Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
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Red Dead Redemption
Developer Rockstar Games, Double Eleven
Red Dead Redemption is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver, it is the second game in the Red Dead series. Red Dead Redemption is set during the decline of the American frontier in the year 1911. It follows John Marston, a former outlaw who, after his wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
619 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
361 positive · 56 negative
95% range 83–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 361 | 56 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 44 | 15 | 102 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 1 | 14 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
11,968 of 12,987 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
85% recommend · 230 yes, 42 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 272 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (20,533 of 22,207 positive).
Players widely praise the game itself as a masterpiece and one of the best westerns ever made. [1][2][3] Many reviewers strongly criticize the $50 price tag for a port of a 2010 game, urging others to wait for a sale. [4][5][6] Some players complain about the requirement of the Rockstar Launcher and lack of family sharing. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
Greedy ass company excluded their game from family sharing, although it's Single!! ♥♥♥♥ you Rockstar and Take-two
- [5]
This is NOT a remaster. It's the original game with 4K, HDR, DLSS, and FSR support. The game is as great as it ever was and feels amazing with mouse and keyboard. That said, this should NOT be priced at $50. I got it on sale for $25 and would have never bought it at full price. If you are someone who has never experienced this game before, this would be the best and "definitive" way of playing it. But $50 for a game …
- [14]
This game is the exact reason why Steam desperately needs a “Neutral” recommendation option. On one hand, this is Red Dead Redemption, one of the greatest open-world masterpieces in gaming history, finally playable on PC. The port itself is excellent, running smoothly and offering incredible nostalgia. If you have never played it before, you will easily get your money's worth out of the brilliant story and …
- [3]
Probably the best western game ever made. Everything about it is amazing, the voice acting, the world, the atmosphere, and just riding around while taking in the view. Even the graphics are absurdly good for a game released in 2010 That said, charging $50 for it is ridiculous. Even the discounted price of $25 feels like a ripoff. You can buy GTA4 for like $5, and there's nothing about this port that justifies paying …
- [1]
this game is peak but a rdr1 port shouldnt cost more than rdr2 wait for a sale dont pay full price for a port
Summarised from 34 of the 408 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Red Dead Redemption talk about great story and memorable characters; those who didn't talk about overpriced at $50 for a 2010 port. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Red Dead Redemption received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. It is among the highest-rated games on Metacritic, and is ranked the sixth-highest rated PlayStation 3 and seventh-highest rated Xbox 360 game. IGN's Brudvig described Red Dead Redemption as "a must-play" and "one of the deepest, most fun, and most gorgeous games around"; GamePro's Will Herring named it Rockstar's best game to date, a culmination of its previous successes. Eurogamer's Simon Parkin called it "a blockbuster video game: a string of cinematic set-pieces and flawed yet endearing characters nestled within an orthodox narrative structure, seasoned with generous pinches of…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 619 · most liked firstHear me out: a Katamari game where the levels are based on other video games. You could roll up nurses in Silent Hill, demolish a frontier town in Red Dead Redemption, make a ball of Baldur’s Gate etc
neutral · AI labelView post →One of my kids has been excited about playing Red Dead Redemption 2 since he knew the game existed and I finally said he's old enough to play and friends, he's been going on adventures and it makes my heart glad. Video games are cool.
positive · AI labelView post →I think I gotta show Angela and Amanda a little game called Red Dead Redemption 2
neutral · AI labelView post →I want a game that's basically Red Dead Redemption from the perspective of the horse. A horse simulator where by sheer coincidence you're owned by a series of gruff bearded men on ill-defined quests for vengeance, a different one each chapter. Gruff bearded men come and go, but Horse is eternal.
