Death Stranding

Death Stranding Guía y cronología

Sam Porter Bridges reconnects a world divided by a catastrophe that has blurred life and death. Explore the two games, the Director’s Cut, Hitori Nojima’s novelizations and the announced original film and animation projects.

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Timeline guide

Death Stranding Timeline, Play Order & Chronological Order (2026)

Play Death Stranding or its expanded Director’s Cut, then Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Director’s Cut is the recommended first-game edition. The novels retell the games; the screen projects are optional.

Entries
9
Released
6
Upcoming
3
Span
2019-2025

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Overview & recommendation

Sam’s deliveries gradually reconnect people who have withdrawn from a world where the living and the dead overlap. The games form a direct two-part journey.

The same world also supports prose adaptations and new screen stories. Their entries separate published works, confirmed future releases and unresolved placement.

Choose one edition of the first game, then play On the Beach. Read the two original Death Stranding novel volumes in order, followed by the complete On the Beach novel, if you want a prose retelling.

Timelines & continuities 3 continuities

Director’s Cut stays with the original game. The novelizations have a separate adaptation route. Kojima Productions places Isolations after America is reconnected, while the A24 and Mosquito projects remain outside the confirmed narrative route.

  • Sam’s journey and Isolations (4 entries)

    Play one edition of Sam’s first journey, then On the Beach. Isolations tells a new story in North America immediately after Sam reconnects the continent, as confirmed by Kojima Productions; it is not a retelling of the game.

  • Novelizations (3 entries)

    Hitori Nojima’s prose adaptations retell the two games. The first novel has two original volumes; the sequel was first published as one complete Japanese volume. Translations and special bindings do not create extra story events.

  • Other screen stories (2 entries)

    The A24 live-action feature and Mosquito animated film are announced original screen projects. Their precise relationship to Sam’s story is unresolved; grouping them here does not assert that they share a separate continuity.

Death Stranding Play Order (Recommended) 7 entries

The main route is the first game and its sequel. The optional novels and future screen stories follow. Director’s Cut is grouped with the original as an alternative edition, with its own progress.

  1. 1
    Death StrandingGame · 2019
  2. 2
    Death Stranding Director’s CutGame · 2021
  3. 3
    Death Stranding 2: On the BeachGame · 2025
  4. 4
    Death Stranding: The Official Novelization - Volume 1Novel · 2019
  5. 5
    Death Stranding: The Official Novelization - Volume 2Novel · 2019
  6. 6
    Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - The Official NovelizationNovel · 2025
  7. 7
    Death Stranding IsolationsSeries · 2027Upcoming

Death Stranding in Chronological Order 7 entries

Sam reconnects America in the first game. Isolations is announced as a new story immediately after that reconnection; this broad placement does not establish every overlap with On the Beach. The sequel continues Sam’s journey. Prose retellings are ordered separately, and the undated films have no asserted story position.

  1. 1
    Sam reconnects AmericaDeath StrandingGame · 2019
  2. 2
    Expanded first journeyDeath Stranding Director’s CutGame · 2021
  3. 3
    After America is reconnected · new castDeath Stranding IsolationsSeries · 2027Upcoming
  4. 4
    After the first gameDeath Stranding 2: On the BeachGame · 2025
  5. 5
    First game · prose adaptationDeath Stranding: The Official Novelization - Volume 1Novel · 2019
  6. 6
    First game · prose adaptationDeath Stranding: The Official Novelization - Volume 2Novel · 2019
  7. 7
    Second game · prose adaptationDeath Stranding 2: On the Beach - The Official NovelizationNovel · 2025

Death Stranding in Release Order 9 entries

The first game launched on 8 November 2019 and Director’s Cut on 24 September 2021. On the Beach uses its first public early-access date, 24 June 2025. Novel dates follow original Japanese publication, not later translations. Isolations has a 2027 year only; the films remain TBA.

  1. 1
    Death StrandingGame · 2019
  2. 2
    Death Stranding: The Official Novelization - Volume 1Novel · 2019
  3. 3
    Death Stranding: The Official Novelization - Volume 2Novel · 2019
  4. 4
    Death Stranding Director’s CutGame · 2021
  5. 5
    Death Stranding 2: On the BeachGame · 2025
  6. 6
    Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - The Official NovelizationNovel · 2025
  7. 7
    Death Stranding IsolationsSeries · 2027Upcoming
  8. 8
    Death Stranding - Live-Action FilmContinuity unconfirmedFilm · TBAUpcoming
  9. 9
    Death Stranding MosquitoContinuity unconfirmedFilm · TBAUpcoming

Frequently asked questions 8 answers

Is Director’s Cut a sequel or a separate continuity?

It is an expanded edition of the first game. It includes new missions and tools, but occupies the same story position. Choose either version before On the Beach.

Are there separate story expansions to buy?

The reviewed catalogue has no separately released paid story expansion for either game. Director’s Cut includes its extra missions. Deluxe and collector bundles, cosmetic bonuses and ordinary ports are not additional adventures.

Why does the On the Beach novel use 2025?

The complete Japanese novel was published on 25 June 2025. Its later English translation is divided into two volumes. Translation publication dates do not replace the original date or duplicate the story.

How do Isolations and the films connect?

Kojima Productions explicitly sets Isolations after Sam reconnects North America. A24 and Mosquito tell original screen stories, but their exact continuity placement is not established and is marked as unconfirmed.

How many Death Stranding movies, shows, games and books are there?

Death Stranding has 9 entries: 3 games, 3 books, 2 movies and 1 TV show, released between 2019 and 2025. 6 are already released and 3 are upcoming.

What is the chronological order of Death Stranding?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Death Stranding begins with Death Stranding (Sam reconnects America) and ends with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - The Official Novelization. The full chronological list of 7 entries is above.

What is the release order of Death Stranding?

By release date, Death Stranding starts with Death Stranding (2019). The most recent release is Death Stranding 2: On the Beach — The Official Novelization (2025).

What is the next Death Stranding release and what should I play before it?

The next Death Stranding release is Death Stranding Isolations (2027). To catch up first, choose the relevant continuity and play its released entries. Include alternative editions only if you want them in your personal goal.

Sources & methodology Reviewed 11 de noviembre de 2026

Each original novel volume is a work; translation subdivisions and special bindings do not create duplicate required coverage.

Upcoming works need an official announcement. A concept for a possible Death Stranding 3 is not a confirmed game release.

Artwork comes from the exact game records, the original book publisher and the announced screen projects. Ratings are retained only for matched released games.

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