Like many Rockstar games, Red Dead Redemption 2 is stuffed to the brim with interesting storylines, characters, and locations to explore.
This makes it an absolute must-play for anyone who likes open-world games as well as a good cowboy western tale.
To help you find similar titles, here we’re highlighting the best games like Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
So, without much further ado, here are the best games to play after finishing Red Dead 2!
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Evil West
Platforms: Windows, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Reminiscent of mid-2000s character action games, Evil West offers a refreshingly old-school third-person shooter experience on par with games like Red Dead 2.
This includes combat that is both meaty and straightforward while presenting just enough weapons, abilities, and strategies to keep things interesting.
In it, you play as a vampire hunter named Jesse Rentier as he wages war with supernatural creatures across an American frontier.
The game does a great job of establishing its cowboy western setting while also exploring themes of sci-fi technology and the occult.
TheHunter: Call of the Wild
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One
Red Dead Redemption 2 features a surprisingly detailed hunting system that requires you to track, hunt, and skin animals to unlock certain gear.
With that in mind, why not recommend a fully dedicated hunting sim that takes things even further?
TheHunter: Call of the Wild drops you in a wild open world inhabited by realistically modeled, fully animated animals with unique behaviors.
Like Red Dead 2, hunting is slow-paced and methodical as you must identify animal trails, attract prey, camouflage yourself, and wait for the perfect shot.
The Last of Us Part II
Platforms: Windows, PS5, PS4
From overgrown forests to once-bustling city streets, The Last of Us Part II’s environments tell the harrowing story of a world that once was.
Much like in Red Dead 2, characters have substantial depth and layered dialogue that benefits from insanely detailed motion-capture performances.
In terms of story, the sequel sees protagonists Joel and Ellie settling down in Jackson, Wyoming where they’re discovered by a band of vengeful survivors.
After their leader confronts Joel for past grievances, Ellie sets off on a journey to avenge her adopted father in a shockingly realistic render of Seattle, Washington.
Ghost of Tsushima
Platforms: PS5, PS4
Ghost of Tsushima is another open-world game played from the perspective of an aging samurai caught in a struggle between sacred traditions and new ideas.
Set during the first Mongol invasion of Japan, it has you explore a vibrant island complete with rolling plains, bamboo forests, and snow-capped mountains.
The game features robust combat modeled after real-world Samurai techniques and traditions that emphasize parrying and timing in combination with various tools.
While the main character Jin comes from a completely different world than Arthur Morgan, both share a similar sense of trauma stemming from decades of violence.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Going from samurais to knights in shining armor, Kingdom Come: Deliverance provides an impressively realistic look at life during medieval times.
In it, you’re cast as the son of a blacksmith who decides to join a group of rebels to protect others after witnessing their parents and village torn apart by raiders.
Like Arthur Morgan, the main character Henry isn’t some mighty warrior destined for greatness but rather an average guy navigating the same obstacles as everyone else.
This includes finding food, water, a place to lay your head each night and even taking baths to wash away the dirt and grime a la Red Dead 2.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Platforms: Windows, PS5, PS4
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with playing as a hero granted great power and responsibility as long as their story is well told.
Such is the case with Marvel’s Spider-Man developed by Insomniac Games, in which you don the webbed mantle of Peter Parker.
While the gameplay and tone are quite different, both games go to great lengths to immerse you in their worlds using storytelling and unbridled exploration.
This is further complemented by a ton of collectibles, side missions, and secrets to discover while web-swinging through New York City.
God of War
Platforms: Windows, PS5, PS4
Our next recommendation is another PlayStation exclusive in which players take on the role of Kratos, a soldier turned deity with a blood-soaked past.
Now much older, Kratos is tasked with raising his son following his wife’s passing and the two embark on an epic adventure through a Norse mythology-inspired world.
Much like Red Dead 2, God of War’s story explores topics like the passage of time, the consequences of violence, and the fragility of relationships in depth.
While the fantasy setting may differ greatly, Arthur and Kratos are both forced to grapple with the morality of their past sins throughout their respective journeys.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Platforms: Windows, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
The Witcher 3 is another fantasy RPG that, at first glance, doesn’t seem to have much in common with Red Dead Redemption 2.
