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Red Dead Online

Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.

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Release
December 1, 2020
5 years and 245 days ago
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Very Positive69,249 reviews83.1%

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Updated: Jul 13, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Rockstar Games is part of or backed by Take-Two.
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Rockstar Games is part of or backed by Take-Two.
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Rockstar Games is part of or backed by Take-Two.
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Rockstar Games has public-company or outside-equity ownership.
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About the Game

Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life across frontier America.

Forge your own path as you battle lawmen, outlaw gangs and ferocious wild animals to build a life on the American frontier. Build a camp, ride solo or form a posse and explore everything from the snowy mountains in the North to the swamps of the South, from remote outposts to busy farms and bustling towns. Chase down bounties, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run your own underground Moonshine distillery, or become a Naturalist to learn the secrets of the animal kingdom and much more in a world of astounding depth and detail.

Join millions of fellow players in the American West, and experience a world now packed with years’ worth of new features, gameplay and additional enhancements.

Includes Red Dead Online. Red Dead Redemption 2: Story Mode must be purchased separately.