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Red Dead Redemption 2 cover art

Red Dead Redemption 2

Rockstar Games · 2019-12-05

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Oct 26, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Oct 26, 2018 (Xbox One), Nov 19, 2019 (Google Stadia), Nov 05, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a 2019 Action and Adventure game priced at $59.99, with an owner estimate of 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (92% of 906624 reviews).

26,215
playing now
93%
positive of 928k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4,882
twitch viewers (latest)
16.4
viewers/channel (concentration)
94/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
93/100
IGDB user rating (3801 ratings)
6,234
Nexus mods (76M downloads)
4.76★
PlayStation Store rating (483,107 ratings)
95/100
opencritic · mighty · 93% recommend · from 222 critics
88h
to beat · rushed 49h · completionist 208h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

26,215 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 21:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Trailer

Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer thumbnail

Red Dead Redemption 2: Official Trailer #2

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 26,215 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 87,766 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10,971/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-16

Tier history: healthy→thriving (Sep 16), thriving→healthy (Sep 15)

Estimated sales: 23M–56M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 928,035 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Gamesplanet$14.99-75%
Steam$14.99-75%
GamersGate$15.00-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.29 at GameBillet (2025-07-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 135 of 174 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22k22k20192026Week of 2019-12-01: 20,637 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8,857 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10,769 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3,003 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9,062 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2,467 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6,202 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 978 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4,834 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 656 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5,878 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,060 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4,511 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 574 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5,882 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 694 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5,832 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 802 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3,786 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 441 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5,710 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 639 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19,217 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 655 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7,943 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 757 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7,576 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 762 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5,742 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 444 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5,124 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 422 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4,407 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 306 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4,786 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 329 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4,654 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 409 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7,113 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 681 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5,443 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 368 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5,584 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 481 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4,230 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9,091 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,021 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9,572 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 956 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9,902 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 871 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6,509 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 486 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6,067 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 608 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5,571 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 465 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5,864 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 538 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5,544 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 473 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7,932 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 692 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6,741 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 448 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6,610 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 523 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6,057 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 438 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13,347 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 775 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17,272 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,521 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18,655 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,466 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13,664 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,059 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11,659 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,015 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9,938 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 778 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7,685 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 576 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9,905 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 852 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14,574 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,192 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11,214 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 882 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11,863 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 974 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9,326 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 720 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22,058 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,064 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17,791 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,585 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 14,970 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,427 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12,928 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 907 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12,356 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 900 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10,268 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 692 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8,178 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 592 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10,252 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 742 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14,328 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,027 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10,308 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 676 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10,017 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 753 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7,833 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 521 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8,419 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 624 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14,180 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 944 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15,640 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,269 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17,784 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,050 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13,378 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 822 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12,744 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 842 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11,464 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 769 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11,195 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3,853 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15,250 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,177 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9,613 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 679 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9,365 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 677 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11,313 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 747 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11,960 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 868 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13,331 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 930 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14,435 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 853 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11,456 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 587 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10,514 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 642 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11,156 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 728 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9,829 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 654 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8,209 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 509 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12,771 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 812 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8,668 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 586 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 10,040 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 605 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 3,878 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 218 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

