Red Dead Redemption 2 has one of the most beautiful open worlds I have played on PS5, and that beauty carries over into the online mode even if Rockstar largely stopped caring about it after 2021. I spent time with my posse doing hunting contracts and free-roaming across the frontier, and the atmosphere is still unmatched on the platform. The problem is that the lack of updates is now impossible to ignore. There is no new content pipeline, seasonal events are minimal, and the community has been slowly thinning. The world is still worth riding across. Whether you want to make it your regular multiplayer home is a harder question, and I think for most people the answer is probably no.


Red Dead Online
May 15, 2019ShooterESRB M
About Red Dead Online
At a glance
- Released
- May 15, 2019
- Platforms
- Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PC
- Genres
- Shooter, Simulation, Adventure, Action
- Play modes
- Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Multiplayer
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Time to beat
- 7 hours
- Multiplayer
- By platform
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How long to beat
Player-reported completion times for Red Dead Online.
- Typical
- 7hoursStory plus some extras
Multiplayer by platform
How Red Dead Online supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.
| Platform | Local | Online | LAN | Split-screen | Co-op campaign | Drop-in/out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | No | Yes, up to 4 players | No | No | Yes | No |
- Supported (a number is the player cap)
- Not supported
- Not documented for this platform
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified Red Dead Online. Open a board for its content descriptors.
CEROZ
- Crime
- Violence
ESRBM
- Nudity
- Use of Drugs and Alcohol
- Strong Language
- Blood and Gore
- Sexual Content
- Intense Violence
- Suggestive Themes
GRAC19+
- Sexuality
- Violence
- Fear, Horror, Threatening
- Language
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
- Crime, Anti-Social
- Gambling
PEGI18
- Violence
- Bad Language
- Online Gameplay
This game features graphic violence towards human-like characters. Powerful weapons, including explosives, can be used to kill or incapacitate. The use of explosives at close range can lead to decapitation and dismemberment, both of human characters and horses. Reactions to violence are realistic, with characters screaming in pain and wounds appearing on their bodies. There are some 'execution-style' moves, which feature strong blood and gore. The game also features violence towards defenceless characters, including the ability to lasso and tie up innocent people, on whom violence can then be inflicted. This includes dragging them behind horses, leaving them on train tracks and throwing them into water to drown. The player can also attack and kill multiple civilian characters using any of the weapons at their disposal. There is frequent use of strong language ('fuck') as well as discriminatory terms, such as the 'n' word. The player is able to bet on and partake in various games of chance, such as poker and blackjack. All of these games feature in depth instructions informing the player of the rules and how to bet.
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