The South Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) has officially rated Death Stranding 2: On the Beach as "19+" due to its content featuring "excessive violence," "excessive profanity, profanity and swearing," and scenes involving the use of various illegal substances.

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Hideo Kojima recently honored actress Shiori Kutsuna with flowers for her completion of work on Death Stranding 2. Kutsuna's dedication shone through as she navigated the complexities of motion capture in Los Angeles, 3D scanning, and voice recording in both Japanese and English across various locations, all while facing the challenges of the global pandemic. Kojima expressed his gratitude, saying, "Fantastic work, much obliged!" Kutsuna has been an integral part of the project since the fall of 2022.

At the Tokyo Game Show 2024, Hideo Kojima unveiled intriguing new material for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. The showcase included several two-minute cutscenes that introduced viewers to the protagonist's diverse allies. Among them are George Miller's character Tarman, the captain of the mobile base Magellan, who navigates tar lakes; Fatih Akin's Dollman, a living doll and former medium who has lost his human form; and the return of Léa Seydoux as Fragile.

Additionally, Elle Fanning's mysterious character named Tomorrow was revealed, having been discovered in a location resembling the realm of the dead, echoing the original game's tagline, "Tomorrow is in your hands." In one of the cutscenes, characters sing the classic song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, while interacting with a pregnant woman named Rainy, played by Shiori Kutsuna.