Set in America in 1899, Red Dead Redemption 2 follows Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang as they flee federal agents and bounty hunters. The story puts survival alongside a growing conflict within the gang: as its divisions deepen, Arthur must weigh his own ideals against loyalty to the people who raised him. That tension gives the adventure a personal focus amid its outlaw setting.
The game also includes Red Dead Online, a multiplayer experience in the same living world. Players can ride alone or form a posse, take up moonshine running, and face lawmen, rival outlaw gangs, or dangerous wildlife while shaping their own course on the frontier. Its mix of solo and group activities gives the online mode a different format from Arthur’s central story.
Red Dead Redemption 2 supports single-player as well as online multiplayer, including cooperative and player-versus-player modes.