What games are like Red Dead Redemption 2?

The best games like Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam right now include Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Watch_Dogs® 2, Red Dead Redemption. They share Red Dead Redemption 2's genre and gameplay (Open World, Story Rich, Western) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Red Dead Redemption 2, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Red Dead Redemption 2 (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Red Dead Redemption 2? The closest matches on Steam right now are Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Watch_Dogs® 2, Red Dead Redemption — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Open World, Story Rich, Western) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Red Dead Redemption 2

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Red Dead Redemption 2
1	Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich
2	Watch_Dogs® 2 ▲	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter
3	Red Dead Redemption	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich
4	POSTAL 2	Action	Gore, Shooter, Open World, FPS
5	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Third-Person Shooter, Open World
6	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint	Action	Shooter, Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter, Open World
7	Fallout 4	RPG	Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter
8	Fallout: New Vegas	Action	Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich, Open World
9	DOOM Eternal	Action	Gore, Shooter, Atmospheric, Mature
10	Metro Exodus	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich
11	Metro 2033 Redux	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich
12	Rise of the Tomb Raider™	Action	Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter

Why these are like Red Dead Redemption 2

1. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, shooter; both offer single-player. The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation.

2. Watch_Dogs® 2

Both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, story rich; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Welcome to San Francisco.

3. Red Dead Redemption

From the same studio; both are tagged gore, atmospheric, shooter. Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

4. POSTAL 2

Both are tagged gore, shooter, open world; both offer single-player. Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores.

5. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

Both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, third-person shooter; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.

6. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint

Both are tagged shooter, story rich, third-person shooter; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!

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