Red Dead Redemption
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ActionOpen WorldWesternStory RichSingleplayerZombies

411 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,037

Peak in the last 7 days: 1,335

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperRockstar Games, Double Eleven
PublisherRockstar Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 29, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4670 / AMD FX-9590
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R7 360
Storage12 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 405 reviews from the past 1 year

85.2/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

John Marston's frontier story still carries this open world western, which scores 85.2 from 405 analyzed reviews, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

175 reviews praise the story as engaging and well crafted, with writing that carries real emotional weight, and Story & World ranks 130th of 1096. 61 say it is a really good game worth playing at least once, and some enjoy it even with its glitches. 43 love the world and its harsh frontier atmosphere, and some point to the scenery, the sunsets and the living wildlife. Others value its darker, colder tone, and a few say the story makes more sense after the later game.

👎 Where it falls short

Pricing & Fairness ranks 1223rd of 1399. 100 reviews object to the price, calling a full price port of an old game poor value, and some note it costs more than its sequel. 34 find the controls and movement stiff, and some mention rough cover shooting and tiring horse handling. 21 say the graphics look dated and wish for a proper visual upgrade, and a few also want bug fixes. Visuals & Sound ranks 968th of 1249, and Gameplay ranks 786th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“story is engaging and well-crafted” · 175 reviews
“port costs more than the superior sequel, poor value” · 100 reviews
“really good game worth playing at least once” · 61 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +1.76 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “decent RPG elements and game map to explore” · 3 reviews
Negative “outdated mechanics and sparse world design limit exploration” · 4 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 3% · Strategy 2% · Controls & feel 19%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.80 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story is engaging and well-crafted” · 175 reviews
Negative “Mexico section boring and unnecessary” · 11 reviews

Characters 30% · World 34%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.01 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “substantial content with 30 hours playtime and many side activities” · 4 reviews
Negative “game is shorter than expected for the price” · 3 reviews

Variety 13% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.80 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “masterfully crafted gunplay, great ambience music and voice-acting” · 6 reviews
Negative “audio in this game is so quiet, requires file editing” · 2 reviews

Visuals 32%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -1.91 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.84 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “port costs more than the superior sequel, poor value” · 100 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.10 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “well optimized for a 2010 game” · 5 reviews
Negative “frequent framedrops despite decent hardware” · 8 reviews

Stability 10% · Developer support 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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