44k11k2026-09-15 21:00 — 25,563 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 25,758 players2026-09-18 11:00 — 26,586 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 34,311 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 35,690 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 24,284 players2026-09-22 11:00 — 23,985 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 22,765 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 23,674 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 26,213 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 32,298 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 34,568 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 23,580 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 22,077 players2026-09-30 11:00 — 22,323 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 23,869 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 27,012 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 34,463 players2026-10-04 11:00 — 38,401 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 29,646 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 30,029 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 28,329 players2026-10-08 11:00 — 26,687 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 29,522 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 38,083 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 41,054 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 28,603 players2026-10-13 11:00 — 26,746 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 27,420 players2026-10-15 11:00 — 27,150 players2026-10-15 21:00 — 26,215 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
49k11kDec 2019Aug 2026Dec 2019 — avg 28,626 · peak 55,269Mar 2020 — avg 16,487 · peak 30,022Jun 2020 — avg 11,655 · peak 20,131Sep 2020 — avg 11,339 · peak 24,256Dec 2020 — avg 17,280 · peak 31,958Mar 2021 — avg 13,544 · peak 26,285Jun 2021 — avg 12,047 · peak 20,701Sep 2021 — avg 14,933 · peak 28,444Dec 2021 — avg 22,686 · peak 39,284Mar 2022 — avg 17,737 · peak 34,264Jun 2022 — avg 16,089 · peak 29,994Sep 2022 — avg 17,620 · peak 34,026Dec 2022 — avg 39,072 · peak 63,092Mar 2023 — avg 27,297 · peak 51,699Jun 2023 — avg 25,025 · peak 44,594Sep 2023 — avg 29,043 · peak 60,944Dec 2023 — avg 43,421 · peak 75,466Mar 2024 — avg 29,820 · peak 56,052Jun 2024 — avg 25,737 · peak 47,009Sep 2024 — avg 24,524 · peak 44,993Dec 2024 — avg 34,007 · peak 55,781Mar 2025 — avg 33,844 · peak 67,662Jun 2025 — avg 32,365 · peak 66,882Sep 2025 — avg 28,594 · peak 57,251Dec 2025 — avg 36,566 · peak 60,836Mar 2026 — avg 27,974 · peak 59,364Jun 2026 — avg 24,852 · peak 45,788Aug 2026 — avg 26,893 · peak 59,007
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#37#462026-09-152026-10-152026-09-15 — #372026-09-16 — #372026-09-17 — #372026-09-18 — #382026-09-19 — #382026-09-20 — #392026-09-21 — #412026-09-22 — #392026-09-23 — #392026-09-24 — #402026-09-25 — #402026-09-26 — #412026-09-27 — #412026-09-28 — #422026-09-29 — #422026-09-30 — #442026-10-01 — #462026-10-02 — #462026-10-03 — #462026-10-04 — #462026-10-05 — #452026-10-06 — #432026-10-07 — #432026-10-08 — #432026-10-09 — #442026-10-10 — #442026-10-11 — #422026-10-12 — #412026-10-13 — #412026-10-14 — #422026-10-15 — #41
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
6546542026-09-162026-10-152026-09-16: 271 new positive2026-09-16: 10 new negative2026-09-17: 232 new positive2026-09-17: 8 new negative2026-09-18: 218 new positive2026-09-18: 9 new negative2026-09-19: 320 new positive2026-09-19: 4 new negative2026-09-20: 309 new positive2026-09-20: 7 new negative2026-09-21: 277 new positive2026-09-21: 11 new negative2026-09-22: 441 new positive2026-09-22: 12 new negative2026-09-23: 232 new positive2026-09-23: 12 new negative2026-09-24: 210 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 201 new positive2026-09-25: 6 new negative2026-09-26: 244 new positive2026-09-26: 8 new negative2026-09-29: 229 new positive2026-09-29: 13 new negative2026-09-30: 184 new positive2026-09-30: 4 new negative2026-10-01: 214 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new negative2026-10-02: 215 new positive2026-10-02: 5 new negative2026-10-03: 338 new positive2026-10-03: 12 new negative2026-10-04: 372 new positive2026-10-04: 32 new negative2026-10-05: 414 new positive2026-10-05: 15 new negative2026-10-06: 654 new positive2026-10-06: 21 new negative2026-10-07: 333 new positive2026-10-07: 15 new negative2026-10-08: 274 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new negative2026-10-09: 295 new positive2026-10-09: 8 new negative2026-10-10: 361 new positive2026-10-10: 11 new negative2026-10-11: 349 new positive2026-10-11: 20 new negative2026-10-12: 372 new positive2026-10-12: 15 new negative2026-10-13: 344 new positive2026-10-13: 12 new negative2026-10-14: 295 new positive2026-10-14: 9 new negative2026-10-15: 285 new positive2026-10-15: 10 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$67.32$13.012019-10-232026-10-152019-10-23 — best price $55.792019-12-26 — best price $53.232020-02-08 — best price $67.322020-04-03 — best price $55.992020-06-11 — best price $59.992020-08-14 — best price $43.192020-10-27 — best price $39.992021-01-02 — best price $58.792021-03-20 — best price $58.792021-05-29 — best price $59.992021-08-06 — best price $59.992021-10-28 — best price $40.192022-01-03 — best price $59.992022-03-24 — best price $29.992022-06-23 — best price $29.992022-09-01 — best price $29.992022-11-01 — best price $49.992022-12-23 — best price $19.792023-03-20 — best price $19.402023-05-25 — best price $16.682023-08-03 — best price $59.992023-10-11 — best price $19.772023-12-23 — best price $18.952024-02-12 — best price $59.992024-04-06 — best price $59.992024-06-04 — best price $59.992024-08-16 — best price $23.952024-10-29 — best price $19.492025-01-06 — best price $59.992025-03-05 — best price $13.192025-05-15 — best price $14.992025-07-30 — best price $13.492025-10-06 — best price $56.992025-12-01 — best price $13.012026-03-06 — best price $13.202026-05-21 — best price $13.202026-08-11 — best price $13.162026-09-12 — best price $13.502026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

