A Hilarious Death Stranding Meme Dump to Celebrate the Sequel’s Trailer Drop

Hideo Kojima is back at it again. This week, the trailer for Death Stranding 2 dropped, along with an official release date—June 26, 2025. Naturally, the internet is already spiralling into deep theories, existential dread, and, of course, Death Stranding memes. But before we fully lose our minds trying to figure out what Kojima is cooking this time, let’s take a moment to honor the first game the only way the internet knows how: through a Death Stranding meme dump.

From absurd fetch-quest jokes to Norman Reedus carrying everything but his dignity up a mountain, Death Stranding memes have always been a perfect mix of admiration and utter confusion. So, in honor of the sequel, we’re bringing you 30 of the funniest Death Stranding meme moments that prove Kojima’s bizarre, genre-defying delivery simulator will never be forgotten.

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Let’s be real: Death Stranding was the first game to truly make players understand the struggles of a FedEx delivery driver. One of the most viral Death Stranding memes features Sam Porter Bridges loaded up with 50 boxes, stumbling across rocky terrain, with the caption: “POV: Your Amazon package is out for delivery.”

Another classic meme simply shows a picture of a UPS truck in a blizzard, captioned: “Hard Mode.” Honestly, considering how much you suffer in this game just trying to walk, UPS drivers deserve hazard pay.

Norman Reedus, the World’s Most Overworked Mailman

Kojima really took “put Norman Reedus in a video game” and ran with it—literally. The sheer amount of physical trauma Sam goes through is enough to make any player question their life choices. One of the best Death Stranding meme formats features a battered, exhausted Sam next to the caption: “Me, after carrying 200 pounds of cargo up a mountain, across a river, dodging BTs, and slipping on a rock: ‘Guess I’ll keep going.’”

Another meme shows a regular video game protagonist all geared up for battle next to Sam Porter Bridges, who is just drowning in cargo, with the text: “Other games: Save the world. Death Stranding: Deliver this package in under 20 minutes or the world ends.”

Death Stranding’s Storyline: Kojima at Peak Kojima

If you tried to explain Death Stranding’s plot to a normal person, they’d assume you were having a stroke. One of the funniest Death Stranding memes shows a confused Charlie Day with a conspiracy board, captioned: “Me trying to explain why a baby in a jar is crucial to the entire plot.”

Another meme features a player staring blankly at the screen, with the text: “Just finished Death Stranding. I have no idea what happened, but I feel emotionally changed forever.”

30 Death Stranding Memes Ahead of the Sequel Release

The Gift That Keeps on Delivering

With Death Stranding 2 just a few months away, the hype (and confusion) is already building. But no matter how weird the sequel gets, one thing is guaranteed—Death Stranding memes will keep us entertained while we try to decipher whatever Kojima is about to drop next.

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