Games Like Red Dead Online

Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

Why similar: Western 31.3% ★, Horses 20.5% ★, Open World 16.6%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Realistic 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same world, gunplay, horses, hunting, and frontier sandbox systems as Red Dead Online, with the campaign adding even more depth to what you already like.

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.

Why similar: Western 50.3% ★, Open World 19.7%, Third-Person Shooter 7.5%, Horses 6.1% ★, Shooter 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest follow-up for anyone who mainly wants more open-world horseback travel, dusty frontier towns, and cinematic western shootouts.

Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.

Why similar: Open World 37.9%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.1%, Shooter 11%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its Rockstar-style shared-world structure of free-roam missions, businesses, PvP chaos, and co-op progression is the modern-crime counterpart to Red Dead Online.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history. With a team, you might survive. Die with nothing or get out with everything.

Why similar: Western 38.4% ★, Open World 16.3%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, PvP 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its 1890s weaponry, bounty-focused PvPvE, and tense, deadly firefights capture the grittier side of Red Dead's western gunplay.

Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.

Why similar: Open World 37.8%, Multiplayer 24.7%, MMORPG 10.1% ★, Shooter 9.2%, Co-op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its shared open world, casual co-op events, camp building, and wandering frontier feel scratch a lot of the same 'live in a world with other players' itch.

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.

Why similar: Open World 33.5%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Online Co-Op 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The huge open map, third-person shooting, drop-in co-op, and self-directed mission pacing make it one of the best non-western substitutes for posse play.

Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.

Why similar: Open World 30.8%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, PvP 8.7%, Co-op 8%

Why You'll Like It: Crew-based roaming, treasure hunting, emergent player encounters, and a chill-to-chaotic sandbox loop feel a lot like running a posse at sea.

Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.

Why similar: Horses 41.6% ★, Open World 16.8%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Online Co-Op 12%, Realistic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op frontier lifestyle of hunting, building, and working the land leans into Red Dead Online's slower roleplay side.

Discover the open world of Hope County, Montana, besieged by a fanatical doomsday cult. Dive into the action solo or two-player co-op in the story campaign, use a vast arsenal of weapons and allies, and free Hope County from Joseph Seed and his cult.

Why similar: Open World 32.7%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Realistic 13.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Co-op 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Open-world gunfights, hunting, fishing, outpost clearing, and seamless co-op create a very similar roam-and-make-your-own-fun rhythm.

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.

Why similar: Open World 24.6%, Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its online open-world structure, dynamic activities, and mission-based progression echo Red Dead Online's role grind and drop-in co-op flow.

Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.

Why similar: Open World 30%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Realistic 13.4%, Character Customization 10.7%, PvP 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its emergent open-world survival multiplayer, hunting, looting, and unpredictable PvP encounters create the same 'anything can happen out there' tension.

An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

Why similar: Open World 24.6%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.7%, PvP 10.5%, Realistic 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Large-map PvPvE roaming and gear-driven firefights make it feel like a harsher, survival-heavy version of Red Dead Online's outlaw side.

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.

Why similar: Open World 26.2%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Third-Person Shooter 13.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Online Co-Op 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Tactical third-person co-op, a giant map, and player-driven mission pacing make it another good stand-in for riding out with a posse.

A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.

Why similar: Open World 45.9%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Galloping across a beautiful open world, clearing camps, soaking in the scenery, and dipping into co-op capture much of Red Dead's cinematic travel-and-combat appeal.

Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.

Why similar: Open World 32.5%, Multiplayer 21.6%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Realistic 12.3%, Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: For players who especially loved Red Dead's hunting and wilderness immersion, this is one of the closest matches for that slow, realistic outdoor feel.

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Why similar: Open World 24.7%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Shooter 11.6%, PvP 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Long-distance travel, survival pressure, and tense encounters with strangers generate the same kind of memorable emergent stories Red Dead Online excels at.

Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!

Why similar: Open World 27.4%, Multiplayer 16.7%, MMORPG 16.1% ★, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Character Customization 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its persistent multiplayer sandbox with horses, crafting, and territorial control taps into the same frontier power-struggle fantasy, even in a different historical setting.

When life robs Colton White of all that matters, the only thing left he can trust is his GUN. From award-winning developer, Neversoft, and accomplished screenwriter, Randall Jahnson (The Mask of Zorro, The Doors), GUN follows Colton on his quest for discovery as he seeks to exact vengeful justice on those who have wronged him.

