New Episodes introduce new areas to explore, which sees our hero Sam Porter Bridges make his way across the USA, connecting it together. You can also take on optional Standard Orders, which often take you back to previous locations, or focus on Orders for Sam, most of which are required to advance the story. The advance the story, you have to complete the list of Orders in, well, order, which provide the path you need to start connecting bunkers and compounds across the map. Once you are in Episode 2, the game opens up, allowing you to freely explore the east of the USA and being to make deliveries. How our Death Stranding walkthrough worksĭespite the strange premise, Death Stranding's structure is surprisingly straightforward. This Death Stranding walkthrough explains what you need to know to beat the core set of Death Stranding missions and objectives, and the structure that connects them together, as well as a list of our other Death Stranding guides that can assist with other parts of the game.