Overview
Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now
All-time positive
92%
Steam rating
Very Positive
Last 30 days
94%▲ 2 pts
English reviews
338,233
Last updated
Oct 29, 2026
The Good
The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews
Story & characters64%
“Great game, great story, definitely worth it”
Graphics & art35%
“Very good game, amazing graphics and good story”
Gameplay & combat25%
“this is a great game love it, this game is amazing in all ways story wise and gameplay wise this game is worth every penny”
Music & sound15%
“Amazing graphics, amazing story, amazing characters, amazing music, amazing weapons, amazing developers, amazing environments, amazing animals, amazing voice acting”
Content & grind13%
“Plenty of content, and very fun”
The Bad
The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews
Bugs & crashes12%
“We paid for a game that is unplayable”
Story & characters10%
“It just feels like a mess and the story doesn't change”
Price & monetization9%
“Well, it's just not worth the price”
Gameplay & combat7%
“great game ruined by the awful controls and shitty menus that plague every Rockstar game”
Content & grind7%
“R* Launcher is so trash, i cant even launch the game after 2 hours of troubleshooting w/ support”
Opinions over time
Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.
Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (92%)
Playtime
Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review
A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.
Review Randomizer
A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful
Wanted to share my experience so far to balance out all the negative reviews. I'm sure those people are legitimately having issues, but those issues do not affect everyone.
Red Dead Redemption 2 was already practically my favorite game after playing it on PS4 and being blown away by the story, gameplay, and amazing environment in which it takes place. Leading up to the release on Steam I was little worried after hearing about some of the issues with the PC launch, but I'm very happy that I have had zero issues with the game now that my wife bought it for me as an early Christmas gift. No launcher issues, no crashing, and it runs beautifully.
FRAME RATE TIP: Turning down graphics settings related to water makes a huge difference. I was only getting about 35 FPS near the river in the first area of the game. I turned water physics down to the second highest notch and gained 20+ frames per second. Now about 5 hours in and the frame rate has remained at a smooth 55-60 FPS at minimum (quite a bit more in some scenes), with everything set to ultra aside from turning water physics down one notch.
As long as you're not one of the unfortunate souls with launcher issues and crashing, you're in for one of the most amazing video game experiences of this generation.