As the game company Rockstar Games has now announced, Red Dead Online will be available from December 1st 2020 will be available as a standalone game in the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Rockstar Games Launcher, Epic Games Store and Steam. This means that even players who do not yet own Red Dead Redemption 2 will be able to experience all of Red Dead Online’s content and future updates. This includes the arrest of petty crooks and members of notorious gangs. In addition, the secrets of the animal kingdom can be discovered as a naturalist or the hunting of wild animals as a trader. As a collector, gamers go in search of exotic treasures and as a bootlegger they can run their own illegal distillery.

The widow Jessica LeClerk and her right-hand man, Horley, can also be helped to get revenge on the men who killed her husband in “A Land of Opportunity”. Western heroes can compete against each other in showdown modes. Whether alone or in a team, gamers meet each other in classic shootouts as well as when conquering areas or supplies. The free roam missions can progress differently depending on how honorable or nefarious the players are. Public and private Hold’em poker games are also available.

Red Dead Online is canceled until 15. February 2021 in the PlayStation Store, the Microsoft Store, the Rockstar Games Launcher as well as the Epic Games Store and Steam for an introductory offer of around 5 Euros are available. Please note, however, that a PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold subscription is required to immerse yourself in the world of Red Dead Online. Both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the multiplayer can also be played on Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series thanks to backward compatibility Online requires up to 100 GB of hard disk space and also offers the option to use Story Mode (separately available) from Red Dead Redemption 2.