- Platforms
- PS4 and Xbox One (26 October 2018), PC (5 November 2019), Steam (5 December 2019). Stadia carried it from 2019 until it closed in January 2023.
- New consoles
- No native PS5 or Xbox Series version as of 23 October 2026: both run the last-generation game, still at 30 frames per second.
- Editions
- Standard, Special and Ultimate. Special adds Story Mode content, including one extra mission; Ultimate adds the same plus Red Dead Online extras.
- Trophy lists
- 52 trophies on PlayStation (with platinum); 51 achievements worth 1,000G on Xbox and Steam.
Release dates
| Platform | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PS4 · Xbox One | 26 October 2018 | The original release. Both also play on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S through backward compatibility. |
| PC (Rockstar Games Launcher · Epic Games Store) | 5 November 2019 | The first time the game came to PC, with extra Story Mode content (see below). |
| Google Stadia | 19 November 2019 | A launch title for the streaming service. Google ended play on 18 January 2023 and refunded game purchases made through the Stadia store. |
| PC (Steam) | 5 December 2019 | The same PC version, a month after the other storefronts. |
PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
As of 23 October 2026 there is no native PS5 or Xbox Series X|S version. On PS5 the game runs as the PS4 Pro version, capped at 30 frames per second, and the Xbox store sells the Xbox One game as playable on Series X|S. The trophy list is the PS4 and Xbox One one.
Editions
| Edition | What it adds to Story Mode | Online extras |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | The full Story Mode and Red Dead Online. | None. |
| Special | A bank robbery mission and gang hideout, the Dappled Black Thoroughbred racehorse, gameplay boosts (a talisman and a medallion with cash bonuses and discounts), three free weapons and the Nuevo Paraiso Gunslinger Outfit. | None. |
| Ultimate | Everything in the Special Edition. | Bonus outfits for your online character, rank bonuses, a Black Chestnut Thoroughbred, the Survivor Camp Theme and free access to additional weapons. |
What the editions change for a completionist
- The extra mission is High and Low Finance, a bank robbery with Charles offered at camp in Chapter 4. It only exists in the Special and Ultimate Editions, so a Standard copy never sees it.
- Camp activities with the gang are gone when the camp moves on at the end of a chapter, so an owner of the Special or Ultimate Edition should take this robbery during Chapter 4.
- The Ultimate Edition's extras are for Red Dead Online only. For Story Mode it is the same as the Special Edition.
- Steam today sells the standard game and the Ultimate Edition; the Xbox store sells the Ultimate Edition and an add-on with the Story Mode and Ultimate Edition content.
What the PC version adds
💻 Story Mode additions
Rockstar announced the PC version with graphical and technical improvements plus new Bounty Hunting missions, new Gang Hideouts, new weapons and more.
🏆 Same achievement list
Steam has the same 51 achievements as Xbox, worth 1,000G there. PlayStation's 52 trophies are those 51 plus the platinum, Legend of the West. 17 of the 52 are earned in Red Dead Online.
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 23 October 2026 against Rockstar's Newswire post announcing the PC version, the Steam and Xbox store pages, Google's notice closing Stadia, PC Gamer on the PC and Stadia launches, IGN's pages on the editions and the PC changes, Push Square (June 2026) and Collider (July 2026) on the current consoles, the bank robbery notes of PowerPyx, RDR2.org and the Red Dead Wiki, and the trophy lists of PSNProfiles, Exophase and TrueAchievements. The itemised contents of the Special Edition come from IGN's edition list; the Steam store confirms that the Ultimate Edition includes all of the Special Edition's Story Mode content. Not from a playthrough: nobody here has played it.