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Red Dead Redemption 2

Achievement guide · roadmap · tracker

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the epic tale of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the infamous Van der Linde gang, on the run across America at the dawn of the modern age.

Shooter Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Action Drama Open world
2018 ★ 94 51 achievements Guide 61% Singleplayer Multiplayer
Multiplayer will not be released until november - until then all the achievements not marked as 'Online' are assumed to be achievable in single-player only.
51 achievements
All's Fair

All's Fair

ObjectiveOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Successfully counter a rival Posse's Free Roam mission.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

ObjectiveMissableSingle-player

Discover the fate of Marko Dragic.

This character gives a set of stranger missions in Ch4, from Saint Denis. They'll be in/around a small building right at the north end of the map. Once the mission chain is complete, return to his building after 24 hours or so to learn the fate, get the achievement, and also a reward item.
Back in the Mud

Back in the Mud

StoryUnmissableSingle-player
Best in the West

Best in the West

GrindMissableSingle-player

Attain 100% completion.

Bountiful

Bountiful

ObjectiveOptionalSingle-player

Survive 3 days holding a bounty of $250 in all states.

Best to leave this until after Extreme PersonalityExtreme Personality and Lending a HandLending a Hand - you'll need to rack up a large bounty in each state, and then camp out in the wild and sleep a lot to have the time pass.
Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

GrindUnmissableSingle-player

Recover the stash from 4 homesteads.

Breakout

Breakout

ObjectiveUnmissableMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Complete the Intro.

It takes about 45m to get started in online, you have to go through this to get to free roam.
Buckle Up

Buckle Up

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Achieve 5 gold belt buckles from awards.

Butchered

Butchered

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Sell 20 items to the Butcher.

Collector's Item

Collector's Item

ObjectiveOptionalSingle-player

Complete one of the Collectable strands.

Cowboy Builder

Cowboy Builder

StoryUnmissableSingle-player
Endless Summer

Endless Summer

StoryOptionalSingle-player
Errand Boy

Errand Boy

ObjectiveMissableSingle-player

Deliver 5 camp companion item requests.

You must do this before the end of chapter 4.
Eventful

Eventful

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Play 5 Free Roam Events.

Extreme Personality

Extreme Personality

ObjectiveOptionalSingle-player

Reach maximum or minimum Honor level.

You can't really get this until during/after chapter 5 - because honor is capped until then. Stay positive Honor, so you can be eligible for all the missions needed for Lending a HandLending a Hand
Friends With Benefits

Friends With Benefits

ObjectiveMissableSingle-player

Complete a Companion Activity in each camp.

You must do a companion mission in chapters 2, 3 and 4. They appear as small white mission icons as you progress through each chapter and are to go do things like fishing/robberies/etc with the minor characters.
Getting Started

Getting Started

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Reach Rank 10.

Give to the Poor

Give to the Poor

ObjectiveMissableSingle-player

Donate $250 to the gang tithing box.

Do this before completing chapter 4 - as the tithing box is not available after chapter 4.
Gold Rush

Gold Rush

GrindOptionalSingle-player

Earn 70 Gold Medals in Story missions.

This is definitely easiest to do when you first attempt each mission - if you replay them you don't have your normal collection of tonics/weapons/etc. Ofc the game doesn't reveal the requirements for Gold until after you've completed at least once - but 3rd party mission guides will help with that.
Grin and Bear it

Grin and Bear it

GrindOptionalSingle-player

Survive 18 bear attacks and kill the bear each time in Story Mode.

You have to let the bear attach/maul you first, then fight it off and kill it. A pump action shotgun is pretty handy here, assuming you don't care about pelt quality.
Gun For Hire

Gun For Hire

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Accept 10 Free Roam missions from characters around the world.

Hobby Horse

Hobby Horse

All-the-thingsUnmissableSingle-player

Play all mini games.

You only need to start a game of each. You don't need to win.
Collectibles (4)
1. Five Finger Fillet (in Strawberry)
2. Blackjack (in the saloon in Rhodes)
3. Dominoes (in the park in Saint Denis)
4. Poker (in the saloon in Saint Denis)
Home Comforts

Home Comforts

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Purchase 5 camp improvements.

Horses for Courses

Horses for Courses

ObjectiveOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Concurrently own 5 horses.

