| Red Dead Redemption | |
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| Developer(s) | Rockstar San Diego |
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| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Series | Red Dead |
| Release Date(s) | May 18, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
| Predecessor | Red Dead Revolver |
| Successor | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
Red Dead Redemption is a Western action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver, it is the second game in the Red Dead series, and was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2010.
Red Dead Redemption is set during the decline of the American frontier in the year 1911 and follows John Marston, a former outlaw whose wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a hired gun. Having no other choice, Marston sets out to bring three members of his former gang to justice.