Death Stranding
Video Game • 2019 • Action
ReportThis video game contains 44 potentially triggering events.
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marvmineral
Dead or dying birds, crabs, whales, and fish can be seen in cutscenes and some select areas.
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Literal piles of dead marine life related to Beaches and strandings.
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No, but there are massive cobwebs made of tar in some cutscenes.
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No, but there are moving, snake-like bits of tar shown in some cutscenes.
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Cryptobiotes are small, floating bug-like critters. They are edible, are eaten in several cutscenes, and can be found in the open world. They make a gross sound when eaten.
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An antagonist follows Sam from location to location in a predatory way, and sends him fan mail.
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Zoey
There are logs detailing how a character was severly beaten by his uncle when he was a child
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The character Higgs was abused in his past. He is later in an abusive, non-romantic relationship with Fragile, before the events of the game.
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Shaii
A charecter is shown in flashbacks being clearly drunk and taking swigs of a bottle of alcohol.
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No, but in two cutscenes an antagonist licks the face of a character in a creepy way.
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dogtier1
There are scenes of toe nails being torn off
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ForestGreen
A woman is buried in rubble, but is rescued.
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No, but characters may have tar or blood that appears to flow from their eyes, like tears.
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MochiTiger
Body horror/dead body type stuff
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sadiecookie
References to the character Fragile being tortured occur throughout the game
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No, but there are a few intense punches during cutscenes, where damage to teeth is implied but not shown.
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It is possible for Sam to fall down stairs if he loses his balance.
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marvmineral
During a cutscene, one character is pushed off a cliff to their death. You can also fall from steep cliffs in the open world.
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No, but BTs may float from side to side with their heads angled downward, which unintentionally resembles hanging from a distance.
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BB is technically "abducted" by Sam instead of incinerated. Later, she is occasionally taken from Sam for "maintenance," and he is visibly distraught by this. Finally, the antagonist Cliff is on an endless mission to find and reclaim his infant son.
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Zoeyyyyy
A fetus is shot in a late-game cutscene but brought back alive by a secondary character
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Both the protaognist's parents were killed, her adoptive mother dies as well
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sadiecookie
Several disfigured baby dolls are shown throughout the game.
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marvmineral
Threat of a kidnapping is one of the driving plots of the game.
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slug
when you check on BB in the private room, there is a chance sam will experience a short dream sequence that sometimes involves a jump scare.
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You can encourage the main character to take showers/baths. No frontal nudity.
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marvmineral
In a few cutscenes, a character is implied to be controlled/possessed somehow.
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marvmineral
BTs are not typical ghosts, but are coded in the same way. Restless spirits, tied to specific places, difficult to see, creepy, etc.
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dogtier1
It's not realistic vomit (it's like an oil substance), but yes
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Sam, the main character, has his mother die of cancer very early in the game.
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sodiepops
One is used near the beginning when equipping the BB
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dogtier1
A character is shown in a simulated room with medical equipment hooked up to her, but it's not a typical hospital
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bettercalldidi
This is a complicated one, it's implied that the main antagonist (Higgs) suffers from trauma of abuse when he was a child.
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MacksTillmanns
There is a short crunching/chewing sound when a character consumes a cryptobiote. This is an optional gameplay mechanic, however it also occurs in certain cutscenes with the character Fragile.
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fluffyretrievers88
The backstory contains suicide and suicide was presented as an option to a captured character.
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marvmineral
Early on, minor characters make graphic attempts in order to escape BTs. Later, a character holds a gun to their head and pulls the trigger, but nothing happens.
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It's arguable that most of the characters in the game have PTSD.
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marvmineral
One chapter has a trek through a cramped, dark sewer (mandatory). Navigating collapsed buildings in the open world can also be claustrophobic (optional). A cutscene has two characters talking in a cramped space; one of them is noticeably uncomfortable and avoidant throughout.
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Anonymous
A man stabs himself multiple times during an attack.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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marvmineral
There are several short flashbacks in this style. Losing balance or tumbling in the open world may cause shaky cam.
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LizSautter
When B.B. is upset, you will hear crying. This can be solved by comforting them.
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bettercalldidi
Sam looks at the camera and interacts with the player.
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Shaii
Don’t know if this counts but a character gets trapped under rubble while waiting for a c-section but the baby becomes a B.T so take that how you want
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marvmineral
During a cutscene, a character gives birth, but the camera shows only the character's face as it happens.
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sadiecookie
pregnant women dying is part of the backstory of the BBs
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It's unclear if any of the characters are LGBT.
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Technically, BB is misgendered for the entire game. The characters all refer to BB by the name Lou and he/him pronouns, but at the very end Sam calls her Louise, suggesting that she was female all along and no one bothered to check.
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It's unclear whether any people of color die, but all of the characters of color we do know about survive, and one of the most important characters in the game is a black man.
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jdpamv
Some of the lore is that “asexuality” is part of what caused the apocalypse, as people weren’t reproducing. The term is misused to refer to lack of sexual activity and it’s overall not painted in the most flattering light.
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There is posterior shower nudity, and references to sex in some dialogue and lore text, but there is nothing explicit. No main characters are shown or implied to be in sexual relationships.
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EriccTM
A character’s cervical cancer is central to the plot. A character also suffers a chronic heart condition
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The ending heavily implies that the tragic mistakes which led the world to ruin will be repeated as the true wrongdoers get hailed as heroes
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marvmineral
One sequence makes you maneuver to avoid a small plane crashing. Due to an in-universe time loop, this event will repeat until you’ve made it past and left the area. The sound is very loud and jarring.
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qwerty
It's possible to hit porters with a car or bike during gameplay.
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sodiepops
A motorcycle crashes in the opening cutscene
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dogtier1
There are numerous scenes of falling underwater though
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marvmineral
There are a few intense war cutscenes and gameplay sequences where continuous gunfire is heard. Guns (both lethal and non-lethal) can be used in the open world, and during boss fights. There are a few cutscenes where characters are shown dying from several gunshot wounds.
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marvmineral
One cutscene has mushroom clouds and detonation sounds. There is occasional discussion and/or threats of nuclear explosions.
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