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Games like Red Dead Redemption 2

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Red Dead Redemption 2 grips people with four things: a living, detailed open world, a cinematic story with characters you care about, the Wild West setting, and a slow, immersive pace. Every pick below shares at least two of them, and we show which. Every pick shows today's Steam price, and 1 is on sale right now.

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    Red Dead Redemption

    Best for: Closest match

    Rockstar's earlier Western, continuing the story with John Marston.

    How it differs: Older and smaller, with simpler systems and less detail.

    Shares:✓ Living, detailed world✓ Cinematic story✓ Western setting✓ Slow, immersive pace

    Very well reviewed: 92% of 21,106 players recommend it.

    Solo2024Deck playable
  2. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II cover art #2

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

    Best for: Immersion

    A slow, detailed world where you eat, sleep and earn your reputation, with a great story.

    How it differs: Medieval Bohemia instead of the West, with hard sword combat.

    Shares:✓ Living, detailed world✓ Cinematic story✓ Slow, immersive pace

    Very well reviewed: 93% of 147,673 players recommend it.

    Solo2025Deck playable
  3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered cover art #3

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

    Best for: Story-rich open world

    A huge world, great side stories and a hero you grow attached to.

    How it differs: Fantasy with monsters and more choices.

    Shares:✓ Living, detailed world✓ Cinematic story✓ Slow, immersive pace

    Overwhelmingly loved: 96% of 842,154 Steam reviews are positive.

    Solo2015Steam Deck ✓
  4. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy cover art #4

    Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

    Best for: Rockstar sandbox

    Rockstar's open-world craft and a cinematic story.

    How it differs: Modern Los Santos, faster and more chaotic.

    Shares:✓ Living, detailed world✓ Cinematic story

    Very well reviewed: 88% of 1,899,870 players recommend it.

    Solo · Co-op · Versus2015
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  5. Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut cover art #5

    Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut

    Best for: Riding through landscapes

    Beautiful open world, horseback travel and a story of honour.

    How it differs: Samurai Japan with fast sword combat.

    Shares:✓ Living, detailed world✓ Cinematic story✓ Slow, immersive pace

    Very well reviewed: 93% of 65,880 players recommend it.

    Solo · Co-op · Versus2024Steam Deck ✓
  6. Days Gone cover art #6

    Days Gone

    Best for: Biker survival story

    Open world travelled by bike, with a character-driven story.

    How it differs: Post-apocalyptic Oregon and zombie hordes.

    Shares:✓ Living, detailed world✓ Cinematic story

    Very well reviewed: 92% of 83,407 players recommend it.

    Solo2021Steam Deck ✓
  7. The Last of Us Part I cover art #7

    The Last of Us Part I

    Best for: Emotional story

    One of the most acclaimed stories in games, with characters like Arthur's arc.

    How it differs: Linear, not open world.

    Shares:✓ Cinematic story

    Very well reviewed: 85% of 67,545 players recommend it.

    Solo2023Steam Deck ✓
  8. Mafia: Definitive Edition cover art #8

    Mafia: Definitive Edition

    Best for: Crime story

    Cinematic period story about loyalty and a crew.

    How it differs: 1930s city, linear missions.

    Shares:✓ Cinematic story

    Very well reviewed: 86% of 89,811 players recommend it.

    Solo2020Deck playable
  9. Cyberpunk 2077 cover art #9

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Best for: Dense open city

    Detailed open world and a strong main story with memorable characters.

    How it differs: Sci-fi first-person RPG.

    Shares:✓ Living, detailed world✓ Cinematic story

    Very well reviewed: 87% of 901,850 players recommend it.

    Solo2020Steam Deck ✓
  10. Weird West: Definitive Edition cover art #10

    Weird West: Definitive Edition

    Best for: Western role-playing

    A Wild West world where your choices shape what happens.

    How it differs: Top-down immersive sim with supernatural horror.

    Shares:✓ Western setting

    Mostly positive: 77% of 3,980 players recommend it.

    Solo2022Deck playable
  11. Desperados III cover art #11

    Desperados III

    Best for: Western tactics

    Wild West gang story with a strong cast.

    How it differs: Real-time stealth tactics from above.

    Shares:✓ Cinematic story✓ Western setting

    Overwhelmingly loved: 96% of 11,967 Steam reviews are positive.

    Solo2020Deck playable
  12. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger cover art #12

    Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

    Best for: Western shooting

    A Western story told through a narrator's tall tales.

    How it differs: Short arcade shooter.

    Shares:✓ Cinematic story✓ Western setting

    Very well reviewed: 94% of 21,056 players recommend it.

    Solo2013Steam Deck ✓
  13. Hunt: Showdown 1896 cover art #13

    Hunt: Showdown 1896

    Best for: Western multiplayer

    Tense 1890s gunfights with period weapons.

    How it differs: Competitive PvP bounty hunting, no story.

    Shares:✓ Western setting

    Mostly positive: 74% of 214,531 players recommend it.

    Co-op · Versus2019Deck playable
  14. Assassin's Creed Origins cover art #14 -85%

    Assassin's Creed Origins

    Best for: Big historical world

    A huge, beautiful world to explore on horseback (and camel).

    How it differs: Ancient Egypt, with RPG loot and combat.

    Shares:✓ Living, detailed world✓ Slow, immersive pace

    Very well reviewed: 85% of 120,700 players recommend it.

    Solo2017Deck playable
    $59.99$8.99
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Questions about games like Red Dead Redemption 2

What is the closest game to Red Dead Redemption 2?

Red Dead Redemption, the first game, now on PC. It continues the story with John Marston after RDR2's events, in the same Western world.

Is there a Western game like Red Dead Redemption 2?

Red Dead Redemption, Weird West, Desperados III, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and Hunt: Showdown 1896 are the best Westerns on Steam.

Which games have an immersive world like RDR2?

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Ghost of Tsushima come closest for a slow, detailed world you live in rather than rush through.

Which games like Red Dead Redemption 2 are on sale right now?

1 of the 14 games on this page is discounted today. Prices update hourly from Steam.

How we picked these games

We chose and described every game on this page by hand, starting from what players love most about Red Dead Redemption 2: living, detailed world, cinematic story, western setting and slow, immersive pace. Each card shows which of those it shares and how it differs, so you can pick the one that fits what you're after. Prices, reviews and Steam Deck status come live from Steam. More about GameHunch.

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