All Death Stranding 2 chapters, Main Orders, and Sub Orders list – how many episodes

Death Stranding 2 chapters, or Episodes as they are called in the game, chart the main story as Sam vies to reconnect Mexico then Australia to the Chiral Network. Each one focuses on a character or entity vital to the narrative and is broken up into Main Orders, essentially story-crucial deliveries and missions that task Sam with completing various tasks or ferrying important cargo to specific destinations.

Episodes vary in length from a quick 30 minutes to multiple hours. A few don’t include any Main Orders and focus instead on cut scenes to carry the story forward. Siding Orders are Sub Orders, which are non-essential, optional side quests that can be undertaken to make completing Main Orders easier. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the full Death Stranding 2 episodes list along with all the Main Orders and Sub Orders.

Spoiler warning – only read on if you don’t mind seeing crucial elements of the story.

How many chapters in Death Stranding 2

There are a total of 17 episodes and 48 main orders in Death Stranding 2. Here’s a full list of them along with the Main Orders associated with each one:

• 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

Note that by tapping pause and accessing Orders in the Ring Menu then tabbing through to Search you can view all current and completed Main Orders and Sub Orders by region.

Episode 1 Sam

Orders	Description
Order 002	Deliver the Chiral Network Gateway to C1
Order 003	Deliver One or More Remote Medical units to Villa Libre
Order 004	Recover All Chiral Density Gauges Stolen by Bandits
Order 005	Defeat the BTs Near the Former Geophysics Research Lab and Deliver the Prototype MP Bullets
Order 006	Defeat the Giant BT
Order 007	Deliver the Present for Lou

Episode 2 Lou

Orders	Description
n/a	n/a

Episode 3 Drawbridge

Orders	Description
Order 008	Connect the Australian Plate Gate Terminal to the Chiral Network
Order 009	Deliver the Chiral Decontaminator to the Government’s Base
Order 010	Liberate the Western Environmental Observatory from the Brigands
Order 011	Destroy the Communications Disruptor and Deliver the Mysterious Recording to the Musician
Order 012	Investigate the Unusual Tar Currents near F1
Order 013	Restore the Monorail and Deliver Special Alloys [4800] to F1
Order 014	Deliver All Terraforming Equipment to Rainbow Valley

Episode 4 Raindrops

Orders	Description
Order 015	Deliver the Test Subject Kangaroo to the Animal Shelter
Order 016	Deliver All Aid Packages to the Northern Environmental Observatory

Episode 5 Conflagration

Orders	Description
Order 017	Escape the Strange Realm

Episode 6 Chrysalis

Orders	Description
Order 018	[Hazardous] Recover All Weapon Sets and Burrowing Bombs Stolen by the Brigands
Order 019	Deliver Necrobiotes to the F2 South Distribution Centre
Order 020	Deliver All Aid Packages and Chiral Printer to F1
Order 021	Rescue the Dowser’s Friend from the Armed Survivalists
Order 022	Search for Tomorrow
Order 023	[Breakable Cargo] Deliver Tar Magnetite to Heartman’s Lab

Episode 7 Pod

Orders	Description
Order 024	[Chilled] Deliver the Beach Yeast to the Pizza Chef
Order 025	[Keep Flat/Express] Deliver a Piping Hot Pizza to the Data Scientist
Order 026	Recover Old BB Pod from the Armed Survivalists’ Base
Order 027	Deliver All Tar Dissolvent to the DHV Magellan
Order 028	Extract Data from the Weapons Fabricators and Destroy Them, Then Bring the Data Back to the DHV Magellan in the Ring Terminal Expansion Device
Order 029	Recover the Coffin from the Armed Survivalists’ Base
Order 030	Deliver All Prototype Life Support Systems to F4

Episode 8 Deluge

Orders	Description
Order 031	Escape from the Strange Realm
Order 032	[Do Not Submerge] Deliver the Cryptobiote Variants to the Chronobiologist
Order 033	Deliver Timefall-Resistant Emu to the Metagenomicist
Order 034	Deliver All Chiral Microbes to the F5 East Distribution Centre
Order 035	[Elimination] Extract Data From The Ghost Mech Fabricators and Destroy Them Along with an Guards, Then Bring the Data Back to the DHV Magellan in The Ring terminal Expansion Device
Order 036	[Hazardous] Cross Treacherous Snowy Peaks to Deliver a Meteorite to the Adventurer
Order 037	Rescue the Adventurer from the Snowy Mountains

Episode 9 Puppets

Orders	Description
038	Deliver the Chiral Decontaminators and Sedatives to the Eastern Environmental Observatory
039	Destroy the Giant Ghost Mech
040	[Breakable Cargo] Recover All Stranded Cargo
041	[Hazardous] Deliver the Chiral Field Controller Prototypes to F6
042	Deliver Chiral Cyclotron Parts and All Special Materials to the DHV Magellan
043	Destroy All Chiral Jammer and Eliminate the Threat to the Southern Environmental Observatory