neutral · AI labelView post →this game is peak but a rdr1 port shouldnt cost more than rdr2 wait for a sale dont pay full price for a port
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Arthur Morgan (max weight and beard) and Bill Williamson from Red Dead Redemption 2. I figured they would make for a handsome couple! RDR2's an awesome game and one I should revisit on Steam sometime. #nsfw
positive · AI labelView post →looking for moots: game edition ︶︶︶︶︶︶ ♡ The Elder Scrolls ♡ Dragon Age ♡ Baldur’s Gate 3 ♡ Red Dead Redemption ♡ BioShock ♡ Little Nightmares ♡ What Remains of Edith Finch ♡ Devil May Cry ♡ Silent Hill ♡ Rule of Rose ♡ The Haunting Ground ♡ Dynasty Warriors ♡ The Sims 4 #promosky #gamingsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Greedy ass company excluded their game from family sharing, although it's Single!! ♥♥♥♥ you Rockstar and Take-two
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s crazy that Red Dead Redemption 2 is Game of the Year again this year.
positive · AI labelView post →good game but wait until it reaches $10, which should be the standard price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remove the Rockstar Launcher you idiots. "But the launcher provides enhanced user experience through the Rockstar account 🤓" No, all it does is punish people who bought the game and reward pirates. P.S. You stink, take a shower.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is NOT a remaster. It's the original game with 4K, HDR, DLSS, and FSR support. The game is as great as it ever was and feels amazing with mouse and keyboard. That said, this should NOT be priced at $50. I got it on sale for $25 and would have never bought it at full price. If you are someone who has never experienced this game before, this would be the best and "definitive" way of playing it. But $50 for a game from 2010 is absurd IMO. Catch it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate the way it feels to play Crimson Desert. It's definitely inspired by Red Dead Redemption 2 in the exact way that I was worried about -- a game that cares more about looking good than being enjoyable for a human to play.
negative · AI labelView post →Adding a launcher and dual factor verification to a single player game is another example why Rockstar deserves to fail as a company.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →amazing game, terrible price. you can get this game for 10 bucks at gamestop other than that top 3 best western games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →maybe the ur-example here is Red Dead Redemption 2, which appears on many GOAT game lists and has a mission structure that in large part involves walking your horse slowly while having a conversation followed by mediocre gunplay (I love RDR2! it’s great! except for the bad guy being named Micah)
neutral · AI labelView post →One remarkable fact I learned for this story: In 2018, when Red Dead Redemption II came out, Rockstar Games had 2,441 employees. Today it has 4,711 (!!!). www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
neutral · AI labelView post →Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser says 'Red Dead Redemption 2' is the best video game he's ever worked on 🎮 (via IGN)
neutral · AI labelView post →This is still a great game, don't get me wrong. But Rockstar asking 50€ full price for just a PC port with all it's weaknesses that the original version had? That's too much. Even on sale 50% off is still a lot to ask. They didn't even bother to work on the clunky horse mechanics. And of course it comes with the requirement for Rockstars own launcher. And ♥♥♥♥ the herding quests.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game but being forced to log in to an online service for a game that has had all online features removed is ridiculous. Rockstar bad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mandatory third-party launchers for games bought on Steam are a plague, and they have to stop.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May includes: 🛸 Star Wars Outlaws 🐎 Red Dead Redemption 2 🌲 Bramble: The Mountain King 🕯️ The Thaumaturge …and more. The full lineup play.st/4dE6MYe
neutral · AI labelView post →Red Dead Redemption joins the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup on December 2 (PS5 and PS4). More details: play.st/3LZ0erK
neutral · AI labelView post →Red Dead Redemption was the first ever game to make me cry. Now, 13 years later, it has again. Fuck, man.
