How Long to Beat Death Stranding 2: All Episodes & Main Orders

Developed by Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a follow-up to the 2019 game that starred Norman Reedus as Sam hiking all over the USA. The sequel brings Sam back, but this time, you’re tasked with uniting all of Australia. As you might expect, it’s a pretty beefy game. So if you’re wondering how long it takes to beat Death Stranding 2 and how many episode and Orders there are, here’s everything you need to know.

How Long Is Death Stranding 2?

If you’re only planning on playing through the main story of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, you should be able to beat the game in about 35 hours, especially if you rush it.

However, I strongly advise against trying to rush the game as it has a lot to offer outside of the story. If you take your time with it, you’ll likely be looking at around 50 hours of playtime, with a few side quests sprinkled in. And if you’re planning on doing a completionist playthrough and see everything it has to offer, then you’ll easily be looking at 100 hours.

All Episodes in Death Stranding 2

Death Stranding 2‘s story is broken up into 17 Episodes. Each one focuses on a different character or element of the story. Some Episodes are longer, while others are way shorter and can run for only 15 minutes. It really depends. I’ve listed all of the main Death Stranding 2 Episodes below, but you might want to look away if you don’t want to see any spoilers:

1. Sam
2. Lou
3. Drawbridges
4. Raindrops
5. Conflagration
6. Chrysalis
7. Pod
8. Deluge
9. Puppets
10. Isolation
11. Quake
12. Fragile
13. Die Hard
14. Last Stranding
15. On the Beach
16. Tomorrow
17. One Day

All Main Orders in Death Stranding 2

I’ve also listed all of the main Orders you need to complete in Death Stranding 2 in order to see the full story. All of these are compulsory and cannot be missed if you keep following the main storyline. Again, some of these Orders contain spoilers, so look away if you want to go in fresh.

1. Return Home
2. Deliver the Chiral Network Gateway to C1
3. Deliver One or More Remote Medical Units to Villa Libre
4. Recover All Chiral Density Gauges Stolen by Bandits
5. Defeat the BTs Near the Former Geophysics Research Lab and Deliver the Prototype MP Bullets
6. Defeat the Giant BT
7. Deliver the Present for Lou
8. Connect the Australian Plate Gate Terminal to the Chiral Network
9. Deliver the Chiral Decontaminator to the Government’s Base
10. [Elimination] Liberate the Western Environmental Observatory From the Brigands
11. Deliver the Communications Disruptor and the Mysterious Recording to the Musician
12. Investigate the Unusual Tar Currents Near F1
13. Restore the Monorail and Deliver Special Alloys to F1
14. Deliver All Terraforming Equipment to Rainbow Valley
15. Deliver the Test Subject Kangaroo to the Animal Shelter
16. Deliver All Aid Packages to the Northern Environmental Observatory
17. Escape the Strange Realm
18. [Hazardous] Recover All Weapon Sets and Burrowing Bombs Stolen by Brigands
19. [Do Not Submerge[ Deliver Necrobiotes to the F2 South Distribution Center
20. Deliver All Aid Packages and Chiral Printer Parts to F1
21. Rescue the Dowser’s Friend from the Armed Survivalists
22. Search for Tomorrow
23. Deliver Flower Assortments Collected Near a Large Waterfall and Deliver Tar Magnetite to Heartman’s Lab
24. [Chilled[ Deliver the Beach Yeast to the Pizza Chef
25. [Keep Flat/Express] Deliver a Piping Hot Pizza to the Data Scientist
26. Recover Old BB Pod from the Armed Survivalists’ Base
27. Deliver All Tar Dissolvent to the DHV Magellan
28. Extract Data From the Weapons Fabricator and Destroy Them, Then Bring the Data Back to the DHV Magellan in the Ring Terminal Expansion Device
29. Recover the Coffin From the Armed Survivalists’ Base
30. Deliver All Prototype Life Support Systems to F4
31. Return From the Strange Realm
32. [Do Not Submerge] Deliver the Cryptobiote Variants to the Chronobiologist
33. Deliver Timefall-Resistant Emu to the Metagenomicist
34. Deliver All Chiral Microbes to the F5 East Distribution Center
35. [Elimination] Extract Data From the Ghost Mech Fabrications and Destroy Them Along With Any Guards, Then Bring the Data Back to the DHV Magellan in the Ring Terminal Expansion Device
36. [Hazardous] Cross Treacherous Snowy Peaks to Deliver a Meteorite to the Adventurer
37. Rescue the Adventurer From the Snowy Mountains
38. Deliver the Chiral Decontaminators and Sedatives to the Eastern Environmental Observatory
39. Destroy the Giant Ghost Mech
40. [Breakable Cargo] Recover All Stranded Cargo
41. [Hazardous] Deliver the Chiral Field Controller Prototypes to F6
42. Deliver Chiral Cyclotron Parts and All Special Materials to the DHV Magellan
43. Destroy All Chiral Jammers and Eliminate the Threat to the Southern Environmental Observatory
44. Deliver the Network Stabilizer to the F7 North Distribution Center
45. Return From the Strange REealm
46. Deliver the Drawbridge Terminal Unit to F8
47. Rescue Tomorrow and Prevent the Last Stranding
48. Find an Item With a Deep Connection to Higgs
49. Return Home With Lou