There are two things Hideo Kojima can't resist putting into his games: bizarre Easter eggs and himself. So it's with little surprise I now report to you that Death Stranding 2 features a bizarre Easter egg with a Kojima cameo. All you have to do is look to the stars.
"Took a bath in Death Stranding 2, looked up at the sky and saw Hideo Kojima," as content creator GermanStrands says on Twitter, with an accompanying video showing a photo of Kojima lighting up the night sky. "LMAO pls never change."
Took a bath in Death Stranding 2, looked up at the sky and saw Hideo Kojima. LMAO pls never change 🤣🙏 pic.twitter.com/LCUaUGKWeKJune 30, 2025
Apparently you can find this sight by relaxing in the hot spring near Heartman's lab. The Motherhood hot spring, meanwhile, will let you look up at a constellation featuring the Kojima Productions logo. I don't know what all the other hot springs have in store for eager stargazers, but I'm eager to find out for myself.
This isn't even the most on-the-nose Kojima cameo you'll find in one of his games. He's a recruitable soldier in Metal Gear Solid games with base-building elements, like Peace Walker and The Phantom Pain, letting you add him to Big Boss's ever-expanding army.
I think that technically makes Kojima a canonical part of the Metal Gear lore, but I don't know if he's also part of Death Stranding lore in the same way. That weird goo monster he appears as in the first game is probably just a weird nightmare ... probably.
