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Red Dead Online

Open-world multiplayer Western with posses, bounties, hunting, and trading

Rockstar Games · Released Dec 1, 2020

ActionAdventure

Third-party account required

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 66K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 125 in 30 days
Players
448
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Mar 19, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 770
8 GB RAM · 150 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Red Dead Online?

A third-person, open-world action game set in frontier America. You travel on horseback alone or with a posse, fight lawmen and gangs, hunt, fish, trade, pursue bounties, and build a life on the frontier.

For you if...

  • +you want an open Western world to explore on horseback
  • +you enjoy posses, hunting, fishing, trading, and bounty hunting
  • +you like mixing cooperative play with competitive PvP

Not for you if...

  • −you want an offline single-player Western
  • −you prefer guided levels over open-world exploration

What players say

83% of 65,640 reviews are positive · 85% of 125 in the last 30 days

Players praise the frontier world, horseback exploration, and playing with friends. Their dominant complaint is rampant cheating and modding in public sessions, including forced teleports and instant kills; many also say development support and late-game content are lacking.

Players over time

▼ -35% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 909 players on Sep 23, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026448
Nov 6, 2026336
Nov 5, 2026466
Nov 4, 2026384
Nov 3, 2026340
Nov 2, 2026297
Nov 1, 2026337
Oct 31, 2026377
Oct 30, 2026362
Oct 29, 2026300
Oct 28, 2026327
Oct 27, 2026407
Oct 26, 2026455
Oct 25, 2026525
Oct 24, 2026457
Oct 23, 2026425
Oct 22, 2026473
Oct 21, 2026573
Oct 20, 2026445
Oct 18, 2026491
Oct 17, 2026696
Oct 16, 2026494
Oct 15, 2026636
Oct 14, 2026842
Oct 13, 2026532
Oct 11, 2026709
Oct 10, 2026674
Oct 9, 2026551
Oct 8, 2026576
Oct 7, 2026763
Oct 6, 2026601
Oct 4, 2026552
Oct 3, 2026544
Oct 2, 2026491
Oct 1, 2026474
Sep 30, 2026632
Sep 29, 2026525
Sep 27, 2026638
Sep 26, 2026731
Sep 25, 2026535
Sep 24, 2026555
Sep 23, 2026344
Sep 23, 2026909
Sep 22, 2026562
Sep 21, 2026782

Screenshots and trailer

Red Dead Online screenshot 1

Red Dead Online system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 770, 8 GB RAM, 150 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 - 64-bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
150 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 - April 2018 Update (v1803)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
150 GB available space

Does Red Dead Online have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. There is no single-player mode.

Does Red Dead Online run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Rockstar Games (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
In-app purchases
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Red Dead Online use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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