Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Review Scores Have Landed!
The first wave of review scores for Hideo Kojima’s highly anticipated new title, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, has hit the gaming world. And it looks like the consensus is overwhelmingly positive. The game has made a strong debut, averaging an impressive 88 on both OpenCritic and Metacritic. For context, the first game in the series hovered around the 82-83 mark.
Here are some of the standout review scores:
- OpenCritic Average Score: 88
- MetaCritic Average Score: 88
Detailed Score Breakdown:
- Critical Hits: 100
- Dexerto: 100
- Gaming Nexus: 10 / 10
- IGN Brasil: 100
- Loot Level Chill: 100
- MeuPlayStation: 100
- Nexus Hub: 10 / 10
- Pizza Fria: 10 / 10
- PlayStation LifeStyle: 10 / 10
- Press Start Australia: 100
- Push Square: 100
- Radio Times: 100
- Screen Rant: 100
- TechRadar Gaming: 100
- TierraGamer: 100
- Toisto: 100
- Too Much Gaming: 5 / 5
- VGC: 100
- Voxel: 100
- WellPlayed: 100
- CD-Action: 95
- ComingSoon net: 9.5 / 10
- PSX Brasil: 95
- SavePoint Gaming: 9.5 / 10
- Areajugones: 92
- Hobby Consolas: 92
- IGN Benelux: 92
- Vandal: 92
- But Why Tho?: 90
- CGMagazine: 90
- Console Creatures: 9 / 10
- GamePro Germany: 90
- Gamekult: 90
- Gamereactor UK: 90
- GamersRD: 90
- Gamersky: 90
- IGN: 90
- IGN Adria: 90
- IGN Deutschland: 90
- INVEN: 90
- Inverse: 90
- Kakuchopurei: 90 / 100
- One More Game: 9 / 10
- Oyungezer: 90
- Quest Daily: 9 / 10
- Sirus Gaming: 9 / 10
- The Games Machine: 90
- VideoGamer: 90
- Worth Playing: 9 / 10
- XGN: 90
- Merlin’in Kazanı: 87 / 100
- Atarita: 86 / 100
- Combo Infinito: 85
- Enternity gr: 8.5 / 10
- SECTOR sk: 85
- Digital Trends: 80
- Gamereactor Spain: 80
- GamesRadar+: 80
- KonsoliFIN: 80
- Siliconera: 80
- TheSixthAxis: 80
- Restart run: 60
The vast majority of scores indicate that Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a successful sequel, building upon its predecessor in terms of both narrative and gameplay mechanics. It’s shaping up to be one of the PlayStation 5’s most ambitious releases of the year.
Unfortunately, we at gaming-db.com haven’t had a chance to play it yet – we’re a bit short on PS5s in the office! If you’re interested in writing a review for us, feel free to reach out via our contact page.