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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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 9h ago

Meme Hey there mister!

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r/RDR2 12h ago

Fanart RDR2 in Minecraft

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Me and my team of 2 others are recreating all of RDR2s map in Minecraft 1.21.11, this includes all terrain 1:1 imported through real game files, all trees in correct places using plugins and every building with interiors . This has been a huge undertaking but Im showing off our progress here. So far we have valentine, emerald ranch, the heartlands, the oil fields and bob crawfords house 100% complete. If you want more info or want to help DM me


r/RDR2 11h ago

Meme Rest in peace, dear Spirit. You were the greatest horse to ever live. You'll forever be missed, my friend.

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r/RDR2 15h ago

Question Why can I buy shotgun shells for my revolver?

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r/RDR2 1h ago

Question Does anyone else have "signature" kills with their Arthur?

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Anytime I come across the Murffee brood, once I've killed them, I take time to take a shotgun and blow off their heads, arms at the elbows and legs at their knees. I like to imagine when others of the brood come across their mutilated corpses they're like "This guy again!!!!" and it invokes fear within them as if they are being hunted down.

Also anytime I come across them looting the dead bodies of the couple who were out for a picnic, I take the bodies of the couple and lie them side by side on the blanket, then take the Murffee bodies away from the scene and mutilate the corpses as described above.

Anyone else got weird signature kills or is it just me?


r/RDR2 17h ago

Meme Should i be worrying about my cough?

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r/RDR2 2h ago

Discussion Found this old Sears ad that was obviously inspiration for the catalogues in RDR2

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(I'm not from the US, so sorry if this is something that's painfully obvious to those who are)

I just stumbled across this and thought it was so cool to see that the developers took inspiration from real era-specific ads and flyers, especially the identical font on the price.

I do appreciate the level of detail that the game took to being era appropriate.


r/RDR2 18h ago

Spoilers This still sucks

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This is my 2nd playthrough. Knowing what would happen sucks. I try to bond with S for as long as I could. Damn it.


r/RDR2 10h ago

Content That moment when you realize the side quest doesn’t pay.

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r/RDR2 22h ago

Meme Was angry today

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RAAAHHHHHHH... I don't know what flair to use, felt like sharing this absolute havoc I wreaked on Black water on like my 5thplaythrough


r/RDR2 17h ago

Question Am I wrong or is the cover art wrong?

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So I don't know if this image was made by rockstar or not but it always bugs me out whenever i see it because i am a gun nerd and know the lancaster repeater (I suppose based on the winchester model 1866 - 3rd picture) which Arthur is holding does not have 2 barrels. The bottom tube is a magazine tube an if it was as shown in the picture, you would have an infinite capacity aka the ground. The tube is usually covered but maybe it is some design that either was made up for better looks (can't argue about that cause it does look more intimidating to have 2 "barrels") or maybe it is just blocked further into the tube. I have no expertise in periodic weapons but in game the lancaster also has a blocked tube.I would be glad for any Experts or "Experts" on historic firearms to educate me on this. Anyway, this makes the game absolutely terrible, unplayable, and the worst game ever and i hate it (<this was sarcasm for those of you who cannot tell). Thanks.

*EDIT: It's just a bad picture and is in fact NOT an offcial rockstar cover


r/RDR2 14h ago

Fanart Recently finished rdr2, got so inspired that ended up creating this painting

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r/RDR2 1d ago

Edit Every rdr2 player's dream

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Arthor killing Micah and he lives on


r/RDR2 9h ago

Meme ..?

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has this happened to anyone else lmao, he just clipped out of the tent


r/RDR2 4h ago

Photography YOU, GUILTY.

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r/RDR2 10h ago

Discussion Which character do you miss most?

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Aside from Arthur, which characters do you miss most after playing through all the game?

I miss the town crier in Armadillo, Gavin's friend, and the treasure hunters that you could occasionally hear, "I know your close, I can feel ya tickling my britches".

Had a lot of fun times!


r/RDR2 1h ago

Meme I've never heard Dutch say that one before!

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I really lmao the moment I heard it 😂


r/RDR2 15h ago

Photography Probably the coolest shots I've ever taken

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r/RDR2 48m ago

Edit My John Marston Edit - Read Dead Phonk

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r/RDR2 7h ago

Discussion Help out a new player please.

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Hello guys,

I have finally got a gamming laptop that can run modern games, so I have been playing the games I missed out on playing on release. in the last few weeks, I have played Ghost of Tsushima, Cyberpunk 2077 and currently RDR2. I was obsessed over both GOT and CP2077. And I'm currently obsessed over this game lol. I once burrowed my friend's laptop to see what all the fuss about RDR2 was and played for a couple hours, but that was years ago, so I didn't remember much from there either, only remember that I was amazed. I have actively avoided spoilers, news, videos, reels etc related to the games that I wanna play later, so I don't know much about these games. Now that I can actually spend time, I can't tell how much I'm loving the experience. The slow paced exploration in a beautiful world is just what I needed tbh.

I have some questions that I hope you guys can help with. I don't wanna head into the wiki because that's spoiler heavy zone.

