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Red Dead Redemption
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Holds up very well, with the only real shortcomings being the underlying PS3/360 era graphics, some bugs during cutscenes, and CPU utilisation being unusually high for such an old game. I experienced stuttering on my…”
“I decided to just boot up this game and I already feel morally bound to say “howdy partner”’ to strangers. I haven’t done anything really massive yet but my horse and myself have trust issues. 5/5 absolute peak cowboy…”
“I love how serious and unapologetically wacky this game is. The story is great(Mexico drags on a little too long imo), the gameplay is fun, and the art style/graphics holds up better than I remembered. The controls can…”
43 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“As good as it once was on console. It was nice finally replaying through this story again. A shame they did not port the multiplayer over, would have been fun playing king of the hill at the El Presidio fort again.”
“Awesome game even if it's old, as a game from rockstar with details and good story telling it's good game. Best way to experience it is to play first the RDR2 and then this game. Waiting for port of DLC : Undead…”
“I love how serious and unapologetically wacky this game is. The story is great(Mexico drags on a little too long imo), the gameplay is fun, and the art style/graphics holds up better than I remembered. The controls can…”
22 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Very annoying that the multiplayer for both the base game and Undead Nightmare got removed, but still a classic experience if you don't mind their omission. The game looks visually better than ever before, and for the…”
“I love how serious and unapologetically wacky this game is. The story is great(Mexico drags on a little too long imo), the gameplay is fun, and the art style/graphics holds up better than I remembered. The controls can…”
“First, let me say that you should not get this unless it's on sale. This game came out in 2010; charging full price for it is ridiculous. This game has aged extremely well. I love it even more than I did when I was a…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Is it as good as 2? No. Is it still frickin’ awesome? Hell yeah. Great story, great characters, great gameplay, great graphics. AND a great dlc. 9.5/10”
“this game is great, even though i'm playing it 16 years after it came out its still amazing. it fun and really addictive. the story is long enough to enjoy and the undead nightmare is an amazing addition to the game”
“Do I recommend this game ? Hell yes ! Main game as well as Undead nightmare great. Only problem is that I had to log in to an online service.”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Only touched Undead so far, but plan on a full replay of the base game after. The PC port feels fantastic, as per most Rockstar titles it holds it's own in various categories well enough to not desire a full overhaul of…”
“This is a pretty good port, but I wish that Steam Cloud saves were an option over the more archaic Rockstar Cloud saves. Runs/plays great on steam deck”
“I grabbed RDR1 on Netflix for free, but I just couldn’t get into it. The 30FPS cap was annoying, even while playing on a phone. So, I took the opportunity to get the game for PC during the current discounts. I read that…”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Only touched Undead so far, but plan on a full replay of the base game after. The PC port feels fantastic, as per most Rockstar titles it holds it's own in various categories well enough to not desire a full overhaul of…”
“having played RDR2 five times before this and 100% the game, i can truly say this is my favourite franchise of games ever. if you liked RDR2 BUY THIS GAME, they tie so well with each other. only problems i experienced…”
“I might edit this later in time, but as much as I hate rockstar's old NPC pathing/collision being kind of stupid and the feeling of overbearing strictness with missions akin to Assassin's creeds desynchronizations... I…”
8 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game but being forced to log in to an online service for a game that has had all online features removed is ridiculous. Rockstar bad.”
“Bought this game before figuring out that a old email to my RS account was deactivated by yahoo due to it being inactive, cant make a new one to that same name or undo it, so yahoo was a dead end. RS was not mush help…”
“Rockstar launcher no longer works on Linux. Because of that, the game is now unplayable since it cannot get past the launcher. The base game itself runs great on Linux, I just wish more devs didn't put their games…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Holds up very well, with the only real shortcomings being the underlying PS3/360 era graphics, some bugs during cutscenes, and CPU utilisation being unusually high for such an old game. I experienced stuttering on my…”
“Rockstar launcher no longer works on Linux. Because of that, the game is now unplayable since it cannot get past the launcher. The base game itself runs great on Linux, I just wish more devs didn't put their games…”
“Couldn't even get to the main menu. It kept crashing saying "Access Violation." I looked online and this has been a problem since the beginning. I even updated my drivers and redownloaded the game and it still did it.…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Bought this game before figuring out that a old email to my RS account was deactivated by yahoo due to it being inactive, cant make a new one to that same name or undo it, so yahoo was a dead end. RS was not mush help…”
“Awesome game even if it's old, as a game from rockstar with details and good story telling it's good game. Best way to experience it is to play first the RDR2 and then this game. Waiting for port of DLC : Undead…”
“Rockstar launcher no longer works on Linux. Because of that, the game is now unplayable since it cannot get past the launcher. The base game itself runs great on Linux, I just wish more devs didn't put their games…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“First, let me say that you should not get this unless it's on sale. This game came out in 2010; charging full price for it is ridiculous. This game has aged extremely well. I love it even more than I did when I was a…”
“Goated game. This game is genuinely an all-time classic. Definitely buy when on sale though, It's a little wild for Rockstar to charge $50 for their 16 year old game.”
“I loved the storytelling and the graphics, and overall this game is amazing but I got a question: Why is this game's price doubles rdr2? It makes 0 sense (btw this game is a classic 8.5/10)”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“miss this era of rockstar where they released a full game with good DLCs alongside it. 2000 to 2010 was a special era of video games. edit: just beat undead nightmare, why couldnt we have gotten something like this as DLC in red dead 2? with the creative department rockstar has…”
— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played“Red Dead Redemption is a legendary experience and, honestly, a better video game than the sequel. While RDR2 is a technical marvel, it gets bogged down by "forced realism" and tedious pacing that can feel like a total slog. This game trims all that fat. The pacing is much…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“Better than 2 in some ways. I find the free roam and minigames much more fun compared to it's sequel, and the 100% much more fun to complete. Story drags a little in the middle, but well worth it and by no means boring, Strong 8/10.”
— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare Now Available on PC
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
Pre-Purchase Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare
Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare are now available to pre-purchase on PC. This new version of these classic experiences includes a host of PC-specific features including native 4K resolution a
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Open World · Western · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Action · Zombies · Action-Adventure · Third-Person Shooter · Atmospheric · Great Soundtrack · Adventure · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · HDR available |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 51 |
| Official site | https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-Bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670 / AMD FX-9590 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R7 360 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 12 GB available space Sound Card: Direct X Compatible