Want to play the first Red Dead Redemption game before Red Dead Redemption 2? Here are the options for Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Switch.
Want to play the first Red Dead Redemption game before you play Red Dead Redemption 2? Here are the options you currently have.
With Red Dead Redemption 2 available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One – and playable on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S – you might be enticed by the prospect of playing or revisiting Rockstar’s first Wild West opus.
The original Red Dead Redemption holds up remarkably well in both design and execution. Its depiction of the Western United States and Mexico remains one of the most fully formed and coherent game worlds ever created. It’s perhaps only surpassed by Grand Theft Auto V‘s Los Santos and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild‘s Hyrule.
But where and how can you play Red Dead Redemption in 2023? Here are your options.
(Last updated: August 17, 2023)
The obvious place to start is the disc version of the original release. The Game of the Year edition also includes the Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare DLC and various other add-ons. You can still pick up both versions easily via eBay or Amazon.
The game can also be downloaded from the Xbox and PlayStation 3 stores. The Xbox 360 version has a slight performance advantage, with a better frame rate and a higher screen resolution.
Update: August 17 2023: Red Dead Redemption is now available to purchase via a new PS4 port from UK studio Double Eleven. The port features modest visual improvements, all DLC, the Undead Nightmare expansion, but no online multiplayer. This version is also playable on PS5 via backwards compatibility.
