I've been traversing the digital landscapes of gaming for what feels like an eternity, and let me tell you, the void in truly transcendent space exploration games is so vast it could swallow a black hole! As we cruise through 2025, I find myself constantly yearning for that one definitive cosmic adventure that doesn't just show us the stars but makes us feel like we're actually among them.
The Space Game Vacuum
Let's face it – the space game genre has been more disappointing than finding an empty loot chest after a three-hour raid. No Man's Sky may be thriving now after nearly a decade of free updates, but holy moly, that launch was rougher than landing on an asteroid without thrusters! Many players jumped ship faster than rats on a sinking freighter.
Starfield? Despite my personal enjoyment (and I'll die on this hill defending it), it didn't exactly reach the stratospheric heights of Skyrim's cultural impact. And don't get me started on Star Citizen – we'll probably have actual colonies on Mars before that game officially launches. As for Beyond Good & Evil 2... that game has gone so far off the radar it might as well be in another dimension!
Every time I boot up one of these titles, I can't help but feel they're merely scratching the surface of what a truly immersive space experience could be. There's always something missing – that special sauce, that cosmic je ne sais quoi that would elevate the experience from 'neat space game' to 'life-altering journey through the cosmos.'
Kojima Productions: Our Cosmic Salvation?
This is where my gaming brain has had an absolute eureka moment – Kojima Productions should be the ones to take us to the stars! And I'm not just saying this because I'm a fanboy (okay, maybe a little).
The evidence is staring us right in the face. Just look at Death Stranding and its upcoming sequel. The studio has already demonstrated a masterful command of advanced technology concepts, robotics, and environments so breathtakingly alien they might as well be on different planets. Those BTs and Chiral Creatures? More alien than half the aliens I've encountered in dedicated space games!
I get the strongest space vibes when I'm out in the middle of nowhere in Death Stranding, loaded down with cargo like some cosmic pack mule, navigating terrain that wants to kill me six ways to Sunday. In those moments, I can practically feel the oxygen thinning in my lungs as I imagine myself on some uncharted exoplanet where Timefall is just another environmental hazard to overcome.
Death Stranding 3: The Final Frontier?
Now, I know what you're thinking – "Does this dude seriously want Death Stranding 3 to be a space game?" And my answer is a resounding YES!
Is it really that wild of a suggestion for a series where invisible monsters cause time-accelerating rain while you deliver packages across a post-apocalyptic America? I think not! The whole premise of Death Stranding revolves around reconnecting a fractured world and preventing an Extinction Entity from bringing about the Last Stranding. So what if – stay with me here – the Stranding phenomenon extends beyond our little blue marble? What if there's a Universe Extinction Entity threatening all life across the cosmos?
Imagine Sam Porter Bridges, legendary delivery boy extraordinaire, expanding the Chiral Network across star systems! We've built roads and bridges across America – now let's build civilizations among the stars! The DHV Magellan already looks like it could zip between planets instead of just through the Tar.
The Dream That Could Be
Whenever I close my eyes, I can almost see it – the vastness of space rendered in Kojima's unique visual style, those signature emotional gut-punches hitting even harder against the backdrop of cosmic insignificance. The potential for weird, wild storytelling that makes you question reality itself while also somehow making perfect sense by the end.
Would a space game from Kojima Productions be universally adored? Who knows! But if there's one studio with both the creative audacity and technical prowess to deliver the space game of our collective dreams, it's them.
The studio has already proven they can create:
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🌏 Environments that feel truly alien
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🤖 Advanced technology that seems plausible yet fantastical
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🌌 Visual experiences that leave you breathless
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💡 Gameplay mechanics that no one else would dare attempt
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❤️ Emotional narratives that stick with you long after credits roll
I've spent countless hours in virtual worlds that promised the stars but delivered little more than pretty skyboxes. My soul is ready for something more, something that captures the wonder and terror of cosmic exploration.
So here I sit, controller in hand, staring at the night sky through my window and wondering... if Kojima took us to space, would we ever want to come back down to Earth? And more importantly, in a universe of infinite possibilities, what cosmic horrors and wonders would we encounter that would make delivering packages across post-apocalyptic America seem like a walk in the park?