Red Dead Redemption
Ride across the frontier in a story of survival and justice
When federal agents threaten his family, former outlaw John Marston is forced to hunt down the gang of criminals he once called friends.
Step into the events immediately following the 2018 blockbuster, Red Dead Redemption 2, in the critically acclaimed tale of Marston’s journey to bury his blood-stained past, one man at a time.
Red Dead Redemption — a western-themed action-adventure game released in 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, later arriving on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC, and playable on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Mobile versions for iOS and Android are planned for release in 2025.
Story
Set in 1911 at the end of the American frontier era, the game follows John Marston, a former outlaw forced by government agents to hunt down his old gang. Marston travels across the borders of the United States and Mexico to confront former allies and secure his family’s freedom.
Characters
John Marston serves as the protagonist, supported by characters such as Bonnie MacFarlane, Marshal Leigh Johnson, Nigel West Dickens, and rebels and outlaws he meets throughout his journey. Antagonists include former gang members Bill Williamson, Javier Escuella, and Dutch van der Linde, each reflecting the fading ideals of the Old West.
Gameplay
The game features an open world spanning American frontier regions and northern Mexico. Players explore towns, deserts, and ranches while completing story missions, side activities, and random events. Gameplay includes horseback travel, gunfights, hunting wildlife, bounty hunting, gambling, managing a bounty system, and interacting with a world transitioning into modernity.
Undead Nightmare
Undead Nightmare is a standalone expansion introducing a new single-player storyline where John Marston searches for a cure to a supernatural plague resurrecting the dead across the frontier. Players fight hordes of zombies, cleanse towns, assist scattered survivors, and explore a darker, horror-themed version of the game’s world. Set outside the main canon, the expansion blends Western action with supernatural elements and reimagines familiar characters and locations through the lens of an undead apocalypse.