Red Dead Redemption 2: The Undead Sales King Still Outguns the Competition
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Red Dead Redemption 2 has achieved the astonishing feat of becoming the fourth-biggest-selling game of all time, having sold 79 million copies and outselling every other game released in the last seven years. This impressive milestone, tucked into a Take-Two investor report amidst GTA 6 delay news, highlights the enduring power of quality and player engagement.
Alright mates, gather 'round the digital campfire, because we need to talk about a game that just refuses to ride off into the sunset. No, not a shiny new Web3 darling (though we'll get to those, fear not!), but rather a grizzled veteran that keeps surprising us all: Red Dead Redemption 2.
Publisher Take-Two, bless their corporate little hearts, recently dropped a bombshell that almost got buried under the rubble of the *other* big news – yep, that GTA 6 delay to November 26, 2026. Fair dinkum, you'd be forgiven for missing it, like trying to spot a rare legendary creature in a hurricane. But squirrelled away in their investor's report, a little nugget of pure gaming gold revealed itself: **Red Dead Redemption 2 has officially become the fourth-biggest-selling game of all time.**
Let that sink in for a moment. Since its debut in 2018, this masterpiece has shifted a mind-boggling **79 million copies**. And here's the kicker: it’s sold more copies than *any other game released in the last seven years*. Think about that! We're talking Elden Ring, Monster Hunter: World, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Sims – you name it. RDR2 just rode right past them, leaving a trail of digital dust. It even unseated Mario Kart 8 from its comfy fourth-place spot.
Honestly, it makes you wonder what kind of digital alchemy Rockstar cooked up, doesn't it? What secret potion keeps players coming back, or discovering Arthur Morgan’s epic journey for the first time, all these years later? Only Minecraft (350M), GTA 5 (220M), and the eternally baffling Wii Sports (82.9M) have sold more. Bloody hell, Wii Sports, still hanging in there like that one dodgy WiFi signal.
This news, originally reported by the ever-observant Vikki Blake over at Eurogamer (cheers, Vikki!), also highlights another curious point. Remember back in 2022 when Rockstar basically told us not to expect any more *major* updates for Red Dead Online? Well, fast forward to July this year, and *poof*, four new adventures magically appeared. "Strange Tales of The Plague," "Modern Science," "The Bayou," and "The Wilderness." A classic Rockstar move, eh? Keep 'em guessing. It's almost as if they're saying, "We build it so good, it sells itself, and then we'll throw in a little extra sparkle when you least expect it."
Eurogamer itself gave RDR2 a "Recommended" badge, calling it "an astounding open world unlikely to be rivalled until well into the next gen, saddled by a throughline from the last." And you know what? That "saddled by a throughline" bit might just be part of its charm. It's a game that knows what it is, executes it flawlessly, and delivers an experience that genuinely lasts. It’s a testament to raw, unadulterated quality and storytelling, a real benchmark for what a traditional gaming experience can achieve. It makes you think about how important that pure, lasting value is, whether it's in a single-player epic or the wilds of Web3. Original article by Vikki Blake for Eurogamer.
Tags: Gaming Sales, Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games, Industry Trends, Evergreen Games
Original article: Eurogamer