Death Stranding 2 Is an Escapist Game
As the countdown continues for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, director Hideo Kojima’s statements about the new game bear the traces of a remarkable inner transformation. The theme of disconnection he dealt with in the first game unexpectedly overlapped with the real-world pandemic. Now, Kojima wants to approach this feeling of loneliness and disconnection from a different perspective with the sequel.
Death Stranding 2 Far From Reality, But Emotionally Close
In an interview with Edge magazine, Kojima recalled that the first Death Stranding game was released just months before the pandemic, and stated that he was surprised to see how similar the fictional world soon became to real life. Kojima, who returned to his studio after a serious illness during that period, conveyed the psychological impact of loneliness when he saw that the office was empty, saying, “I felt like I would never see anyone face to face again.”
The idea of a “chiral network” in Death Stranding allowed people to connect digitally in a dangerous world. While this network enabled communication on the one hand, it also deepened the lack of physical connections on the other. According to Kojima, Zoom meetings, digital parties, and virtual classroom activities have never replaced real human contact. This situation reignited the desire to make a game that “did not exist before” while laying the foundations for the second game.
Death Stranding 2 once again centers on the character of Sam Porter Bridges, this time aiming to offer a story that questions the inadequacy of digital connections and the meaning of being human even more deeply. Drawing on the thematic success of the first game, Kojima Productions invites players to an emotionally powerful experience while offering an escape from reality.
Players will set off on the road again on June 26, 2026 with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, where they will once again witness Hideo Kojima’s unique narrative language. This time, they will try to repair not only the continents but also the broken human ties.
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