Summary

  • Rockstar Games updated their launcher, revealing Red Dead Redemption folders for PC.
  • Steam's internal database also had Red Dead Redemption data added.
  • Rockstar Games has removed the data after fans discovered it, fueling PC port rumors.

Following the September 17 Rockstar Games launcher update on PC, a source claimed that metadata for Red Dead Redemption was included in the update before being quickly patched out. While Red Dead Redemption is readily available on modern consoles, an official PC version has not been released by Rockstar Games.

Originally released in 2010, Red Dead Redemption is a spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver. Set in 1911, during the decline of the American West historical era, Red Dead Redemption follows the story of former Van der Linde gang member John Marston. Using his family as collateral, the Bureau of Investigation conscripts Marston to go after three of his fellow ex-gang members, including his former mentor and friend, Dutch van der Linde. The gang's time together was further explored in the 2018 prequel Red Dead Redemption 2, which is widely considered to have some of the best graphics in PC gaming.

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While all rumors must be taken with a fine grain of salt, the latest Red Dead Redemption PC port rumor may hold some weight. According to Twitter user TezFunz2, Rockstar Games unintentionally included some metadata for Red Dead Redemption on PC with the September 17 Rockstar Games Launcher update. TezFunz2 also claimed that Red Dead Redemption application data was added to Steam's internal database (via SteamDB) early on September 17. However, the data remains privatized from public view at the time of writing. The Rockstar Games Launcher update coincided with Grand Theft Auto Online's inclusion of the BattlEye anti-cheat software on PC.

Red Dead Redemption Data Uncovered From September 17 Rockstar Launcher Update

  • A Rockstar Games Launcher update uncovered folders for Red Dead Redemption on PC.
  • Steam's internal database also added data that correlates to Red Dead Redemption.
  • Rockstar Games quietly removed and hid the data shortly after fans discovered and shared the changes.
  • No official word from Rockstar Games about Red Dead Redemption has been given.

In response to TezFunz2's post, other users shared corroborating evidence of folders named after Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto 5' s current-gen release, with screenshots as proof of the changes made. Shortly after the Red Dead Redemption metadata folder was discovered by social media users, Rockstar Games quietly removed it from the launcher. Although rumors surrounding a potential PC version of Red Dead Redemption have persisted since the game was ported to the PS4 and Switch in 2023, the new metadata discovery may be one of the strongest arguments that a PC port is in the works.

Between exploring the desolate lands of the Old West, and the fantastical wonders of the Undead Nightmar e expansion, Red Dead Redemption remains one of the best Western-themed games over the last two decades. Only time will tell if and when a PC port of Red Dead Redemption will be released.

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Red Dead Redemption

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Top Critic Avg: 79 /100 Critics Rec: 73%
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Released
May 18, 2010
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs
Developer(s)
Rockstar San Diego
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Rockstar Games
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America, 1911. The Wild West is dying. When federal agents threaten his family, former outlaw John Marston is forced to pick up his guns again and hunt down the gang of criminals he once called friends. Experience an epic fight for survival across the sprawling expanses of the American West and Mexico, as John Marston struggles to bury his blood-stained past, one man at a time.

Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age.

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Online Multiplayer
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Open-World, Adventure