Evil West vs Red Dead Online
Evil West is an action-adventure RPG game from Flying Wild Hog (2022) while Red Dead Online is a mmorpg open-world game from Rockstar Games (2020).
What each one is
Steam files Evil West under Action-Adventure and RPG. In contrast, it files Red Dead Online under Mmorpg and Open-World.
A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.
At a glance
| Evil West | Red Dead Online | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.5/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (74%, 13,454) | Very Positive (83%, 69,381) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $49.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 40 GB | 150 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2022 | 2020 |
| Developer | Flying Wild Hog | Rockstar Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Evil West vs Red Dead Online, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Evil WestAction-adventure RPG gameRed Dead OnlineMmorpg open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Evil WestWestern, Beat 'em up, Action-AdventureRed Dead OnlineOpen World, Western, ActionThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Evil WestScore 6.5 · 74% on SteamRed Dead Online ✓Score 7.5 · 83% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Evil West13,454 reviews · 1 add-on · 40 GBRed Dead Online69,381 reviews · 150 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Evil West$49.99Red Dead Online ✓$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Evil WestPlayableRed Dead OnlinePlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Red Dead Online takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueEvil West and Red Dead Online on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Red Dead Online (GamingPickz Score 7.5)
- The cheaper right now: Red Dead Online ($19.99)
- Lighter on storage: Evil West (40 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Red Dead Online (69,381 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
WesternCo-opThird-Person ShooterStory RichGoreActionMultiplayerSingleplayer
Where they differ
Beat 'em upAction-AdventureCharacter Action GameVampireDemonsHack and Slash
Open WorldHorsesRealisticCharacter CustomizationPvPFirst-Person
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Evil West is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Red Dead Online is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Evil West | Red Dead Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel® Core™ i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300 |
| Minimum RAM | — | 8 GB |
| Install size | 40 GB | 150 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Evil West · Red Dead Online.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 7 accessibility features for Evil West and 1 for Red Dead Online. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Evil West and Red Dead Online in scope?
Evil West has drawn 13,454 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 40 GB. Red Dead Online has drawn 69,381 Steam reviews and installs in 150 GB.
Is Evil West or Red Dead Online better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Red Dead Online rates higher (7.5 to 6.5). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Evil West or Red Dead Online?
Red Dead Online is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $49.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.