positive · AI labelView post →Red Dead Redemption (PS5) joins the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog today. The PS5 version features enhanced image quality, HDR support, PS4 save data carryover, and more: bit.ly/48zfWBK
neutral · AI labelView post →game would be 10x better if they made a enchanced version with better graphics and bug fixes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the exact reason why Steam desperately needs a “Neutral” recommendation option. On one hand, this is Red Dead Redemption, one of the greatest open-world masterpieces in gaming history, finally playable on PC. The port itself is excellent, running smoothly and offering incredible nostalgia. If you have never played it before, you will easily get your money's worth out of the brilliant story and characters. On the other hand, Rockstar is charging $70 for a 16-year-old game that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unplayable due to Rockstar Games and their account nonsense. If you no longer have access to your Rockstar account email, you cannot switch the account linked to Steam without submitting a ticket to Rockstar Support. Tried that, error message. All Rockstar Games are permanently unplayable for me on this account, awesome!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Due to rockstar adding a login screen for a rockstar games account, I found out my account has been stolen and is unrecoverable, upon contacting support I was blamed for a "poor connection"... I am actually left speechless. This is by far the most disgusting encounter I have ever had with any support team. Why did you even add a login screen to a single player game????
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →£40 for the ability to load up a game on a different launcher from 16 years ago LOL
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rockstar's launcher is crazy. I should be able to play the game I payed for whenever and however I want.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would like to apologize to these beautiful creatures for what I did to their in-game digital counterparts to reach 100% completion in Red Dead Redemption 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Way over priced, but the game is good but rockstar themselfes not so great
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alright. I think it's time to talk a little about Red Dead Redemption. For a lot of people, myself included, this is a walk down memory lane, for good and bad. This is one of those games that defined the PS3 era. This PC version, which was much requested for way too many years, did have launch issues, but I'd say the majority of those have been sorted out. So, what we have now is the original game with a few tweaks to utilize some modern rig features. Mostly though, this is the game we all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good game I think most people should play at least once, but waaaaaaaaay too expensive for a port of a 15 year-old game. Definitely should wait for a sale to buy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Red Dead Redemption 2 but only if you ignore most of the game
negative · AI labelView post →If you lose access to your email good luck. Even though you are using your steam account it is linked to and have been for years they will make you sign in with the email address randomly because they feel like it. Then if you don't have access to it you make a support request just to get an email that almost immediately that the ticket is closed because you did not provide enough info. Even though you gave them Steam account, In game username and the email you cannot access. It is the exact…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →after hundreds of hours spent with the prequel and fifteen years of anticipation, I finally experienced the quiet brilliance that is red dead redemption. as the original entry, red dead redemption functions as the bedrock upon which red dead redemption II was built. many players encountered the prequel first due to the original’s long-standing exclusivity. for anyone considering stepping back into the first game, I can confidently say the transition feels natural. the prequel introduces…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Red Dead Redemption is a great game, but the PC release is not worth $50. The story is amazing, the characters are memorable, and it's still one of the best western games ever made. However, this is a game that originally came out in 2010, and the improvements don't justify the full price. If you've never played it before, it's worth picking up on sale. At $50, I'd wait for a discount.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Picked the wrong day to start a Red Dead Redemption 2 replay rule.
neutral · AI labelView post →An overpriced 16-year-old game, and Rockstar is unable to add online multiplayer in 2026? This level of greed is insane.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably the best western game ever made. Everything about it is amazing, the voice acting, the world, the atmosphere, and just riding around while taking in the view. Even the graphics are absurdly good for a game released in 2010 That said, charging $50 for it is ridiculous. Even the discounted price of $25 feels like a ripoff. You can buy GTA4 for like $5, and there's nothing about this port that justifies paying fives times as much.