Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games’ much lauded and most recent entry in the Red Dead series, saw a record-breaking jump for concurrent players on Steam thanks to a recent sale on the platform.
For context, Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2) originally launched on consoles on October 26, 2018.
Rockstar’s Western-themed action-adventure game didn’t even release on Steam until over a year later on December 5th, 2019, when it hit a peak concurrent player count of 55,269.
Rockstar Games has not officially announced another title in the series, nor is there a current television or film adaptation of the games to suddenly draw such impressive numbers of players back to the game by the wagon.
The reason for the sudden influx of players can be attributed to a recent Steam sale that saw Red Dead Redemption 2 attain a 75% discount, making the storied title reach its lowest-ever price point of $14.99 USD for the base edition on the sale-friendly PC platform.
At the time of writing, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the 9th highest-rated video game on Metacritic, and according to tracking site Howlongtobeat.com, players, on average, spend about 78 hours on the game across all listed playstyles.
5 Years After Its Launch on Steam, Red Dead Redemption 2’s Recent Peak Player Count Impresses
There is a precedent for this sort of thing, as generous sales and deep discounts have been noted to help even badly received and critically panned games reach unforeseen heights.
The recent sale that saw RDR2’s player count shoot up to nearly 100,000 peak concurrent players is part of a general sale on Rockstar Games on the Steam games platform.
According to these tracking websites, the game’s previous peak occurred in November 2023, when the record was 77,655 concurrent players.
Last week, when the Rockstar Games sales on Steam began, the 2023 record had already been topped with a peak of 86,717 concurrent players.
With so many players either saddling up as Arthur Morgan for the first time, or joining Dutch’s colorful crew once again, time will tell if this new record will be broken or if it will stand the test of time until Rockstar Games’ next entry in the series eventually gallops along to shatter it.
Equally immersive and story-rich as Red Dead 2.
OpenCritic Critics Recommend:94% ESRB M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
How Long To Beat 50 Hours
Steam Deck Compatibility yes
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