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Last updated: 2026/03/22 at 6:40 PM
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How Many Episodes Are in Death Stranding 2?All Main Orders in Death Stranding 2

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach features episodes for its narrative. While you may sound like a TV show concept, it’s not too far off in some ways. Mainly due to the various cutscenes that players enjoy throughout the game. And as you progress through, you experience more of these chapters of the game. However, while you may be out there delivering in both Australia and Mexico, curiosity may be piqued. Specifically, how many episodes are in Death Stranding 2 for players to experience? And with the game being quite lengthy in gameplay, it can be understandable to wonder about. Well, while you take a break from a possibly dangerous trek in your deliveries, we help clarify what to expect.

How Many Episodes Are in Death Stranding 2?

Overall, there are 17 episodes in the game from start to finish. Some episodes are much longer than others. One example is an episode that consists mostly of cutscenes to advance the narrative. However, the list below is all of the episodes in the game that you will come across:

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

In episode 17, players will encounter this during the postgame. Allowing you to work on any side work you may have missed before. However, all of the main orders (which progress the story) are contained throughout the 16 episodes of Death Stranding 2.

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All Main Orders in Death Stranding 2

Players progress through 49 different Main Orders while in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. Each of them is labeled as a Main Order, and they must be completed to go through the Episodes. So if you are looking to just experience the story, the following must be completed:

Prologue

  • Main Order #1: Return Home with Lou

Sam – Episode 1

  • Main Order #2: Deliver the Chiral Network Gateway to C1
  • Main Order #3: Deliver One or More Remote Medical Units to Villa Libre
  • Main Order #4: Recover All Chiral Density Gauges Stolen by Bandits
  • Main Order #5: Defeat the BTs Near the Former Geophysics Research Lab and Deliver the Prototype MP Bullets.
  • Main Order #6: Defeat the Giant BT
  • Main Order #7: Deliver the Present for Lou

Lou – Episode 2

  • No Main Order

Drawbridge – Episode 3

  • Main Order #8: Connect the Australian Plate Gate Terminal to the Chiral Network
  • Main Order #9: Deliver the Chiral Decontaminator to the Government’s Base
  • Main Order #10: (Elimination) Liberate the Western Environmental Observatory from the Brigands
  • Main Order #11: Deliver the Communications Disruptor and the Mysterious Recording to the Musician
  • Main Order #12: Investigate the Unusual Tar Currents near F1
  • Main Order #13: Restore the Monorail and Deliver Special Alloys to F1
  • Main Order #14: Deliver all Terraforming Equipment to Rainbow Valley

Raindrops – Episode 4

  • Main Order #15: Deliver the Test Subject Kangaroo to the Animal Shelter
  • Main Order #16: Deliver All Aid Packages to the Northern Environmental Observatory

Conflagration – Episode 5

  • Main Order #17: Escape the Strange Realm
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Chrysalis – Episode 6

  • Main Order #18: (Hazardous) Recover All Weapon Sets and Burrowing Bombs Stolen by Brigands
  • Main Order #19: (Do Not Submerge) Deliver Necrobiotes to the F2 South Distribution Center
  • Main Order #20: Deliver All Aid Packages and Chiral Printer Parts to F1
  • Main Order #21: Rescue the Dowser’s Friend from the Armed Survivalists
  • Main Order #22: Search for Tomorrow
  • Main Order #23: (Breakable Cargo) Deliver Tar Magnetite to Heartman’s Lab

Pod – Episode 7

  • Main Order #24: (Chilled) Deliver the Beach Yeast to the Pizza Chef
  • Main Order #25: (Keep Flat/Express) Deliver a Piping Hot Pizza to the Data Scientist
  • Main Order #26: Recover Old BB Pod from the Armed Survivalists’ Base
  • Main Order #27: Deliver All Tar Dissolvent to the DHV Magellan
  • Main Order #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
  • Main Order #29: Recover the Coffin from the Armed Survivalists’ Base
  • Main Order #30: Deliver all Prototype Life Support Systems to F4

Deluge – Episode 8

  • Main Order #31: Return from the Strange Realm
  • Main Order #32: (Do Not Submerge) Deliver the Cryptobiote Variants to the Chronobiologist
  • Main Order #33: Deliver Timefall-Resistant Emu to the Metagenomcist
  • Main Order #34: Deliver All Chiral Microbes to the F5 East Distribution Center
  • Main Order #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
  • Main Order #36: (Hazardous) Cross Treacherous Snowy Peaks to Deliver a Meteorite to the Adventurer
  • Main Order #37: Rescue the Adventurer from the Snowy Mountains
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Puppets – Episode 9

  • Main Order #38: Deliver the Chiral Decontaminators and Sedatives to the Eastern Environmental Observatory
  • Main Order #39: Destroy the Giant Ghost Mech
  • Main Order #40: (Breakable Cargo) Recover All Stranded Cargo
  • Main Order #41: (Hazardous) Deliver the Chiral Field Controller Prototypes to F6
  • Main Order #42: Deliver Chiral Cyclotron Parts and All Special Materials to the DHV Magellan
  • Main Order #43: Destroy All Chiral Jammers and Eliminate the Threat to the Southern Environmental Observatory

Isolation – Episode 10

  • Main Order #44: Deliver the Network Stabilizer to the F7 North Distribution Center

Quake – Episode 11

  • Main Order #45: Return from the Strange Realm

Fragile – Episode 12

  • Main Order #46: Deliver the Drawbridge Terminal Unit to F8

Die Hard – Episode 13

  • No Main Order

Last Stranding – Episode 14

  • Main Order #47: Find an Item with a Deep Connection to Higgs

On the Beach – Episode 15

  • Main Order #48: Rescue Tomorrow and Prevent the Last Stranding

Tomorrow – Episode 16

  • Main Order #49: Return Home with Lou

One Day – Episode 17

  • No Main Order

If you haven’t played the Death Stranding series, the games are a blast. While the first game can be a slow burn, it was a big change for gaming. If you have PS Plus, you can dive into the Director’s Cut of the original game. The various episodes of Death Stranding 2 and the Main Orders in them are just one part of the game. But if you are curious to know where you are in the game, you can refer to the details above.

TAGGED: Death Stranding 2, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Kojima, Kojima Productions
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