Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Red Dead Online (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Red Dead Online on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, which both open world, western and story-rich.
- Red Dead Online is tagged Open World, Multiplayer, Western, Action, Adventure, Horses, Realistic, Shooter by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Why it matched: both open world, western and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Western, Violent and Third-Person Shooter.
You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath at a glance Released 2005 Studio Oddworld Inhabitants Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,817 Price $9.99 WesternViolentThird-Person ShooterShooterStory RichFirst-PersonController
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and Realistic; released around the same time (2023).
Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a tactical third-person shooter set in a vast open world. You must survive, adapt, and fight a rogue spec ops faction, using stealth, strategy, and high-tech gear in solo or co-op.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint at a glance Released 2023 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 73% positive of 47,338 Price $59.99 ShooterThird-Person ShooterRealisticOnline Co-OpCharacter CustomizationViolentStory RichFirst-Person
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Evil West
Why it matched: both western and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Western, Third-Person Shooter and Story Rich; released around the same time (2022).
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.
Evil West at a glance Released 2022 Studio Flying Wild Hog Player sentiment 74% positive of 13,454 Price $49.99 WesternThird-Person ShooterStory RichGoreOnline Co-OpViolentShooter
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OUTRIDERS
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2021).
Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.
OUTRIDERS at a glance Released 2021 Studio People Can Fly Player sentiment 67% positive of 61,283 Price $19.99 Third-Person ShooterShooterOnline Co-OpGoreViolentCharacter CustomizationStory Rich
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2019).
Experience a visceral Campaign or assemble your team in the ultimate online playground with multiple Special Ops challenges and a mix of Multiplayer maps and modes.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare at a glance Released 2019 Studio Sledgehammer Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 44,794 Price $59.99 ShooterFirst-PersonStory RichPvPGoreViolentOnline Co-OpRealistic
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Battlefield 4
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and PvP.
Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.
Battlefield 4 at a glance Released 2013 Studio DICE Player sentiment 85% positive of 81,609 Price $39.99 ShooterFirst-PersonPvPViolentControllerStory RichOnline Co-Op
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Battlefield 3
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and PvP.
Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.
Battlefield 3 at a glance Released 2011 Studio DICE Player sentiment 72% positive of 19,290 Price $39.99 ShooterFirst-PersonPvPViolentStory RichControllerOnline Co-Op
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and Violent; released around the same time (2022).
The Call of Duty® experience supports Modern Warfare® 4, Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at a glance Released 2022 Studio Treyarch Player sentiment 59% positive of 780,594 Price Not listed ShooterFirst-PersonViolentRealisticStory RichOnline Co-OpGoreThird-Person Shooter
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Gore and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
The Evil Within 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 30,959 Price $39.99 Story RichGoreThird-Person ShooterViolentShooterFirst-Person
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Fallout: New Vegas
Why it matched: both open world, western and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, First-Person and Western.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Fallout: New Vegas at a glance Released 2010 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 261,194 Price $9.99 Story RichFirst-PersonWesternCharacter CustomizationShooter
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Insurgency: Sandstorm
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Realistic, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2018).
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.
Insurgency: Sandstorm at a glance Released 2018 Studio New World Interactive Player sentiment 85% positive of 133,079 Price $29.99 RealisticShooterFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpGoreViolent
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Rockstar Games; both open world and story-rich; shares 4 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Violent and Story Rich; released around the same time (2023).
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2023 Studio Rockstar Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 16,017 Price $59.99 Third-Person ShooterViolentStory RichGore
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Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Online Co-Op and Shooter; released around the same time (2023).
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Ubisoft Player sentiment 79% positive of 35,893 Price $29.99 Third-Person ShooterOnline Co-OpShooterCharacter CustomizationPvPStory Rich
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New Frontier
Why it matched: both open world and western; shares 6 player tags including Western, Violent and Gore; released around the same time (2019).
New Frontier is a pvp free-to-play online survival game set in an alternate reality wild west world. Work with your friends, Build your base, Fight hellish monsters and forge alliances with other players to conquer the land.
New Frontier at a glance Released 2019 Studio Free Reign Entertainment Player sentiment 49% positive of 3,699 Price Not listed WesternViolentGorePvPShooterThird-Person Shooter
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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Why it matched: both western and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Western, Shooter and Story Rich.
From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger at a glance Released 2013 Studio Techland Player sentiment 95% positive of 44,207 Price $14.99 WesternShooterStory RichFirst-PersonViolentGore
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2023).
Black Ops Cold War, the direct sequel to Call of Duty®: Black Ops, will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War at a glance Released 2023 Studio Treyarch Player sentiment 80% positive of 23,046 Price $59.99 ShooterFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpGorePvPViolentStory Rich
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Z1 Battle Royale
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including PvP, Shooter and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2018).
Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.
Z1 Battle Royale at a glance Released 2018 Studio Daybreak Game Company Player sentiment 56% positive of 202,362 Price Free PvPShooterThird-Person ShooterOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonViolentGore
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Modern Combat 5
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Controller and First-Person; released around the same time (2018).
A fast-paced military FPS with a thrilling solo campaign and 10 multiplayer game modes, including Battle Royale. Pick from 10 customizable soldier classes and 100+ weapons and test your combat skills on one of the 11 multiplayer maps, or in the weekly eSports tournaments.
Modern Combat 5 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Gameloft Player sentiment 55% positive of 5,660 Price Not listed ShooterControllerFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpViolentGoreStory Rich
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Homefront
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and Violent.
The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.
Homefront at a glance Released 2011 Studio Kaos Studios Player sentiment 62% positive of 13,410 Price $19.99 ShooterFirst-PersonViolentStory RichGoreRealistic
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Metro Exodus
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, First-Person and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Metro Exodus at a glance Released 2020 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 135,440 Price $29.99 Story RichFirst-PersonShooterViolentGore
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Mafia: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter and Violent; released around the same time (2020).
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 87% positive of 110,615 Price $39.99 Story RichThird-Person ShooterViolentShooterGore
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Gore and Shooter.
In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition at a glance Released 2011 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 92% positive of 33,438 Price $39.99 Third-Person ShooterGoreShooterStory RichOnline Co-OpControllerViolent
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including Gore, Violent and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 81% positive of 49,468 Price $39.99 GoreViolentFirst-PersonShooterStory Rich
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Far Cry New Dawn
Why it matched: both open world and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Shooter and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2019).
Dive into a transformed vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen, as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.
Far Cry New Dawn at a glance Released 2019 Studio Ubisoft Montreal Player sentiment 75% positive of 35,068 Price $39.99 First-PersonShooterOnline Co-OpStory RichCharacter Customization
Common questions
What game is most like Red Dead Online?
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, on the evidence we have. It both open world, western and story-rich. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Red Dead Online" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Red Dead Online. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Red Dead Online do?
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition is also from Rockstar Games, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.