Death Stranding: Director's Cut
- Developer
- Kojima Productions
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Released
- 24 September 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure
Death Stranding is an action game set in a post-apocalyptic United States. Players control Sam Porter Bridges, a courier tasked with reconnecting isolated cities via a communication network while delivering essential cargo. The gameplay blends traversal, resource management, and narrative elements, with a focus on social connectivity through asynchronous multiplayer. It is known for its unique mechanics, atmospheric world, and philosophical themes. The Director's Cut includes more character action, extended storylines through new missions and a unique Social Strand System to stay connected with other players around the globe.
Best gaming PC for Death Stranding: Director's Cut in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Death Stranding: Director's Cut today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Sony Interactive Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 | Windows® 10 |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 | Intel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB | GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590 |
| Storage | 80 GB | 80 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Death Stranding: Director's Cut?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel™ Core i7-3770 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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