

Red Dead Redemption 2 stands out as one of the best Action titles in recent memory.
93
Verdict
92%
Steam
94
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (92% positive from 850K reviews)
Active community with 22,558 concurrent players
Critically acclaimed (94/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Contains microtransactions
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the Red Dead series and a prequel to the 2010 game Red Dead Redemption. The story is set in a fictionalized representation of the United States in 1899 and follows the exploits of Arthur Morgan, an outlaw and member of the Van der Linde gang, who must face the challenges of a declining Wild West, while attempting to survive against government forces, rival gangs, and other adversaries. The game is presented through first- and third-person perspectives, and the player may freely roam its interactive open world. Gameplay elements include shootouts, robberies, hunting, horseback riding, interacting with non-player characters, and maintaining the character's honor rating through moral choices and deeds. A bounty system governs the response of law enforcement and bounty hunters to crimes committed by the player.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Trusty Steed
Reach max bonding level with a horse.
50.6%
unlocked
Give to the Poor
Donate $250 to the gang tithing box.
42.8%
unlocked
Locked and Loaded
Upgrade each available component for a single sidearm or longarm weapon.
35.5%
unlocked
Take From the Rich
Rob or loot $250.
34.3%
unlocked
Breakout
Red Dead Online: Complete the Intro.
32.9%
unlocked
Extreme Personality
Reach maximum or minimum Honor level.
19.8%
unlocked
It was THIS Big!
Catch a fish weighing at least 16 lbs (7.3 kg).
18.8%
unlocked
Breaking and Entering
Recover the stash from 4 homesteads.
18.1%
unlocked
Friends With Benefits
Complete a Companion Activity in each camp.
15.9%
unlocked
Getting Started
Red Dead Online: Reach Rank 10.
14.8%
unlocked
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These are boomtimes for fearless entrepreneurs willing to do what it takes to obtain animal carcasses and pelts across the wilderness and swamps of th
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Trusty Steed
Reach max bonding level with a horse.
50.6%
unlocked
Give to the Poor
Donate $250 to the gang tithing box.
42.8%
unlocked
Locked and Loaded
Upgrade each available component for a single sidearm or longarm weapon.
35.5%
unlocked
Take From the Rich
Rob or loot $250.
34.3%
unlocked
Breakout
Red Dead Online: Complete the Intro.
32.9%
unlocked
Extreme Personality
Reach maximum or minimum Honor level.
19.8%
unlocked
It was THIS Big!
Catch a fish weighing at least 16 lbs (7.3 kg).
18.8%
unlocked
Breaking and Entering
Recover the stash from 4 homesteads.
18.1%
unlocked
Friends With Benefits
Complete a Companion Activity in each camp.
15.9%
unlocked
Getting Started
Red Dead Online: Reach Rank 10.
14.8%
unlocked
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