Summary
Red Dead Redemption 2has reached a new all-time peak player count on Steam, with over 86,000 users recorded to be playing at the same time, thanks to an ongoing promotion on the store. This new high forRed Dead Redemption 2comes almost six years after its PC launch in 2019, which took place a year after it landed on consoles.
One of Rockstar’s most influential works,Red Dead Redemption 2is one of the most decorated games to ever roll out, with a plethora of accolades to its name. Apart from gaining widespread critical acclaim, the Wild West-themed title also achieved commercial success and sold several million copies in a short period of time. As a matter of fact,Red Dead Redemption 2is still very popularamong gamers, reportedly experiencing remarkable sales as recently as late 2024. Boosted by a temporary price drop on Steam, it recently witnessed a record-breaking uptick in its playerbase.
As per the latestSteamDBstats, 86,717 Steam users playedRed Dead Redemption 2concurrently on July 03, 2025, helping the game reach its highest peak concurrent player count to date. This feat coincides with the action-adventure game recently dropping to its lowest-ever price on Valve’s platform. Since January 23,Red Dead Redemption 2has been selling for 14.99 USD at a 75% discount. This special price is part of an ongoing Steam sale on several Rockstar-published titles and can be utilized until Jul 25, 2025, at 10AM PT. Interestingly, the third-person shooter alsobenefited majorly when its Xbox port received a slashed priceduring Black Friday 2024.
It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time a price drop on Steam has enabledRed Dead Redemption 2’s player numbers to reach a new peak. Its previous all-time peak of 77,655 concurrent players was achieved on June 15, 2025, the same period it was selling for 19.79 USD (67% off), its previous lowest-ever price on Valve’s digital store. This can be seen as a reflection of how Steam sales can bring an influx of new players to games, even if they have been out for a long time. Similar toRed Dead Redemption 2, 2013’sArma 3experienced a resurgence during a Steam salein July 2024.
Fortunately for Rockstar Games, its several-year-old releases are still doing very well as its studios continue to focus onGTA 6, its next flagship game. In particular, thesales ofRed Dead Redemption 2andGTA 5have been notably highas of December 2024. With such strong commercial figures and the highly anticipatedGTA 6set to arrive later this year, 2025 seems to hold a lot of promise for the American publisher.
Red Dead Redemption 2
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America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed. After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him. From the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.
