Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption

Developers
	Rockstar San Diego
	Rockstar North
	Rockstar Leeds
	Rockstar New England
Windows	Double Eleven
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Engines
	RAGE
Release dates
Windows	October 29, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world, Shooter, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	North America, Western
Series	Red Dead

Red Dead
Red Dead Redemption 2	2019
Red Dead Redemption	2024

Red Dead Redemption is a singleplayer third-person action, open world, shooter and TPS game in the Red Dead series.

The game first launched for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on May 18, 2010. It was later released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on August 17, 2023. The PC version has been released on October 29, 2024, through various platforms such as Epic Games Store, Rockstar Games Launcher and Steam. The PC version features support for ultra high resolutions, high frame rates, monitor support for ultra-widescreen (21:9 and 32:9), HDR10 and high-fidelity upscaling technologies like DLSS 3.7, and FSR 3.0, as well as the Undead Nightmare expansion pack. It also supports DLSS Frame Generation for enhanced performance and is developed in collaboration with Double Eleven. This is the only version of the game that is known to be heavily CPU-bound.

General information

Official support

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Epic Games Store
Green Man Gaming
Steam

All versions require Rockstar Games Launcher DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain any microtransactions.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Install Fusion Mod
Go to the releases page. Download the RedDeadRedemption.FusionMod.zip archive. Extract the archive to <path-to-game> Disables Shader Pre-compilation, which will result in stutters throughout the game.

Remove UAC prompt at launch of Epic Games version

Use -skipInstallers command line argument
Open the Epic Games Launcher Go to the game's settings Add -skipInstallers to the Additional Command Line Arguments section

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption\gabindings.xml %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption\graphicsOptions.xml %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption\options.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2668510/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption\Profiles\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2668510/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Uses Rockstar Social Club's savegame cloud sync function.

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Support for 21:9 and 32:9 Hor+. Cutscenes are 16:9 pillarboxed. See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use RDR FOV Changer
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen mode is borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Options for no AA, FXAA, DLAA and FSR Native AA
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.7, FSR 3
Frame generation		DLSS Frame Generation Requires Nvidia Reflex Low Latency Mode enabled.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On, Every Other Frame, or Off. Must be turned off to enable Nvidia Reflex Low Latency Mode.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Up to 144 FPS. Use ClipTweaks to change the 144 FPS cap to 1000 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		HDR experience can be improved using: RenoDX HDR10 mode features a Day/Night scene setting and sliders for HDR Brightness and UI Brightness, although the sliders lack any numerical values. However, the HDR effect is artificial, as it’s just the SDR image placed in an HDR container with increased brightness. There isn’t a single pixel with contrast exceeding standard SDR levels. RenoDX greatly improves existing implementation.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Post-processing effects

Use ClipTweaks with Updated ClipTweaks for v42
Notes Provides separate toggles for depth of field, bloom and heatwave effects.

Ultra-widescreen

Use RoseTheFlower's fix to remove the pillarbox from cutscenes.

Download an archive from the link above. Extract archive's contents into <path-to-game>. Open Run RDR and Fix - Steam.bat in a text editor and change the line start steam://rungameid/2668510 to start PlayRDR.exe. Copy the path to Run RDR and Fix - Steam.bat (on Windows 11: right click -> Copy as path), e.g. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Red Dead Redemption\Run RDR and Fix - Steam.bat". Right click the game in Steam -> Properties -> General -> Launch options. Set the value to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Red Dead Redemption\Run RDR and Fix - Steam.bat" %COMMAND% (i.e. the path in quotes, followed by a space and then %COMMAND%). Close the Steam game properties window.

Input

Keyboard settings

Gamepad settings

Key mappings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Can assign up to two keys to a single action, but Mouse 4 and Mouse 5 buttons cannot be bound.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		First launch on Steam requires logging into Rockstar Games Launcher.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Uses Xbox 360 styled icons. See Alternative Gamepad Prompts for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S button prompts.
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.1 output based on Windows speaker configuration.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		By default game pauses entirely on focus loss, but that option can be disabled under Graphics settings, which also causes the game to play sound when focus is lost.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Unofficial professional translation; ArabizationHorizons. Play in Arabic.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish				Unofficial translation, CriminaL277 Çeviri.
Vietnamese				Fan translation by The Red Team ; Cánh Cụt Team ; Game Thuần Việt

Language can be changed with -rglLanguage=[language code] (e.g. -rglLanguage=es-ES) command line argument added to RDR.exe or in Steam properties. Language codes are in the description of the video here.

Issues fixed

Camera shake

The game can have some extreme camera shaking during dead eye/slow-motion, especially at higher FPS, possibly due to a timing bug.

Use Dead Eye Camera Shake Fix

Duster Coat & Poncho broken physics

Some clothes like Duster Coat or Poncho can display extreme shaking behaviour when FPS are above 30.

This weird physics behaviour can also apply to other objects like birds & NPCs.

Disable GPU Panel Framerate Limiter & VSync and use the in-game options only.

Xbox Bluetooth Controller FPS Drop Fix

If you experience FPS drops while using an Xbox controller connected via Bluetooth simply disconnect (hold the Xbox button until it turns off, or remove a battery) and reconnected it again.

Other information

Gameplay settings

Display settings

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Bullet Physics, Euphoria
Cutscenes	Bink Video	v2023.08

Command line arguments

Command	Notes
-width X	Sets the game display width to X.
-height Y	Sets the game display height to Y.
-fullscreen	Forces the game to launch in fullscreen mode.
-windowed	Forces the game to launch in windowed mode.
-borderless	Forces the game to launch in borderless windowed mode.
-rglLanguage	Changes language depending on the code used after, example en-US for English, or es-ES for Spanish; an equals sign must be placed before the language code without any spaces in between.

Mods

• Reality Redemption - Improves textures, visuals, physics, colour palettes, and more.
• Instant Loot - Skips looting animation for corpses, animals, birds, plants, and zombies.
• Paused Weapon Wheel - Pauses the game when using the weapon wheel.
• Gun Barrel Smoke - Restores the gun barrel smoke effect for all player weapons, removing the bullet trail effect.
• Remove Double Eleven Intro Logo - Shortens the intro video sequence on launch without removing it entirely, and to reflect the original Red Dead Redemption release version.
• Cover Mouse Fix - Fixes clamping of the mouse when hiding behind cover.
• Auto-Holstering Unholstered - Adds a player-configurable delay to the weapon becoming holstered when held but not used.
• Auto-Centering Uncentered - Adds a player-configurable delay to the camera's auto-centering/auto-rotation.
• No War Horse - Removes the free War Horse Deed from the player's inventory on a new save, to reflect the original Red Dead Redemption release version.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4670 AMD FX-9590		Intel Core i5-8500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	12 GB (HDD)		12 GB (SSD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R7 360 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible		Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.