<s>
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
regarding	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
2	O
,	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
asynchronous	O
online	B-Application
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
refers	O
to	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
as	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
strand	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
genre	O
characterized	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
incorporation	O
of	O
social	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
compared	O
this	O
genre	O
to	O
how	O
his	O
earlier	O
game	O
Metal	O
Gearnow	O
considered	O
a	O
stealth	O
gamewas	O
called	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
during	O
its	O
release	O
because	O
the	O
stealth	O
genre	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
passing	O
of	O
Low	O
Roar	O
's	O
front-man	O
Ryan	O
Karazija	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
Kojima	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Without	O
[	O
Low	O
Roar ]	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
born.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Network	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	B-Application
functionality	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
leave	O
supplies	O
,	O
structures	O
,	O
and	O
messages	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
and	O
used	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
although	O
structures	O
will	O
eventually	O
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
Timefall	O
after	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
cataclysmic	O
event	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
"	O
caused	O
"	O
Beached	O
Things	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
BTs	O
"	O
)	O
invisible	O
creatures	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Beach	O
,	O
"	O
lands	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
person	O
that	O
is	O
typically	O
visited	O
during	O
near-death	O
experiences	O
and	O
are	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
afterlifeto	O
begin	O
roaming	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
delivers	O
valuable	O
cargo	O
to	O
various	O
Knot	O
Cities	O
and	O
settlements	O
;	O
helps	O
research	O
the	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
with	O
BRIDGES	O
staff	O
such	O
as	O
Mama	O
and	O
her	O
twin	O
sister	O
Lockne	O
(	O
Margaret	O
Qualley	O
)	O
,	O
Heartman	O
(	O
Nicolas	O
Winding	O
Refn/Darren	O
Jacobs	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
thwarts	O
deadly	O
plots	O
by	O
terrorists	O
and	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Higgs	O
Monaghan	O
(	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
Sam	O
connects	O
with	O
Lou	O
one	O
last	O
time	O
and	O
discovers	O
the	O
memories	O
he	O
has	O
viewed	O
are	O
his	O
own	O
:	O
he	O
is	O
Clifford	O
Unger	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
who	O
Bridget	O
Strand	O
had	O
transformed	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
BBs	O
,	O
accidentally	O
killed	O
alongside	O
Clifford	O
during	O
a	O
botched	O
escape	O
attempt	O
,	O
and	O
resurrected	O
by	O
Amelie	O
(	O
which	O
triggered	O
the	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
was	O
made	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
photogrammetry	B-Application
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Kojima	O
and	O
Reedus	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Silent	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
and	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
,	O
lead	O
system	O
architect	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
spent	O
two	O
weeks	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
collaborator	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
providing	O
their	O
proprietary	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
Decima	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
information	O
came	O
from	O
Shawn	O
Layden	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
,	O
affirming	O
that	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
was	O
in	O
fact	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
alpha	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
categorize	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
:	O
Timefall	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
RCA	O
Records	O
and	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
Chvrches	O
,	O
The	O
Neighbourhood	O
,	O
Major	O
Lazer	O
,	O
and	O
Bring	O
Me	O
the	O
Horizon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
do	O
any	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
or	O
voice-over	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
trailer	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
E3	O
2017	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
2016	O
–	O
17	O
video	O
game	O
voice	O
actor	O
strike	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
the	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2018	O
that	O
Tommie	O
Earl	O
Jenkins	O
would	O
portray	O
a	O
key	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Akio	O
Ōtsuka	O
,	O
Kikuko	O
Inoue	O
,	O
Nana	O
Mizuki	O
and	O
Satoshi	O
Mikami	O
,	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Kenjiro	O
Tsuda	O
,	O
had	O
joined	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
said	O
that	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
was	O
slightly	O
behind	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
schedule	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
himself	O
was	O
testing	O
and	O
adjusting	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
day	O
by	O
day	O
,	O
defining	O
that	O
phase	O
of	O
development	O
as	O
"	O
critical	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Del	O
Toro	O
and	O
Winding	O
Refn	O
both	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Special	O
Appearance	O
"	O
credit	O
,	O
with	O
Kojima	O
later	O
explaining	O
that	O
their	O
likenesses	O
were	O
only	O
used	O
and	O
their	O
voice	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
are	O
performed	O
by	O
other	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
Kojima	O
proclaimed	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
open	O
to	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
further	O
solidify	O
the	O
"	O
strand	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
new	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
PC	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
several	O
unlockable	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
by	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
days	O
following	O
the	O
E3	O
press	O
conferences	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
watched	O
video	O
game	O
trailers	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
4.5	O
million	O
views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Russ	O
Frushtick	O
of	O
Polygon	O
described	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
advanced	O
walking	O
simulator	O
the	O
world	O
has	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
composed	O
entirely	O
of	O
fetch	O
quests	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
pretty	O
damn	O
fun	O
once	O
it	O
gets	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
journalist	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
called	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
"	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
at	O
peak	O
indulgence	O
"	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
annoying	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
boring	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
intricate	O
systems	O
and	O
details	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
were	O
implemented	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
realism	O
or	O
to	O
"	O
show	O
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
online	B-Application
social	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
certain	O
segments	O
that	O
"[build]	O
a	O
nice	O
little	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
was	O
also	O
subject	O
to	O
review	O
bombing	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
physical	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
reporting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
185,909	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
debut	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
overtaking	O
previous	O
record	O
holder	O
Judgment	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
remained	O
in	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
top	O
30	O
best-selling	O
physical	O
games	O
chart	O
for	O
five	O
weeks	O
,	O
until	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
having	O
reached	O
over	O
253,000	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sales	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
biggest	O
PlayStation	O
exclusive	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
behind	O
Days	B-Application
Gone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Create	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
also	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
physical	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
both	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
reached	O
an	O
estimated	O
total	O
of	O
3million	O
players	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
estimated	O
390,000	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SuperData	O
Research	O
's	O
estimates	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
sold	O
477,000	O
digital	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Exclusive	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
IGN	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Awards	O
2019	O
,	O
whereas	O
its	O
other	O
nominations	O
were	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Music/Score	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Art	O
Direction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2017	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
Game	O
2018	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Most	O
Anticipated	O
Game	O
2019	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Game	O
Direction	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Best	O
Art	O
Direction	O
Best	O
Score/Music	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
Best	O
Performance	O
(	O
Mads	O
Mikkelsen	O
)	O
Best	O
Performance	O
(	O
Norman	O
Reedus	O
)	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
2020Guild	O
of	O
Music	O
Supervisors	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Music	O
Supervision	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
23rd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
prescient	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
coronavirus	O
crisis	O
has	O
drawn	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
previous	O
Kojima	O
game	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
had	O
anticipated	O
2010s	O
phenomena	O
such	O
as	O
fake	O
news	O
and	O
echo	O
chambers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
game	O
writer	O
and	O
director	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
would	O
post	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
photos	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
cheekily	O
depicting	O
him	O
punishing	O
Reedus	O
for	O
confirming	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
existence	O
while	O
telling	O
him	O
,	O
"	O
Go	O
to	O
your	O
private	O
room	O
,	O
my	O
friend	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
2	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
DS2	O
and	O
clarified	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
)	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
teased	O
actors	O
confirmed	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
