The Death Stranding Series Has Been Played By Way More People Than You’d Expect

Kojima Productions says more than 28 million people have played the Death Stranding series, a much larger audience than its sales figures alone suggest. The milestone matters because it counts players across different platforms and subscription services, showing how widely the games have reached since the first title launched.

The figure was shared by Hideo Kojima to mark the first game’s seventh anniversary and covers all console and PC versions of both games, including people who accessed them through subscriptions. The first game has sold more than five million copies and is available on PS4, PS5, PC, iOS, Amazon Luna and Xbox Series X|S; Death Stranding 2 is currently on PS5 and PC. An analyst estimated the sequel sold 1.4 million copies in its first few days, but official sales figures have not been disclosed.