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Wondering if you can keep exploring Mexico and Australia after the credits roll? The option to keep playing after concluding the story is almost customary when it comes to open-world games. It’s the perfect no-stakes time to wrap up any loose ends, tick off any lingering trophies, and solve any mysteries you might have missed while getting to the end of the main quest line.
The original Death Stranding offered just that, giving players free reign to explore the vast UCA network as they saw fit with no time limits, caps, or obstacles. In this guide, we’ll walk you through if you can keep playing after beating the story in Death Stranding 2.
Can you continue playing after finishing the story in Death Stranding 2?
Yes, the story is designed so that it puts you in a position where it makes narrative sense for you to keep playing the game. Episode 17 One Day, the game’s final chapter, is open-ended and there are no fixed story objectives: you can freely explore all and any part of the map, complete outstanding Standard Orders and Sub Orders, tussle with brigands and bandits, Beach Jump, fast travel with the DHV Magellan, and otherwise do as you wish unhindered.
This end game state also comes with a neat feature that lets you turn the Drawbridge Q-pid on and off. In practice what this means is that with the Q-pid on ghost mechs and BTs are less of a threat than during the story, making it easier to trek around and make deliveries. Alternatively, with the Q-pid off, the threat from enemies remains the same. If you want to make deliveries to raise the connection level with all shelters and facilities, keeping the Q-pid on makes it significantly more straightforward.
For more Death Stranding 2 help, check out how to find the Headless Riders in Sub Order 110, sift through all the Death Stranding 2 weapons, and learn how to get to The Inventor island and get the Otter Head in Death Stranding 2.
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Death Stranding 2 On The Beach
- Platform(s): PlayStation 5
- Genre(s): Action, Action Adventure, Adventure
