Game report
Death Stranding: Director's Cut
Most of the game is solo, but several trophies require the asynchronous online social infrastructure.
Reason
While the vast majority of the game is played solo, a small cluster of trophies explicitly requires interacting with the game’s asynchronous online infrastructure over PlayStation Network.
- Mandatory Online Trophies: At least 6 base trophies require an active internet connection to trigger.
- A Helping Hand: Issue your first supply request to other online players.
- Giver of Gifts: Donate weapons, equipment, or materials into a shared online locker for other players.
- Building Bridges: Reach Bridge Link Grade 1, which is increased by receiving Likes from real online players.
- Like and Be Liked: Give your first Like to another player’s structure online.
- No PS Plus Required: You only need an active internet connection to connect to the game’s social servers. A paid PlayStation Plus subscription is not required.
- Massive Difficulty Increase Offline: Even if you temporarily connect online to trigger those trophies, playing offline makes the rest of the Platinum significantly harder. Offline players must build all roads, ziplines, and bridges entirely with their own local materials rather than relying on shared player structures.