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Red Dead Redemption

Rockstar Games · 2024-10-29

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Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 17, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 17, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Oct 29, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 04, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Dec 02, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Dec 02, 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2)

Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

768
playing now
92%
positive of 21k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (55 ratings)
25h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 42h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

768 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

In 1911, former outlaw John Marston is forced by government agents to hunt down members of his old gang to secure his family's freedom. His journey takes him across the American frontier and into Mexico, where he becomes entangled in a civil war while pursuing his targets. Along the way, John allies with various characters to complete his mission. Ultimately, he faces challenges that test his resolve and his desire for redemption.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 768 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,288 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~161/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 425k–957k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 21,272 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $21.50 at GreenManGaming (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 37 of 64 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.5k2.5k20242026Week of 2024-10-29: 2,515 positiveWeek of 2024-10-29: 205 negativeWeek of 2024-11-05: 573 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 326 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 1,644 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 445 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 261 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 288 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 161 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 188 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 202 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 194 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 170 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 269 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 211 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 171 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 262 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 277 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 199 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 228 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 260 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 255 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 181 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 160 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 198 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 192 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 197 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 147 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 182 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 167 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 201 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 191 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 147 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 145 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-25: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.5k3492026-08-07 00:00 — 939 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 598 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 1,028 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 936 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 722 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 1,268 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 1,059 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 792 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 1,416 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 1,129 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 644 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 1,155 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 962 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 590 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 1,013 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 811 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 463 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 963 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 865 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 372 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 688 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 590 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 484 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 768 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 699 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 400 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 483 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 812 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 768 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$21.502024-10-102026-08-172024-10-10 — best price $49.992024-12-04 — best price $49.992024-12-19 — best price $39.992025-01-09 — best price $49.992025-01-23 — best price $39.992025-02-06 — best price $49.992025-02-19 — best price $49.992025-03-13 — best price $39.992025-03-28 — best price $35.192025-04-09 — best price $49.992025-05-01 — best price $30.792025-05-15 — best price $34.992025-06-06 — best price $30.792025-06-20 — best price $29.992025-07-11 — best price $49.992025-07-19 — best price $49.992025-07-31 — best price $49.992025-08-18 — best price $26.392025-09-05 — best price $25.792025-09-25 — best price $49.992025-10-06 — best price $49.992025-12-04 — best price $49.992025-12-16 — best price $49.992026-01-06 — best price $49.992026-01-22 — best price $24.992026-02-09 — best price $24.992026-02-23 — best price $49.992026-03-06 — best price $22.002026-03-18 — best price $22.002026-04-01 — best price $24.992026-04-14 — best price $49.992026-04-24 — best price $24.992026-05-08 — best price $21.502026-05-14 — best price $24.992026-06-11 — best price $24.992026-07-01 — best price $22.252026-07-09 — best price $49.992026-07-16 — best price $24.992026-08-07 — best price $22.002026-08-17 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
87.3%
earned "That Government Boy"
9.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportHDR available

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)248,1853%91
Xbox 360 (Xbox)222,8942%95
PS5 (PlayStation)34,23410%52
PS4 (PlayStation)16,02316%52
PS4 (PlayStation)14,27518%52
Steam (Steam)11,9439%51
Xbox Series (Xbox)6,2806%51
Switch (Nintendo)2,0610%0
Windows (Xbox)20219%51
PS4 (PlayStation)18938%52
Switch (Nintendo)200%0

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

3DActionShooterWesternZombiesAdventureNarrationOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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