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We filtered the 39 games similar to Red Dead Redemption down to the 8 that fit the “RPG” category. Red Dead Redemption, Dead Space and Star Wars Outlaws top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Red Dead Redemption.

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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2023Dev Rockstar Games

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Within the “RPG” category, the closest game to Red Dead Redemption is Red Dead Redemption — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Dead Space and Star Wars Outlaws follow close behind.

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The best rPG games like Red Dead Redemption

8 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Red Dead Redemption. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Red Dead Redemption
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalHorrorExplorationThird Person3D
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB92· 8OC79· 62
Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation and multiplayer gameplay

Dead Space
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Star Wars Outlaws
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 11KIGDB80· 9OC75· 200
Year 2024Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and setting space, while skipping sandbox freedom

Shadow Warrior 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 69%· 5.5KIGDB56· 5OC72· 112
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, setting scifi and setting mythology, while skipping third-person shooting

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 80%· 133KIGDB87· 2OC75· 132
Year 2024Dev GSC Game WorldOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

System Shock
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorror
Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6
Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

Terminator: Resistance
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 92%· 18KIGDB51· 4OC57· 48
Year 2019Dev Teyon · Reef EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world, setting scifi and crafting mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

BioShock
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2008Dev 2K Australia · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

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