Death Stranding: On the Beach is a sequel to the original Death Stranding game that came out in 2019. Death Stranding 2 is a canonical follow-up to the first game and unravels in an episodic format similar to the first game. Sam and Lou’s story continues to be portrayed cinematically in an episodic format with main orders, aka missions, as you connect Mexico and Australia to the Chiral Network. So, check out the complete list of episodes and orders in Death Stranding 2.
Spoilers Warning: This post contains the titles of the episodes in Death Stranding: On the Beach. Some of the titles may spoil the main events in the game. Proceed with caution.
All Episodes in Death Stranding 2

The story of Death Stranding: On the Beach is divided into episodes with main orders (orders that drive the story), sub orders, standard orders, and aid requests.
The story from the two regions, Mexico and Australia, takes place across a total of 17 episodes in Death Stranding 2. The sequel requires two more episodes than its predecessor to cover the main story. Here is the complete list of episodes in Death Stranding 2:
- 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
All Main Orders in Death Stranding 2
As mentioned above, the story sees Fragile recruit Sam to first travel across Mexico and connect it to the UCA. Then, the latter part of the story sees him travel to Australia, face Higgs again, explore new regions and other enemies while expanding the Chiral Network.
There are 49 main orders in Death Stranding 2, far fewer than the orders you have to complete in the original game, which featured 70 main orders. That said, here is the complete list of main orders in Death Stranding 2:
Main Order Objective Main Order 1 Return Home with Lou 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 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 Liberate the Western Environmental Observatory from the Brigands Main Order 11 Destroy the Communications Distruptor and Deliver Mysterious Recording to the Musician Main Order 12 Investigate the Unusual Tar Currents near F1 Main Order 13 Restore Monorail and Deliver Special Alloys [4800] to F1 Main Order 14 Deliver All Terraforming Equipment to Rainbow Valley Main Order 15 Deliver Test Subject Kangaroo to Animal Shelter Main Order 16 Deliver All Aid Packages to Northern Environmental Observatory Main Order 17 Escape the Strange Realm Main Order 18 Recover All Weapon Sets and Burrowing Bombs Stolen by the Brigands Main Order 19 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 Deliver Tar Magnetite to Heartman’s Lab Main Order 24 Deliver the Beach Yeast to the Pizza Chef Main Order 25 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 Fabricators and Destroy Them Along with Any Guards, 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 Main Order 31 Escape from the Strange Realm Main Order 32 Deliver the Cryptobiote Variants to the Chronobiologist Main Order 33 Deliver Timefall-Resistant Emu to the Metagenomicist Main Order 34 Deliver All Chiral Microbes to the F5 East Distribution Center Main Order 35 Extract Data from the Ghost Mech Fabricators and Destroy Them, Then Bring the Data Back to the DHV Magellan in the Ring Terminal Expansion Device Main Order 36 Cross Treacherous Snowy Peaks to Deliver a Meteorite to the Adventurer Main Order 37 Rescue the Adventurer from the Snowy Mountains 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 Recover all Stranded Cargo Main Order 41 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 Main Order 44 Deliver the Network Stabilizer to the F7 North Distribution Center Main Order 45 Return from the Strange Realm Main Order 46 Deliver the Drawbridge Terminal Unit to F8 Main Order 47 Find an Item with a Deep Connection to Higgs Main Order 48 Defeat Higgs and Save Tomorrow Main Order 49 Return Home with Lou
That’s a wrap on our list of episodes and orders in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. If you have already completed playing the game, share your favorite episode number in the comments below.