12k2.4k2026-05-28 — 3,370 pageviews2026-06-01 — 3,137 pageviews2026-06-05 — 2,914 pageviews2026-06-09 — 3,153 pageviews2026-06-13 — 2,582 pageviews2026-06-17 — 2,508 pageviews2026-06-21 — 3,661 pageviews2026-06-25 — 6,097 pageviews2026-06-29 — 4,633 pageviews2026-07-03 — 3,624 pageviews2026-07-07 — 3,154 pageviews2026-07-11 — 2,986 pageviews2026-07-15 — 2,849 pageviews2026-07-19 — 3,099 pageviews2026-07-23 — 2,601 pageviews2026-07-27 — 2,806 pageviews2026-07-31 — 2,573 pageviews2026-08-04 — 2,562 pageviews2026-08-08 — 2,813 pageviews2026-08-12 — 2,563 pageviews2026-08-16 — 2,598 pageviews2026-08-20 — 3,270 pageviews2026-08-24 — 3,545 pageviews2026-08-28 — 11,915 pageviews2026-09-01 — 6,166 pageviews2026-09-05 — 4,574 pageviews2026-09-09 — 4,100 pageviews2026-09-13 — 3,793 pageviews2026-09-17 — 3,405 pageviews2026-09-21 — 3,344 pageviews2026-09-25 — 3,072 pageviews2026-09-29 — 2,960 pageviews2026-10-03 — 2,916 pageviews2026-10-07 — 2,895 pageviews2026-10-11 — 3,140 pageviews2026-10-13 — 3,533 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

9.5k5482026-10-01 21:34 — 6,406 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 3,010 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 2,626 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 4,170 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 1,793 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 3,347 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 2,824 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 1,802 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 5,240 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 4,474 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 2,484 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 4,209 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 2,620 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 3,959 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 2,808 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 1,826 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 6,777 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 3,355 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 1,007 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 2,708 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 1,847 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 4,504 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 2,618 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 866 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 4,401 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 827 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 1,290 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 3,973 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 641 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 5,857 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 2,032 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 1,219 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 3,434 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 1,352 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 1,196 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 2,575 viewers2026-10-15 09:34 — 1,128 viewers2026-10-15 18:34 — 3,173 viewers2026-10-15 20:34 — 4,882 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
85.3%
earned "Just a Scratch"
10.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller SupportRemote Play on Phone

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)509,7143%52
Xbox One (Xbox)174,4281%51
Steam (Steam)138,7152%51

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionHorsesMatureShooterWesternAdventureBeautifulRealisticOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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