Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a lot of things, incorporating elements of walking sims, stealth, open-world exploration, crafting, and more. However, combat is also a core aspect, which extends to the boss fights. Based on gameplay footage thus far, players will have their hands full with the more challenging B.T. If that’s what they’re after, of course. Those who want to focus on the narrative or aren’t as skilled at combat can select an option to “clear” the fight without actually beating the boss, as revealed on the latest Koji10 radio broadcast (translation via Genki on Twitter). It’s available in the Game Over screen below “Continue.” When selected, players can view “image and text descriptions” of the battle before continuing on their merry way. Whether this is only on Easy difficulty or available throughout remains to be seen, alongside the impact on unlocking Trophies (assuming any require defeating bosses). Death Stranding 2: On the Beach launches on June 26th for PS5. Director Hideo Kojima recently announced that development is 95 percent complete, so expect more details and a “gone gold” announcement in the coming days. Hideo Kojima says Death Stranding 2 will have a new special feature to help players who are not so experienced at action games clear boss fights!For boss battles in DS2 (presumably in easy mode) there will be an extra option on the game over screen below the “continue” option.… pic.twitter.com/qHOLfSBofx— Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) April 11, 2025