Why similar: Western 61% ★, Open World 13.3%, Third-Person Shooter 8.4%, Horses 6% ★, Shooter 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This old-school open-world western delivers horseback travel, bounty hunting, saloon-town atmosphere, and frontier shootouts in a very Red Dead-adjacent package.

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Why similar: Open World 35.8%, Multiplayer 25.8%, PvP 10.3%, Online Co-Op 8.6%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Red Dead Online was the danger and unpredictability of other players in a shared sandbox, Rust offers a much rougher version of that feeling.

Skull and Bones is an open world naval action RPG where ship combat, build choice, and sailing skill define your pirate legend. Conquer rival ships and mythical beasts in a vast ocean of up to 20 players.

Why similar: Open World 38%, Multiplayer 25.6%, Co-op 11.3%, Action 7.3%, Realistic 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps horses for ships, but its online open-world contracts, upgrading, and opportunistic battles hit a similar sandbox cadence.

Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!

Why similar: MMORPG 37% ★, PvP 26.3%, Open World 19.9%, Character Customization 9.4%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a fantasy setting, its horse travel, trading, life-skill systems, and persistent online world can scratch a similar long-term sandbox itch.

Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?

Why similar: Open World 29.7%, MMORPG 18.8% ★, Multiplayer 13.5%, Character Customization 13.2%, PvP 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its dangerous shared sandbox, travel-heavy world, and player-driven livelihoods appeal to the same immersive online-world crowd.

Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

Why similar: Open World 24.9%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Shooter 11.5%, PvP 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its shared-world survival shooter structure of roaming, events, looting, and base progression mirrors Red Dead Online's freeform multiplayer loop in a stranger setting.

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.

Why similar: Western 81.4% ★, Shooter 5.9%, Action 3.7%, Story Rich 2%, Gore 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Although more linear, it absolutely nails the stylish frontier shooting and Old West tone that many Red Dead fans want more of.

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Open World 39.5%, Multiplayer 24.9%, Shooter 16.9%, Co-op 11.9%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Co-op exploration across a large rural map with quiet travel, scavenging, and sudden ambushes captures a similar rhythm of calm wandering and violent interruption.

Multiplayer based, first person enabled, action packed and skill demanding shooter set in the Wild West times. A unique combination of non stop action and slow but powerful weaponry.

Why similar: Western 46.7% ★, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Shooter 8.4%, PvP 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a great pick if you mainly want Red Dead's multiplayer western gunfights distilled into fast, competitive matches.

Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.

Why similar: Open World 35.5%, Multiplayer 26.7%, Realistic 15.3%, Co-op 12.2%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its hunting, crafting, village-building, and slow frontier-life progression match the quieter, more grounded routines that Red Dead Online does so well.

The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.

Why similar: Open World 36.5%, Multiplayer 25.4%, Realistic 19.4%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, First-Person 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: If fishing and scenic wandering were a big part of your Red Dead Online routine, this captures that relaxing side especially well.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it means to be Na'vi.

Why similar: Open World 30%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Online Co-Op 16%, Shooter 7.8%, Character Customization 7.3%

A story-driven action-adventure RPG, bringing the world of Westeros to life with remarkable detail and never-before seen scale.

Why similar: Open World 25.6%, Online Co-Op 22.7%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Character Customization 12%, Realistic 10.3%

Outlaws of the Old West is a massively multiplayer survival MMO with a huge world, thousands of items and a modular building system. Survive the wild, build your own homestead, defeat villainous bandits and work with others to tame the Wild West.

Why similar: Western 61.1% ★, Open World 20.6%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Adventure 2.3%, Action 2.1%

Live as your favourite african animal, choose between being a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore, predator or prey. In this multiplayer ecosystem, with a realistic open world, choose to become a lion, a elephant or even a swift gazelle! But remember, the savannahs law is to survive at any cost!

Why similar: Open World 27.9%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Realistic 14.8%, PvP 11.6%

Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.

Why similar: Open World 37.1%, MMORPG 20% ★, Multiplayer 12.2%, PvP 8.8%, Character Customization 6.9%

Explore the mysteries of Sol and experience exhilirating first-person shooter combat in Destiny 2. Unlock powerful abilities and collect unique gear across story missions, co-op, and PvP modes.

Why similar: Open World 26.5%, Multiplayer 18.1%, MMORPG 15% ★, Shooter 11.1%, PvP 9.8%

Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.

Why similar: Open World 30.9%, Multiplayer 20.4%, MMORPG 19% ★, Character Customization 7.6%, PvP 6.5%

Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.

