Games like Red Dead Redemption
If Red Dead Redemption is your kind of game, the closest matches are Red Dead Redemption 2, GUN™ and The Last of Us™ Part I — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cinematic and emotional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Rockstar Games' 2024 PC release brings the critically acclaimed open-world western to new players, following former outlaw John Marston as he hunts down remaining members of the Van der Linde Gang. Players can pursue achievement-hunting and collectible-hunting alongside the main narrative, with dialogue-choices and difficulty-modes allowing for varied approaches to encounters including tense, skill-based dueling. Reviewers highlight bounty-hunting-and-outlaw-activities as engaging pursuits, while those seeking full completion face challenging-achievements-for-100-completion alongside gold-objectives. The action-adventure experience blends character-driven storytelling with gritty atmospheric western themes. Running at 92% positive from over 10,000 Steam reviews, the game offers a long single-player campaign rated as playable on Steam Deck.
About 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.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Top pick for Red Dead Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
GUN™
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Second-strongest match for Red Dead Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
When life robs Colton White of all that matters, the only thing left he can trust is his GUN. From award-winning developer, Neversoft, and accomplished screenwriter, Randall Jahnson (The Mask of Zorro, The Doors), GUN follows Colton on his quest for discovery as he seeks to exact vengeful justice on those who have wronged him.
The Last of Us™ Part I
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Third-strongest match for Red Dead Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Ranked #4 for Red Dead Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.
Vivat Slovakia
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Shares side activities, open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Ranked #5 for Red Dead Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Vivat Slovakia is an open-world action game set in '90s Slovakia, where corruption runs deep and law enforcement is weak. Uncover a gripping story based on true events as you explore and shoot your way through a city at the crossroads of Eastern Europe’s turbulent history.
The Sinking City Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Ranked #6 for Red Dead Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Resident Evil 4
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Ranked #7 for Red Dead Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 3
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Red Dead Redemption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Reviewers of Red Dead Redemption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Mass Effect (2007)
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Reviewers of Red Dead Redemption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
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Reviewers of Red Dead Redemption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Reviewers of Red Dead Redemption cross-mention this title as a similar play.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
The Last of Us™ Part I
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Reviewers of Red Dead Redemption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Reviewers of Red Dead Redemption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Far Cry 3
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Shares hunting and an epic mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Reviewers of Red Dead Redemption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Reviewers of Red Dead Redemption cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Red Dead Redemption at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~60% under Red Dead Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~60% under Red Dead Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
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Priced ~60% under Red Dead Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Priced ~60% under Red Dead Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~80% under Red Dead Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~72% under Red Dead Redemption on Steam right now. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Rockstar Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.
Red Dead Online
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Grand Theft Auto III
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle combat, open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.
Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares mission based progression and an atmospheric mood with Red Dead Redemption.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
It all starts in Liberty City. With revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you have enough guts to take it.
Frequently asked about Red Dead Redemption
- Does Red Dead Redemption run on Steam Deck?
- Red Dead Redemption is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Red Dead Redemption cost?
- Red Dead Redemption is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Red Dead Redemption?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Red Dead Redemption are Red Dead Redemption 2, GUN™, The Last of Us™ Part I.
- Who developed Red Dead Redemption?
- Red Dead Redemption was developed by Rockstar Games, Double Eleven and published by Rockstar Games.
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