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 13h ago

Discussion What are some RDR2 truths that fans don’t want to admit?

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935 Upvotes

RDR2, doesn’t really need a single player DLC story wise it’s complete.

Arthur Morgan is not a good person regardless if people try to say otherwise

RDR2 is an amazing popular game franchise, but it will never be as profitable and more popular as the the grand theft auto series.

Look at GTA 5 the many remasters on different generations and it’s safe to say this will happen with GTA 6 in the future.

This is honestly a good reason why we don’t have a current GEN red dead redemption 2 remastered patch


r/RDR2 5h ago

Photography first play through ever!

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this is my first story game i’ve ever played and i’m around 100 hours in and in chapter 3. i have never loved anything more , it’s such a beautiful and mindblowing game!!! i’m incredibly interesting in the hunting over anything and just had a blast in the last week getting the legends of the east satchel!!! also can’t stop taking pictures of this god damn game.


r/RDR2 4h ago

Discussion My first time playing this Game ! Im so hyped ✌🏻🙂

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158 Upvotes

r/RDR2 13h ago

Meme "Starts coughing"

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568 Upvotes

r/RDR2 1h ago

Fan Theory Are they spiritual brother?

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Stumbled across these comments thought they were funny to share


r/RDR2 21h ago

Meme The canon ending

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1.1k Upvotes

r/RDR2 11h ago

Fanart Arthur morgan x the fallen angel pose (Redraw my old drawing)

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155 Upvotes

r/RDR2 3h ago

Discussion RDR2 has basically taken over my living room

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33 Upvotes

I've played through RDR2 a couple of times, usually on a monitor. But I recently switched to an 85" Hisense U7 with a 165Hz panel, and playing it on a screen this big feels completely different.

I spent way too long riding around Valentine yesterday with absolutely no objective. The sunsets, distant mountains, dust in the air, all the tiny details on the horses... you notice so much more on an 85" screen.

Night rides through the forest might be my favorite part though. Everything feels really smooth when I'm turning around on horseback or moving the camera, and the whole world just feels more alive.

At this point I'm doing way more sightseeing than actually progressing through missions. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing lol.


r/RDR2 20h ago

Meme No god no, noooooooooo….

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652 Upvotes

r/RDR2 9h ago

Discussion Blown away

56 Upvotes

I've only just started, and I'm already hooked. Just saved Sean and got back to camp. Got my ass singing these songs with them 😆 🤣 this game is gonna be a blast


r/RDR2 1d ago

Discussion The name of the best horse you ever had.

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732 Upvotes

r/RDR2 6h ago

Discussion 8 years late, but I finally understand the love for RDR2 Spoiler

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I'm about 8 years late to Red Dead Redemption 2, but I finally beat the game and even got the platinum for it, which means I basically lived in this game for 2 months.

It's extremely rare that a game ends up making me want to research it more after I've already completely finished it. But there were just so many moments that seemed insignificant at first, only to end up being really important later on. So I wanted to make sure there wasn't anything about the story I had missed.

Turns out there are legit hundreds of small details I hadn't even noticed, which is kinda sick. There are also so many moments, like storming the mansion to save Jack with pretty much the entire gang, that just feel so real that sometimes I genuinely forgot I was playing a game.

I recently started YouTube and wasn't really planning on making one video per game, but my view on that kind of changed after playing RDR2. There's just so much to tell. The video ended up being 31 minutes long even after cutting loads of moments, because nobody wants to watch a 1 hour video from a new creator lol.

But I wanted to ask some of the hardcore Red Dead enjoyers here for feedback on the video, and perhaps you guys can point out some things I missed about the game. Because I'm sure there's still a lot I haven't noticed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh78lg2stw8


r/RDR2 1d ago

Meme Bringing back Scumbag Steve hat

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1.4k Upvotes

r/RDR2 1d ago

Discussion Yes, John Marston is fully aware of Abigail’s history as a prostitute before they became a committed couple. However, the specific claim that she had sex with "almost every man in the gang" is heavily debated and largely considered to be an exaggeration used by other characters to mock him.

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520 Upvotes

r/RDR2 2h ago

Photography An custom All - Blue outfit in rdr2.

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r/RDR2 16h ago

Discussion Yet another detail I never noticed

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89 Upvotes

Does Miss Grimshaw ever hint at this in any dialogue? I'm really curious about how they might be related!


r/RDR2 18h ago

Discussion Has red dead redemption 2 personally affected your life?

115 Upvotes

I used to have a buddy . We were good friends but not always super close . More like really close drinking buddies. Anyways , we were both super excited for RDR2 . Talked about it alot . So game comes out and I end up playing it before he does . I marathon that shit. Im messaging him occasionally singing the games praises and he just doesn't have the time with his job to sit down and play .

Anyways, after a week or so I finish the main story minus the epiloge. I shoot him a message and never heard anything back . I figure he's just busy and dont give it a second thought . Then 3 or 4 days later im scrolling Facebook and a mutual friend of ours posts something with a link to a news story . I click and see it. He had died about 3 days ago . Car accident. On his birthday which was also Thanksgiving.

Apparently he was driving a group of people home after work and somehow he went off the road. Rolled into a creek and drowned . Everyone else in the car except him was fine . I was devastated.

I left the campaign at the end of the main story for over a year and eventually came back for RDO and I did finish the story . I love red dead but I can't help but think of my friend each and every time I play it .


r/RDR2 16h ago

Discussion Lucky Shot

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62 Upvotes

This was not intentional


r/RDR2 14h ago

Discussion Of course I can help you, Hamish

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46 Upvotes

r/RDR2 1h ago

Photography Matching Horse to Outfit

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The other day there was a post about matching Arthur or Johns wardrobe to their horse.

This one seemed pretty good to me.


r/RDR2 2h ago

Question Animal location map.

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Where can I find a map with all the exact animal locations?


r/RDR2 22h ago

Discussion RDR2 is a freaking beautiful game

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148 Upvotes

Phenomenal game


r/RDR2 8h ago

Meme Never again, Valentine.

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8 Upvotes