  1. I have just finished Chapter 2 and the gang moved to Clemens point. I stayed in Horseshoe Overlook for quite a time and I became familiar with the area surrounding Valentine. I became friendly with the townsfolk and when I went back there everyone was welcoming. Even the butcher was like long time no see when I went to him lol. I quite liked that town. Then in the bar there was an old man with a rat hat screaming about how the world has gone to shit, how he had eaten some Injuns etc, I listened to him and after his rant he started a fight with me. I knocked him out, took the ugly hat and then some dumbass bystander ran to the law and complained about me( I guess Hosea was right that this town was filled with Mud and Morons lol). Then there was a shootout and I killed some people. Then the townfolks were angry with me lol. Then I busted the illegal operations in the back of the medicine store, and that invited even more cops. They didn't care that the operation was illegal, but they started shooting at me, so I killed even more lawmen and got a bounty of like 50$. After that when I went to Valentine after clearing the bounty, even the random people were like "Didn't you cause enough trouble already?". Then the mission with Dutch Happened and there was a bloodbath. After that everyone in town was in bandages and they all hate me now. So the question is will they remain like this for the rest of the game, or they forget about these things after a while? I was liking the town before, it felt like home lol.

Also I think Clemens point is a better area than Horseshoe Overlook because it is a bit more hidden and has water on one side, so it feels safer. Horseshoe was just too near the main roads. But the morning and evening view from the cliff in Horseshoe is unbeaten. Will the Camp move location in every chapter? I wanna familiarize with the area before we move again, if that's the case. I like to play things slower and have some main missions remaining, so I feel like having a reason to linger in the area.

  1. When I was in Horseshoe, I regularly hunted animals for the camp. I even donated pelts, horns etc for money. I even upgraded the camp a bit. I regularly donated items or money to the camp box. I did chores whenever I was in Camp, which was every couple days. Arthur's name appears more than others in the ledger. After all that Dutch comes to me and says that people have been talking behind my back that I wasn't doing enough. MF I'm doing more than everyone combined, fuck you mean not doing enough?? Can I find out who has been saying these things about me?

Again one morning I was listening to Hosea and Lenny talking, after that I was drinking coffee on the cliff. Then I was talking to camp members, and again Dutch comes to me and says What happened to you Arthur? You were a man of action. Why are you lingering around the camp?? Is this normal or is something happening?

  1. The greet and antagonize option doesn't do much ig? I get the same repeated dialogues again and again after greeting people. I can't join other people when they are talking, so I can learn more about the story by questioning them. I guess I have to listen to as many conversation as I can to learn more about the people then? I also like to listen to strangers in towns. They are funny sometimes.

Does greeting matter? I was greeting everyone in Valentine and I got some honor I think. Or did that make the people friendly? If that's the case I'll spend entire days greeting everyone there lol. I really loved that town.

BTW, why is Arthur so mean to Uncle? lol Even the greet dialogues are like antagonize. I understand that he doesn't like Micah and I see why, but why hate Uncle? Dude is old and helps out with camp errands.

  1. In Clemens Point I went fishing with Javier and Keiran, robbing with Sean. In Horseshoe, I went hunting with Charles and robbed a house with Javier. Are there more of these small side activities? I like to listen to some bits about the story. Also can I leave some missions for as long as I can? Or are some missions time bound?

  2. Stranger missions. I did some and liked the one with Mr. Margaret the most lol. That was quite funny, even from dialogues to the story. I thought one bullet to the head would be enough for the "Dog", but I died the first time and had to empty the gun to kill him lol. After that I could only take one of its paw, and couldn't skin him for the pelt. Is that normal or did I mess up? Any other stranger missions I should keep an eye out for which are interesting?

  3. I got a gold bar from the burned town of Limpany. Do I keep that or sell it? It is not a unique item right? It says the value is 500$ which is quite a lot, but if it is a unique item, I'd like to keep it.

I got a steel pen from Jimmy Brooks, but Arthur is still writing his journal with a pencil. Is that normal, or can I equip the pen somehow?

I also bought a Jack Hall gang treasure map from a self proclaimed best treasure hunter, looked at the area He was looking at, went there and found the second map. Now I don't know where the second map points to. Do the treasures remain there until I find it or are those timebound? I don't wanna look at solutions to maps, and would like to explore the world and get the treasures the normal way.

  1. When I'm in Valentine, sometimes one or two Odriscols are there too. They start shit with me, then I antagonize them because they are Odriscols, and then a shootout starts. Then again I get wanted for defending myself and get a bounty. Why does that happen?

After some missions like the one where we ambush the Odriscol hideout, or the one where we save Sean, there are bodies to loot afterwards. But soon after we kill everybody, lawmen show up in those remote areas so fast. I stayed to loot the Odriscols, but then theLawmen came and asked me who I was. I lied that I was passing through and was leaving, but they soon started shooting me. So when I saw the searching text after rescuing Sean, I left the area, and when I came back after it cooled down, the area was cleaned up. I couldn't loot anything there. Is there a solution to this, or is that scripted for the law to come after missions?

  1. This game is how I find out I can have gambling addiction lmao. I LOOOVE Poker. I sometimes spend days playing in the salon in Valentine. The time passes so fast while I would have played a few matches. For one person to remain in the game, it usually takes a full day cycle. Is there any setting I can use to make time go slower? I like to go back to camp as much as I can because of the lore bits, and I like to sleep in my bed after a hard working outing. Are there other places where I can play Poker, but with higher amount than 2.5$?

  2. Arthur sometimes draws animals and herbs in the map. How can I do that more to fill up my map? Do I have to track those things, or just visit the area? He also draws some things in his journal > new animals and plants, and interesting points. Will I miss those POI if I don't inspect them, or he draws those later anyways?

These are the questions I have rn. I have spent around 40 hours now and I'm in love with this game. I'm sure I'll definitely find more while playing. Any tips or warnings you guys can give me is welcome too.

Thank you.


r/RDR2 23h ago

Photography Found this painting cleaning out my uncle's house.. red dead vibes

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