Red Dead Redemption is a 2010 Western action-adventure game set in 1911 during the decline of the American frontier. You play as John Marston, a former outlaw coerced by corrupt government agents into hunting down his ex-gang members (like Bill Williamson, Javier Escuella, and leader Dutch van der Linde) in exchange for his family's freedom. Explore a vast open world across the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico on horseback, engaging in shootouts, side activities, and moral choices amid themes of redemption, violence, and civilization's encroachment on the Wild West.
The Undead Nightmare expansion offers a standalone zombie horror campaign in an alternate timeline: a plague turns the frontier undead, infecting Marston's family—he must battle hordes, aid survivors, and seek a cure across the apocalyptic landscape.
Platforms include PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, plus iOS, Android (via Netflix for subscribers), and availability in GTA+ and PlayStation Plus Game Catalog.
Key enhancements: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S get 60 FPS, enhanced image quality, HDR, and up to 4K resolution. Switch 2 adds 60 FPS, DLSS, HDR, high resolution, and mouse controls. The ports were developed with Double Eleven and Cast Iron Games.
Free upgrades: Owners of PS4, original Switch, or Xbox One backward-compatible versions get the enhanced editions digitally for free, with save data carryover on PS5 and Switch 2.
This follows the game's prior ports to PS4/Switch (2023) and PC (2024), providing native next-gen support where backward compatibility was previously used. Note: This is for the 2010 original, not RDR2 (rumors of its next-gen upgrades persist separately).