However, take a look closer and you’ll see that they have much in common, including ambitiously large open worlds and layered narratives spanning multiple acts.
Additionally, both explore topics such as the moral ambiguity associated with being a professional killer like Arthur Morgan or Geralt of Rivia.
Of course, things aren’t all doom and gloom in Witcher 3, with Geralt sometimes opting to kick back and relax in a bar with the occasional game of Gwent.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Whether you’re a Nintendo fan or the kind of player who simply enjoys exploring huge dynamic open worlds, Breath of the Wild is worth picking up after Red Dead 2.
The main objective is to defeat Ganon and restore Hyrule to its former glory but just like in Red Dead 2, the real fun comes from exploring the world via horseback.
Additionally, since the storyline can be completed in a nonlinear order, you’re free to move at your own pace and experiment with Link’s different powers.
It’s a fresh take on the Zelda formula that encourages exploration with satisfying traversal and combat abilities.
Far Cry 5
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One
While not as expansive as games like Red Dead 2, Far Cry 5 still features one of the most immersive open worlds in the form of Hope County, Montana.
In it, you play as a rookie Deputy tasked with tracking down and dismantling a doomsday cult led by a villainous preacher named Joseph Seed.
Similar to Red Dead 2, Far Cry 5 emphasizes storytelling, character relationships, and meaningful choices.
On top of that, it introduces character customization, better close-quarters combat, and improved projectile ballistics compared to previous entries.
Grand Theft Auto V
Platforms: Windows, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Aside from Red Dead, Rockstar is best known for the GTA series spanning multiple eras of American pop culture with a satirical edge.
Grand Theft Auto V is the most recent and arguably best take on the formula to date, with three playable characters in its single-player campaign.
Guiding each work-for-hire criminal, you’ll roll up your sleeves and do dirty work for mob bosses, street gangs, and the like.
Just like in Red Dead 2, you’re free to check out and explore the world at any moment, leading to some of the coolest discoveries and rewards the game has to offer.
Mad Max
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox One
The Mad Max franchise is not only popular in films but also in video games, including the criminally underrated self-titled Mad Max game released in 2015.
Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, it sees you guiding the titular hero Max on a mission to build the ultimate car using heaps of scrap scattered across the desert.
Doing so entails infiltrating enemy camps and engaging in vehicular combat with crazed bandits and deadly machinery.
While the wasteland setting differs from Red Dead’s old west, both are depicted as lawless lands with warring factions staking their claim over certain territories.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Platforms: Windows, Switch
The Call of Juarez games are great for some spaghetti western action like Red Dead 2, despite some of the entries aging better than others.
For those who enjoyed Red Dead 2, we recommend picking up Gunslinger over the other installments simply due to its cel-shaded graphics still holding up in 2022.
In it, you play as a cowboy reminiscing about their old exploits and playing them out in flashback sequences with fast-paced shoot-outs and tense duels.
The game also features a ‘cheat death’ mechanic that slows time to zoom in on the bullet about to kill you and give you a chance to dodge it to recover health.
Fallout: New Vegas
Platform: Windows
Next up is Fallout: New Vegas, which casts you as a mysterious stranger looking for clues to solve their own attempted murder in the expansive Mojave wasteland.
Much like Red Dead 2, Fallout: New Vegas’ open world is unpredictable and ripe with run-ins with warring factions, highway bandits, mutated monsters, and the like.
Just about every mission can be tackled in several ways that allow you to backstab or betray characters, though you’re just as likely to have the same done to you.
Pair this with a wonderfully-executed Western motif and you have an absolute classic that’s sure to appeal to fans of Red Dead Redemption 2.
GUN
Platform: Windows
Admittingly dated by today’s standards, GUN was a revolutionary title when it was first released in 2005 and in many ways, ahead of its time.
Like Red Dead 2, the game is a Western-themed action-adventure title with an open world inhabited by wild animals like buffalo and horses that can be hunted for sport.
Players are given a bevy of missions, minigames, and other side activities to explore as well as the option to wreak havoc on the public anytime they wish.
However, just like in Red Dead 2, criminal activity will attract attention from local law enforcement looking to squash out any gun-toting outlaws behaving recklessly.
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