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Red Dead Online

Red Dead Online is a "standalone" release that takes place in the Red Dead Redemption II world, allowing players to create their own heroes and outlaws. They can enter an open world with other players, adventuring through a veritable playground of wild west-inspired areas. There's PvP, cooperative play, multiple unlockables, and much more.

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Action
Adventure
Released
May 14, 2019
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
Developer(s)
Rockstar Games
Publisher(s)
Rockstar Games
Engine
Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
Franchise
Red Dead Redemption

Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life across frontier America.

Forge your own path as you battle lawmen, outlaw gangs and ferocious wild animals to build a life on the American frontier. Build a camp, ride solo or form a posse and explore everything from the snowy mountains in the North to the swamps of the South, from remote outposts to busy farms and bustling towns. Chase down bounties, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run your own underground Moonshine distillery, or become a Naturalist to learn the secrets of the animal kingdom and much more in a world of astounding depth and detail.

Join millions of fellow players in the American West, and experience a world now packed with years’ worth of new features, gameplay and additional enhancements.

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