It's Art

It's Art

ObjectiveOptionalSingle-player
This can only be done after completing the story.
It was THIS Big!

It was THIS Big!

ObjectiveOptionalSingle-player

Catch a fish weighing at least 16 lbs (7.3 kg).

Easiest during Ch4 after you unlock Special lures.
Just a Scratch

Just a Scratch

StoryUnmissableSingle-player
This will be the first achievement you get.
Lending a Hand

Lending a Hand

GrindMissableSingle-player

Complete all optional Honor story missions.

Locked and Loaded

Locked and Loaded

ObjectiveOptionalSingle-player

Upgrade each available component for a single sidearm or longarm weapon.

Easy to do from near the beginning of the game in any gunsmith. Just upgrade everything on a pistol or revolver.
Master Craftsman

Master Craftsman

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Craft 20 items (excluding ammo).

Non-Regulation

Non-Regulation

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Craft 25 pieces of ammunition.

Notorious

Notorious

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Reach Rank 50.

No Traitors

No Traitors

StoryUnmissableSingle-player
Paying Respects

Paying Respects

All-the-thingsOptionalSingle-player
This can only be done *after* completing the story, although you can visit some of the graves during the story from Ch4 onwards. See rdr2map.com for locations.
Collectibles (9)
1. Jenny Kirk
2. Davey Callander
3. Eagle Flies
4. Arthur Morgan
5. Susan Grimshaw
6. Hosea Matthews
7. Lenny Summers
8. Kieran Duffy
9. Sean MacGuire
Picked to Perfection

Picked to Perfection

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Pick 25 Herbs.

Easy to do from the intro onwards in the obvious way... ...just use Eagle Eye to spot pickable things and pick them...
Pony Up

Pony Up

GrindOptionalSingle-player

Spend $5000 across all shops.

Posse Up

Posse Up

ObjectiveOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Form a Persistent Posse.

Redemption

Redemption

StoryUnmissableSingle-player
Self Sufficient

Self Sufficient

GrindOptionalSingle-player

Craft 30 unique items in Story Mode.

You should be able to do this in Ch3/Ch4 - just craft one of everything you can. Obviously make sure to buy & pick up (and read, from your satchel) any/all recipes you find.
Series Major

Series Major

ObjectiveOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Take part in a Series.

Settling Feuds

Settling Feuds

StoryUnmissableSingle-player
Skin Deep

Skin Deep

All-the-thingsOptionalSingle-player

Skin every species of animal in Story Mode.

There are 178 species. That is a lot. Keep track in the pause menu under Progress -> Compendium -> Animals
Strength in Numbers

Strength in Numbers

ObjectiveOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Complete a Free Roam mission as part of a Posse with at least 2 members.

Take From the Rich

Take From the Rich

GrindOptionalSingle-player

Rob or loot $250.

Loot every dead body, this should unlock before you complete the story.
The Real Deal

The Real Deal

GrindOptionalMulti-player

Red Dead Online: Achieve MVP 3 times (in a round with at least 4 players).

Third Time Lucky

Third Time Lucky

StoryOptionalSingle-player
To Greener Pastures

To Greener Pastures

StoryUnmissableSingle-player
Trusty Steed

Trusty Steed

GrindOptionalSingle-player

Reach max bonding level with a horse.

Easy enough to get; stay on the same horse, feed it, and pat it while riding with L3 (press in on left stick). Bonding level will increase to level 4 (the max) soon enough. There's time to do this 3 times over on a good playthrough of the game.
Washed Ashore

Washed Ashore

StoryUnmissableSingle-player
Western Stranger

Western Stranger

GrindOptionalSingle-player

Complete 10 Stranger mission strands.

There are way more than 10 in the game. You must complete the full quest line for each - not just the first mission. You can still do any/all of these after completing the story.
Zoologist

Zoologist

All-the-thingsOptionalSingle-player

Study every animal across all states in Story Mode.

See also Skin DeepSkin Deep. Use the binoculars. Check in the compendium for 100% progress against each animal.

Breakdown

Kinds
10 Story 21 Grind 16 Objective 4 All-the-things
Missables
11 Unmissable 6 Missable 34 Optional
Multiplayer
34 Single-player 17 Multi-player
Glitches
No known glitches

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