Episode 10 Isolation

Description	Description
044	Deliver the Network Stabiliser to the F7 North Distribution Centre

Episode 11 Quake

Description	Description
045	Return from the Stranger Realm

Episode 12 Fragile

Description	Description
046	Deliver the Drawbridge Terminal Unit to F8

Episode 13 Die Hard

Description	Description
n/a	n/a

Episode 14 Last Stranding

Description	Description
047	Find an Item with a Deep Connection to Higgs

Episode 15 On The Beach

Description	Description
n/a	n/a

Episode 16 Tomorrow

Description	Description
048	Defeat Higgs and Save Tomorrow

Episode 17 One Day

Description	Description
n/a	n/a

Sub Orders

Below is a full list of all Death Stranding 2 Sub Orders. These are optional but well worth pursuing as they tend lead to new gear, items, trophies, cut scenes, connecting remote areas to the Chiral Network, and information to make Main Orders easier to complete or to flesh out character mini-stories. We’ve noted the region and facility where you can pick up each of them along with their rewards.

Sub Orders	Description	Location	Reward
100	[Breakable Cargo] Deliver the Dismantled Rifle to the Lone Commander	The Government’s Base (Australia)
101	Recover the Mementos from the BT Area	The Lone Commander (Australia)	Tranq Sniper Rifle
102	Recover All Brigands’ Reconnaissance Equipment	The Government’s Base (Australia)
103	[Breakable Cargo] Recover the Stolen Record Collection	The Musician (Australia)
104	Restore Smoke Hill Mine	Western Environmental Observatory (Australia)	Access to the Mine
105	[Keep Flat/Express] Deliver a Piping Hot Pepperoni Pizza to the Architect	The Pizza Chef (Australia)	Chiral Bridge Structure Data
106	Recover the Ghost Mech Cargo from the Weapons Factory	The Mechanic (Australia)	Dog Mine Weapon Data
107	Recover One or More Empty Pizza Containers from the Armed Survivalists’ Base	The Data Scientist (Australia)	So YOU’RE the Pizza Chef! trophy
108	Deliver Dog Mech Sam Rescued to the Animal Shelter	The Data Scientist (Australia)	Dog Mine
109	[Breakable Cargo] Deliver Proof of an Attack to the Ghost Hunter	The Chronobiologist (Australia)
110	[Elimination] Uncover the Identity of the Headless Riders and Remove the Threat	The Ghost Hunter (Australia)	The Headless Riders unmasked trophy, Rocket Box [MP], unlocks Sub Order 111
111	Rescue the Child Crying in the Bushfire Zone	The Ghost Hunter (Australia)	Unlocks Sub Order 112
112	Deliver the Lyrebird San Rescued to the Animal Shelter	The Ghost Hunter (Australia)	Unlocks Sub Order 113
113	[Breakable Cargo] Uncover the Mystery of the Moving House and Recover the Rusty Chiral Crystals	The Ghost Hunter (Australia)
114	Save F8 from a Voidout	The Ghost Hunter (Australia)	Saviour of Terminal Fort Know trophy, Low Road – Low Roar Music Data
115	Deliver the Emu Sam Rescued to the Animal Shelter	The Metagenomicist (Australia)
116	Deliver All Stranded Ship’s Cargo to the Fisherman	F5 East Distribution Centre (Australia)	Unlocks Sub Order 117
117	Defeat the Lord of the Tar Lake	The Fisherman (Australia)	Showdown at the Tar Lake trophy
118	Rescue the Adventurer from the BT Area	The Adventurer (Australia)	Unlocks Sub Order 119
119	Rescue the Adventurer from a Chiral Creature-Infested Region	The Adventurer (Australia)	Unlocks Sub Order 120
120	Rescue the Adventurer from the Highest Reaches of the Snowy Mountains	The Adventurer (Australia)	Unlocks Sub Order 121
121	Rescue the Adventurer Who Vanished into Thin Air	The Adventurer (Australia)
122	Deliver Ghost Mech Factory Cargo to the Aeronautical Engineer	Eastern Environmental Observatory (Australia)
123	[Breakable Cargo] Recover All the Chiral Sculptures from Their Inaccessible Locations	Mr. Impossible	Unlocks Sub Order 124
124	[Express/Hazardous] Recover All the Hazardous Chiral Sculptures from the Armed Hostiles	Mr. Impossible

For more Death Stranding 2 help, check out all the Mexico connection level rewards and upgrades, our explainer on healing and blood bags, all BT types, how to get a vehicle, and a full list of optional Standard Orders in both Mexico and Australia