Kojima Celebrates Death Stranding’s 7th Anniversary and Reveals Player Count

Games in the Death Stranding franchise have reached an audience of 28 million players, Hideo Kojima said.

In early November, fans and Hideo Kojima celebrated the seventh anniversary of Death Stranding. Kojima posted a message to the community on social media and shared several anniversary posters:

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Kojima said the total represents “28 million Porters” (players). The count includes all console and PC versions, as well as free access through various subscription services, for the original Death Stranding, Death Stranding Director’s Cut, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

In March of this year, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach arrived on PC and received “Overwhelmingly Positive” player reviews on Steam, with a 95% rating from 28,000 reviews.

Death Stranding Director’s Cut has more reviews, with over 70,000, but its overall rating is “Very Positive” at 92%.