Why similar: Open World 30%, Multiplayer 28.6%, Co-op 14.3%, Character Customization 11.1%, Action 8%

“Live your Wild West fantasy in Frontier Legends, an open-world frontier adventure where survival, crafting and exploration shape your story. Stake your claim, build your place in the West and uncover what lies beyond the rails.”

Why similar: Western 53.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 17.3%, Character Customization 8.5%, PvP 8.1%, Action 4.9%

Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.

Why similar: Open World 39.7%, Multiplayer 21.6%, Online Co-Op 20.6%, Realistic 16.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

The most realistic hunting experience awaits. Explore 12 reserves and hunt 45 unique species, ranging from waterfowl to big game. Over 100 weapons from state-of-the art rifles to bows. Customize your load-out with stands, blinds and dogs. Play alone or in multiplayer with up to 7 friends.

Why similar: Open World 33.2%, Multiplayer 24.3%, Shooter 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Realistic 9%

Survive the wilderness, build a home, raise a family, and expand your territory. Gain power as President, deliver justice as Sheriff, fight for your tribe as Chief, or show some southern hospitality as Governor. Begin your new life in 19th century America.

Why similar: Western 56.1% ★, Open World 19.4%, Multiplayer 13.2%, PvP 2.9%, Adventure 2.2%

Multiplayer Cowboys - The Town is being taken over by Ghosts. Can You and Your Posse Survive ?

Why similar: Western 62.7% ★, Multiplayer 13.7%, Online Co-Op 9%, Action 9%, Co-op 5%

Unbridled: That Horse Game is the ultimate horse simulator, giving you the freedom to follow your own dreams and create your own unique story. Experience the freedom of riding, the challenges of horse sports, and the joy of breeding horses - all in a stunning virtual world.

Why similar: Horses 36.6% ★, Western 32% ★, Open World 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Realistic 7.2%

Just Cause 3 Multiplayer mod is a free fan-created project bringing an explosive and highly-customizable multiplayer.

Why similar: Open World 31.2%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Action 11.2%, Shooter 9.6%

The world’s first and premier Action MMO Third Person Shooter allows you to choose between two sides of the law. Play as Enforcer or Criminal, customize your gear for the task at hand and hit the streets and play how you want in a city filled with more action this side of a Hollywood blockbuster.

Why similar: Open World 29.3%, Multiplayer 18.3%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Character Customization 12.1%, Shooter 9%

Stay Out - is a MMORPG with shooter elements, based on spirit of “stalking” - an urban exploration, searching and exploring mysterious, abandoned and forgotten by humanity pieces of our planet.

Why similar: Open World 21.4%, Multiplayer 14.5%, MMORPG 12.2% ★, Shooter 10.7%, Character Customization 9.6%

The horse riding game of your dreams is finally here. Online adventures await!

Why similar: Horses 81.5% ★, Multiplayer 8.7%, Adventure 5.5%, Action 4.3%

Wild Indigo Ranch is a cozy cowboy-life RPG for 1-4 players. Start a new life on the prairie, explore the frontier, build the finest ranch in the West, and ride into the sunset.

Why similar: Western 37.9% ★, Horses 32.3% ★, Open World 13.1%, Online Co-Op 8.2%, Co-op 3.7%

Hunt or be hunted in this asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits man against Predator. As part of a Fireteam, complete missions before the Predator finds you. Or be the Predator and hunt your prey.

Why similar: Multiplayer 29%, Shooter 17.1%, Character Customization 15.7%, PvP 15.3%, Realistic 12.4%

Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.

Why similar: Open World 35.4%, MMORPG 29.5% ★, PvP 20.6%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.8%

Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.

Why similar: Western 51.6% ★, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Multiplayer 13%, Shooter 8.8%, Co-op 6%

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is a third-person shooter that delivers an intense team-based multiplayer experience. Relive the violent era of the Wild West with adrenaline-fueled action and fast-paced gunfights. Engage in gritty battles in beautifully rendered classic Western settings.

Why similar: Western 56.7% ★, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%, PvP 6.4%, Shooter 6.2%

Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.

Why similar: Open World 42.6%, Multiplayer 28.1%, Realistic 15.5%, Co-op 5.2%, Adventure 4.6%

Embark on an exciting journey with a group of bandits who have been having a lot of bad luck lately... Shootouts, duels, diversions and the atmosphere of the wild but beautiful west await you.

Why similar: Western 55.8% ★, Third-Person Shooter 22%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 9.2%, Story Rich 2.7%