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The Scariest Post-Apocalyptic Games, Ranked
2026.03.03 08:15
The earliest hint that a Death Stranding sequel may be on the game didn't come from Kojima. Instead, it came from Norman Reedus, who casually mentioned it during an unrelated interview with Leo Edit . According to Reedus, after the game came out and was well-received, they jumped into work on the second game. This suggests that Sam Bridges, who is played by Reedus , will return in the sequel. In response, Kojima sent a joking Tweet telling the actor to go to his Private R
Death Stranding's unusual depiction of America proved to be prescient in a number of ways. A country that many of its citizens perceived as invincible was proven to be just as vulnerable to disease and contagion as any other nation, and a country that proclaims itself to be "indivisible" has never been more starkly divided. Civil liberties such as reproductive rights for women, once thought unassailable, have been stripped away, and still more hang in the limbo of future jeopardy. In many ways America has become just as strange and alien as the unrecognizable landscape of Kojima’s game. Some think that poor vehicle options like the Reverse Trike highlight the worst Death Stranding elements the sequel doesn't need or can find ways to fix, but the struggle of transporting goods across the strange landscape was central to the game’s experie
In late September 2022, a private document from Sony Interactive Entertainment was leaked on ResetEra by user Arubedo . A spreadsheet appearing to list forthcoming PlayStation titles, the document is dated 2021 and includes a game called Ocean, which was attributed to Kojima Productions. Leaker Dusk Golem on ResetEra claimed that Ocean is, in fact, a codename for Death Stranding 2, Kojima's next game . According to Insider Gaming , Dusk Golem has a track record for reliable leaks in the horror genre, so while some have questioned the authenticity of the leaked document, there are reasons to believe in its accur
Dying Light 2 was released in 2021, six years after its predecessor, Dying Light . It took what the first game did so well and multiplied it, adding in a bigger, more diverse world, and plunging the Dying Light story into a full-blown, post-apocalyptic wasteland. It also introduced a more terrifying environment, drawing inspiration from the first title and focusing acutely on what made it really terrify
Later, Kojima Tweeted out both images, along with a cryptic puzzle that appears to suggest that a third image may be on the way. If it follows the established pattern, it will ask another question, and it should appear around the same time as another major gaming event. The next best candidate is The Game Awards , which take place in early December. Many fans are convinced that this will be the event where more is revealed about the Death Stranding sequel, as Kojima is quite fond of making his announcements at events hosted by his good friend Geoff Keigh
Subsequently, on Twitter, Kojima cryptically revealed that " The answer to ‘WHO’ at TGS will be in the next ‘WHERE’. " Internet sleuths quickly determined that the silhouette in the poster belonged to actress Elle Fanning, suggesting she might be one of the actors to appear in a Death Stranding sequel . This was confirmed soon after at the PAX Australia event by Game Awards host Geoff Keighly, who tweeted that Fanning would indeed appear in an upcoming Kojima game. Based on the poster and Kojima’s subsequent remarks, many observers believe this game to be Death Stranding 2 character guide Stranding
Thematically, the original Death Stranding focused on the bonds between people, how they've been made tense and even severed as a result of being cut off from the outside world. It's the basis for Sam to deliver in the first place. By the end of the game, though, you've done a pretty good job reestablishing America, though maybe that's not a good th
Most of the fear aspect in Chernobylite comes from the environment, which is bleak, ruined, and for the most part, dark and foreboding. When a player enters a building, they've got no idea what awaits them inside, and it could be anything from a heart-stopping jumpscare to a genuine, mutated threat. It's a game that gets progressively terrifying as time goes on, and by the end of Chernobylite , players are fighting for their very li
Aloy must journey to the Forbidden West, a land full of mystique, beauty, and threat to find out just how to save the dying lands of her home. In Horizon: Forbidden West , the game takes what was loved about the first title, and pushes it beyond. Not only are the graphics far superior and smoother , but the facial animations range from emotional to outright beautifully charm
Hideo Kojima loves movies and loves video games; it’s no surprise that he wants to combine the two. As players take on the journey of a delivery man across a fractured America, there is plenty of room for human connection when Sam Bridges meets other humans in person, despite his fear of to