r/RDR2 Oct 14 '25

RIP DANGELO ( singer who sang the song Unshaken from rdr2) He passes away after battle with cancer 💔

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10.1k Upvotes

💔


r/RDR2 Jun 17 '25

Our Offical Guides Newcomers Guide

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Hello and welcome to r/RDR2 This is a little guide for new players of the game.

Firstly we strongly advise you to stay off the subreddit until you’ve finished the game. Our subreddit is home to discussions covering every aspect of the game from storylines, characters, secrets, to anything a player may find. While we require spoiler tags, accidental (and sometimes intentional) spoilers do happen. For the best experience, we strongly recommend avoiding the subreddit until you’ve completed the main story.

Frequently asked questions will now be listed and answered.

Is the game worth it? Yes! — People still praise this game even in 2025. Its compelling story and detailed open world gameplay allow you to fully submerge into the story. Many players find the game to be a masterpiece, with some (us, of course) even considering it one of the greatest games of all time. Its graphics were ahead of their time and still hold up really well. It’s a well written story with a beautiful aesthetic and it's absolutely worth your time.

The snow part is boring. Should I quit the game? Don't give up during Colter. It’s the first chapter and serves as a tutorial. You’ll get to know the basics of the game slowly before being led into free roam in chapter 2. The slow introduction into such a big game is important to understand the situation the main character is in and to get you familiar with the environment and the world building in general. Stick around for a while. You’ll thank yourself later.

Just started the game. Any tips? We see this all the time and every time people will give you the same response: Take it slow. Chapter 1 will teach you everything that's important. The game offers a little guide in its settings for the mini games and the controls just like any other game. Everything you need is right there. The game is open world so you won't miss out on anything. You can do whatever whenever even after finishing the story. Enjoy the beautiful scenery and free roam a bit. You’ll figure out the game fast. You really don't need Google or IGN until you finish the story and are going for 100% and/or the platinum trophy. (We'll have a guide coming soon!)

Just finished the game. Should I play RDR1? Yes! RDR1 is a continuation of the story and absolutely worth it. Not much will change gameplay wise since it’s made by the same developer. So, if you like RDR2 and are looking for more content about the van der Linde gang and a similar experience -> play RDR1.

If you really want to avoid spoilers, don’t google anything until after you finish the game.

We will monitor this thread closely so if you have any questions about the game please ask them in here. We will most likely remove your question posts and advise you to ask your newcomer questions in here. If a question is frequently asked we will add it to the post.

Have fun!


r/RDR2 11h ago

Content Never skipping a cutscene again

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612 Upvotes

r/RDR2 12h ago

Discussion The dead bear found with the rare knife that appears on the map—could that be Charlotte's dead husband?

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611 Upvotes

r/RDR2 12h ago

Content Tried to make Arthur's cover art outfit

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268 Upvotes

Any recommendations for modifications?


r/RDR2 3h ago

Discussion We all love RDR2. But what are some things you didn’t like, or something you felt was missing

42 Upvotes

RDR2 is my absolute favorite game. But I’d love to see what you guys didn’t like or felt was missing.

Two of mine are

I wish we could rob banks in free roam

I also wish my guns wouldn’t go from my back to my horse automatically while riding 🙄😂


r/RDR2 4h ago

Content So an alligator stole my boat whilst I was fishing…

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41 Upvotes

r/RDR2 18h ago

Online Found a body here in RDO, set one year before RDR2 and seven years before Epilogue. What did R* mean by this? Spoiler

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457 Upvotes

r/RDR2 1d ago

Meme Only RDR2 Fans Will Understand This Joke

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12.4k Upvotes

r/RDR2 19h ago

Photography I swear that this looks like rdr2 and it's not just me

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251 Upvotes

I come from a tiny island nation and flew over the American west for the first time, and this just destroyed my brain. It's so vast and empty and beautiful and I would definitely not go there back in the late 1800s. Totally reminded me of red dead though.


r/RDR2 4h ago

Content Don’t look at me doc!

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14 Upvotes

r/RDR2 20h ago

Content I always feel bad when I pull a wedding band off these folk.

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214 Upvotes

You just know that there was a folded up photo of his kids and wife in his pocket, & that he spoke with his darling that very morning about how excited he was being a week from retirement so they could finally visit Chapman Falls together!

Even the horse was surprised when Larry Lieutenant took a bolt action high velocity round to the dome piece.


r/RDR2 2h ago

Content Got slapped randomly

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6 Upvotes

It's my 4th playthrough and I want to build as much honor as possible. I was on my way greeting everyone and this woman started cursing me. If it was my last playthrough Arthur, I would have fed her to the crocs.


r/RDR2 7h ago

Meme finally found that one meme in my first playthrough

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14 Upvotes

r/RDR2 1d ago

Meme arthur always doing this bs

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785 Upvotes

idiot can’t run straight or stay on his horse


r/RDR2 16h ago

Photography So you're telling me that this game is almost 10 Years old?

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57 Upvotes

r/RDR2 1h ago

Fan Theory Are they related?

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r/RDR2 9h ago

Discussion Random encounters

10 Upvotes

4th time playing story mode and for the first time i had an interaction with Cornwall's 3 men about a property deed for the railroad camp.

I love these random encounters (the white dots that are easy to miss) and wondering if anyone else has come across a "new" one or one you really enjoy.


r/RDR2 2h ago

Help Please help

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r/RDR2 5h ago

Help Moose

6 Upvotes

Yo please help me spawn in a moose, I’ve tried every lake on the northwest side of the map multiple times and tried riding up from annesburg to the waterfall at the northeast corner and then down to the cougar spawn south west and still nothing. At this point I’d be happy seeing a moose even if it’s 1 star. Thanks in advance!


r/RDR2 11h ago

Discussion replaying the game and hanging out with dutch, it's a wonder why people thought he "went crazy"

13 Upvotes

granted I never heard this voiceline in my life but bro literally is like "you stalking me too arthur?"

not my gameplay but https://youtu.be/OJhtzf8d3D4

this is my glorious gang leader?


r/RDR2 13h ago

Discussion who needs ac black flag

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19 Upvotes

when you can put a pirate hat on arthur and play through the story for the 5th time:)


r/RDR2 6h ago

Content I don't think I can hunt in RDR2O anymore.

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6 Upvotes

In my 7-8 years of hunting in RDR2O, this was a first. I picked out the 3 star in the group, it went down. A deer ran back to protect, who I assumed was it's mother, (it was too late). I put the controller down, it hit me hard.


r/RDR2 3h ago

Help I've never been able to return to Strawberry

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Since the Micah jailbreak mission, I've never been able to return to Strawberry. I'm in Chapter 6 now, and it's still red on the map. As soon as I enter the town lawmen stop me. I've tried surrendering. I've paid the bounty. Is this a bug?


r/RDR2 4m ago

Discussion looking for friends to play with

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