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Red Dead Redemption is a really unique experience to go back to after playing its sequel. Compared to Red Dead Redemption 2, this feels more like a novella shorter, tighter, and more focused in how it tells its story. The tone is different too. Where the sequel leans heavily into character relationships and slow burn storytelling, this one feels harsher and more direct closer in spirit to something like Blood Meridian. It’s more about inevitability and the fading of the Old West than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →miss this era of rockstar where they released a full game with good DLCs alongside it. 2000 to 2010 was a special era of video games. edit: just beat undead nightmare, why couldnt we have gotten something like this as DLC in red dead 2? with the creative department rockstar has at their disposal they easily could've given us cowboys vs aliens maybe robots as a spinoff with all the ufo references and that one robot that killed its creator but of course not, this kind of rockstar games will…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game, not worth 50 bucks, get it on sale
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Red Dead Redemption is surprisingly short and small. For an open-world game, I think I can get almost everything done in like 50 hours. That’s super surprising but kinda refreshing
neutral · AI labelView post →I somewhat enjoyed the game after having played RDR2 for a few hundred hours in the last couple of years. It's not necessarily a bad game by modern standards, but the amount of bugs and the janky NPC AI should not be acceptable considering this game costs €50. If Rockstar priced this game like Max Payne 3 and GTA 4, which are about as old as Red Dead Redemption, my review would have probably been positive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 792 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today’s game is _Assassin’s Creed 3_. I have finally done it. I 100% the Base Game. I thought for sure it would be about the same as revelations was. I was wrong. It was a whole lot more work. I’d say the 2 worst parts were the Encyclopedia of the Common Man and the 100% Sync. The Encyclopedia namely involved just a lot of waiting around which was horrible. I got it though. And I’m finally ready to move onto The Tyranny of…
neutral · AI labelView post →Red Dead Redemption game cover, but with Mina in it. #MinaTheHollower
neutral · AI labelView post →"That's unacceptable": Red Dead Redemption dev says crunch at Rockstar was to "put on the show" for executives, not to fix bugs.
neutral · AI labelView post →The main thing I want to say is simple: this is NOT a remake, this is NOT a remaster. It’s just a pure port of one of the most astonishing games of 2010, with only minor graphical improvements: lighting, draw distance, shadows. That’s it. It’s the game I wanted to play when I was younger. No - the game I dreamed of playing. And now I finally can. And yes, I’m enjoying it with genuine love. Is it the best story ever told? No. The game carries all the roughness of early-2010s design: stiff…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I glitched into mexico. i cant get out I dont want to be in mexico. the npcs are so mean. I dont speak spanish I dont understand the insults they say to me. they all run away. im glitched and my horse died im just walking around and i dont want to steal any horses to lose honor im stuck in mexico ): i dont want to be in mexico.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is a masterpiece. Everything around it isn't. The game itself is spectacular. Red Dead Redemption is, and remains, an absolute masterpiece. The problem is everything Rockstar has decided to put around it. Steam Family Sharing? Apparently not. Let's start with something I find simply ridiculous: On Steam, I cannot share this game through Steam Family Sharing. When I played it on PS3, I owned the physical disc. And you know what? I could lend it to a friend. In fact, one of my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥ you Rockstar Games , ♥♥♥♥ your name , ♥♥♥♥ your game , ♥♥♥♥ your millions , ♥♥♥♥ your billions , ♥♥♥♥ your computers , ♥♥♥♥ your developers , ♥♥♥♥ the water you are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ drinking , ♥♥♥♥ the food you are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ eating , ♥♥♥♥ your Rockstar Launcher , ♥♥♥♥ your history , ♥♥♥♥ your future
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →honestly good game but the price is insane, finish rdr2 then rdr1 if your gonna play this, the story will make more sense if you finish rdr2 first.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my fifth playthrough of the original Red Dead Redemption, and honestly, my Steam hours don’t even begin to show how deep this game runs. Every time I return to it, it pulls me in like it’s the first time all over again. The world, the atmosphere, the writing there’s a kind of magic here that games today still struggle to match. John Marston isn’t just a character; he feels like someone you carry with you long after the credits roll. The story hits harder each time, the music still…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s been 7 years since Red Dead Redemption 2 launched. Rockstar gave us one of the best video game protagonists, an unforgettable story and a beautiful open world to explore. Absolute masterpiece.
positive · AI labelView post →I just want a game that’s cozy like Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing but looks like Ghost of Tsushima or Red Dead Redemption 2. No high stakes, just pure vibes.
neutral · AI labelView post →I will bow to no-one in my loathing of Red Dead Redemption 2, the most boring game on the planet.
negative · AI labelView post →
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