Red Dead Redemption 2 is an open-world action-adventure game from Rockstar Games, set in a fictionalized United States in 1899. You control Arthur Morgan, an outlaw in the Van der Linde gang, for most of the game; the epilogue is set in 1907 and follows John Marston. It released on PS4 and Xbox One on 26 October 2018 and on Windows on 5 November 2019 (Wikipedia). It is a prequel to Red Dead Redemption.
Wikipedia describes several systems: Dead Eye slows time so you can mark targets and fire at them in quick succession, Honor rises or falls with your choices (high Honor unlocks outfits and store discounts), the gang's moving camp is a hub for talking to other characters, and hunting quality depends on weapon choice and shot placement. Horses come in different breeds, and a bond builds through riding, feeding, petting and cleaning.
There is no story DLC; the article notes only free title updates for Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode, which launched in beta on 27 November 2018 and received no more major updates after July 2022 as Rockstar shifted resources to GTA VI. The game had sold over 87 million copies by June 2026 (Wikipedia).
Several horse breeds with different attributes. Bonding grows through riding, feeding, petting, cleaning and reassuring the horse, and has four levels that unlock maneuvers such as rearing, skid stops and drifting (per Fextralife).
Helping strangers and sparing opponents raise Honor; theft and harming innocents lower it. High Honor unlocks outfits and store discounts; low Honor yields more items from looting (Wikipedia).
Slows time so you can mark targets and fire. Fextralife says there are three levels and that marking becomes easier at higher levels.
Your gang's camp is a hub where you can talk to other gang members and contribute to upgrades.
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