# Games like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH

> The closest matches to DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH: DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT, The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered, Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition, Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition, and Resident Evil Requiem. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT](https://imho.run/games/1850570/death-stranding-director-s-cut) — Shares infrastructure building with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 19,229 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850570/)
2. [The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered](https://imho.run/games/2531310/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered) — Shares stealth and crafting with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 12,970 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2531310/)
3. [Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/2420110/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition) — Shares combat and stealth with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 10,536 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420110/)
4. [Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/1151640/horizon-zero-dawn-complete-edition) — Shares resource management with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 51,539 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151640/)
5. [Resident Evil Requiem](https://imho.run/games/3764200/resident-evil-requiem) — Shares stealth and exploration with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 48,719 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764200/)
6. [God of War Ragnarök](https://imho.run/games/2322010/god-of-war-ragnarok) — Shares exploration with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 14,771 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322010/)
7. [The Talos Principle 2](https://imho.run/games/835960/the-talos-principle-2) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Walking Simulator, like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 8,242 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/)
8. [Red Dead Redemption](https://imho.run/games/2668510/red-dead-redemption) — Shares stealth with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 10,426 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2668510/)
9. [Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2](https://imho.run/games/2221490/tom-clancy-s-the-division-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 16,172 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2221490/)
10. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Shares base building and exploration with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
11. [METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN](https://imho.run/games/287700/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 41,413 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287700/)
12. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — A frequent pick in DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH players' libraries, and another Action. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
13. [Dragon's Dogma 2](https://imho.run/games/2054970/dragon-s-dogma-2) — Same epic mood as DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 43,321 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2054970/)
14. [Cyberpunk 2077](https://imho.run/games/1091500/cyberpunk-2077) — A frequent pick in DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH players' libraries, and another RPG. 373,044 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/)
15. [Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced](https://imho.run/games/3240220/grand-theft-auto-v-enhanced) — Shares combat and stealth with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 59,441 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3240220/)
16. [NieR:Automata™](https://imho.run/games/524220/nier-automata) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 49,162 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/524220/)
17. [Dying Light: The Beast](https://imho.run/games/3008130/dying-light-the-beast) — Shares stealth and vehicle customization with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 25,088 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3008130/)
18. [Metro Exodus](https://imho.run/games/412020/metro-exodus) — Shares resource management with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 33,790 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/)
19. [HITMAN World of Assassination](https://imho.run/games/1659040/hitman-world-of-assassination) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 27,894 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1659040/)
20. [Indiana Jones and the Great Circle](https://imho.run/games/2677660/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle) — Shares combat and stealth with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 7,330 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2677660/)
21. [Planet Coaster 2](https://imho.run/games/2688950/planet-coaster-2) — Shares base building and crafting with DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 7,716 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2688950/)
22. [Just Cause 2](https://imho.run/games/8190/just-cause-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 18,875 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8190/)
23. [A Plague Tale: Requiem](https://imho.run/games/1182900/a-plague-tale-requiem) — Also Emotional, like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 7,151 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182900/)
24. [Mafia: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/1030840/mafia-definitive-edition) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. 27,996 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030840/)

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## About DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is an action-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic open world, continuing the narrative-driven universe established by its predecessor. Players explore expansive environments through delivery and traversal mechanics, utilizing vehicles alongside a robust crafting system that includes combat tools such as sniper rifles and decoy grenades. The asymmetric cooperative design enables asynchronous online infrastructure sharing, meaning building and improvements made by one player can materialize in other players' worlds. Base-building and exploration form the core gameplay loop alongside combat-variety mechanics. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, cinematic, contemplative, emotional, and epic. The game holds a 95% positive rating from 4426 Steam reviews and is verified to run on Steam Deck. It is priced at $69.99 USD.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3280350
- **Developer:** KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software 
- **Publisher:** PlayStation Publishing LLC, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, HDR available, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 19, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

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