets down one of these beings with a kind of spaceship instead of a head and begins to control it – similar to Pacific Rim or Neon Genesis Evangelion.
We will likely only learn more about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach at the release of the game on PS5. However, those who are now curious about the trailer likely have enough time until June to catch up on the first part. This has particularly impressed MeinMMO editor Marie Friske: Why the loneliest multiplayer game still captivates me after 3 years
