: Open the new version and select "Load Game (Death Stranding Save Data)" from the main menu. General Technical Info

If you are moving from a base version of the game to the Director's Cut and encounter issues like "save data is corrupted," you may need to manually patch the executable as described in community guides on Reddit :

: Copy your existing save folders (e.g., autosave0 , manualsave0 ) from %LOCALAPPDATA%\KojimaProductions\DeathStranding to the new DeathStrandingDC folder. Official Save Transfer Requirements

For those using the official PC release , the process is more streamlined but requires specific conditions:

: A full installation requires approximately 55GB of free space.

: For modified gameplay, Cheat Engine tables are available to initialize the ds.exe process for specialized scripts. Death Stranding: Director's Cut [Engine:Decima]

: Create a copy of the ds.exe file from your installation folder.