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IGN's Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2) walkthrough features guides for every main story mission, complete with Gold Medal Checklist Requirements, helpful screenshots, and tips for each of them, alongside the full RDR2 mission list. The Red Dead Redemption 2 chapters break up the main story missions, and this guide is broken up similarly.

Note that main missions unlock all sorts of things like Fishing, Fences, and Camp Upgrades. We've noted those below.

Before getting started, don't miss:

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  • Things to Do First in RDR2 - Everything you need when you're getting started.
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheats - To learn how cheats work.
  • Tips and Secrets - To brush up on things RDR2 doesn't tell you, like how to fast travel.
  • The RDR2 Interactive Map
  • How Many Chapters Are in Red Dead Redemption 2? <meta /> <meta />

FThere are nearly 80 main story missions in Red Dead Redemption 2. Looking for a particular chapter or story mission? Click the links below to jump to a list of all RDR2 missions in each particular chapter.

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Epilogue Part 1 Epilogue Part 2 Stranger Missions

Chapter 1 Missions

After a failed robbery, the gang has fled from Blackwater into the Grizzly Mountains, but a late spring storm has left them half frozen and starving. They are holed up in an abandoned mining town, licking their wounds and awaiting a break in the weather.

Mission Name Complete
Outlaws from the West

Outlaws from the West

Enter, Pursued by a Memory

Enter, Pursued by a Memory

Old Friends

Old Friends

The Aftermath of Genesis

The Aftermath of Genesis

Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall

Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall

Eastward Bound - Unlocks the open world

Eastward Bound

RDR2 Chapter 2 Missions

After a break in the weather, the gang has headed down from the mountains, and is now hiding at Horseshoe Overlook.

Mission Name Complete
Polite Society, Valentine Style

Polite Society, Valentine Style

Americans at Rest

Americans at Rest

Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego

Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego

Who is Not without Sin

Who is Not without Sin

Good, Honest, Snake Oil

Good, Honest, Snake Oil

Money Lending and Other Sins - Unlocks Ledger and Camp Upgrades

Money Lending and Other Sins

Paying a Social Call

Paying a Social Call

A Quiet Time

A Quiet Time

Blessed are the Meek

Blessed are the Meek

The First Shall be Last

The First Shall be Last

We Loved Once and True

We Loved Once and True

The Spines of America - Unlocks Fence to sell Gold Bars

The Spines of America

Pouring Forth Oil

Pouring Forth Oil

A Fisher of Men - Unlocks Fishing and Fishing Pole

A Fisher of Men

The Sheep and the Goats

The Sheep and the Goats

An American Pastoral Scene

An American Pastoral Scene

A Strange Kindness - Gold bar

A Strange Kindness

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Chapter 3 Missions

The gang got run out of Valentine after an altercation with the railway magnate, Leviticus Cornwall, who has grown tired of having his trains robbed by gangs of outlaws. Afraid that the routes westward were were being watched by Pinkterton agents, the gang moved south and east and are now hiding at Clemens Cove, near the town of Rhodes.

Mission Name Complete
Further Questions of Female Suffrage

Further Questions of Female Suffrage

The New South

The New South

The Course of True Love

The Course of True Love

American Distillation

American Distillation

Advertising, the New American Art

Advertising, the New American Art

An Honest Mistake

An Honest Mistake

Horse Flesh for Dinner - Unlocks horse fence

Horse Flesh for Dinner

The Fine Joys of Tobacco - Makes fire bottles purchasable at Fences

The Fine Joys of Tobacco

Preaching Forgiveness as He went

Preaching Forgiveness as He went

Magicians for Sport

Magicians for Sport

Sodom? Back to Gomorrah

Sodom? Back to Gomorrah

Blessed are the Peacemakers

Blessed are the Peacemakers

Friends in Very Low Places

Friends in Very Low Places

A Short Walk in a Pretty Town

A Short Walk in a Pretty Town

Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern

Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern

The Battle of Shady Belle - Unlocks Chapter 4, and better horses at Scarlett Meadows Stable and Saint Denis Stable

The Battle of Shady Belle

RDR2 Chapter 4 Missions

Things ended poorly in Rhodes. The Pinkertons showed up again, and little Jack Marston was kidnapped. The crew becomes involved in Saint Denis.

Mission Name Complete
The Joys of Civilization

The Joys of Civilization

Angelo Bronte, a Man of Honor

Angelo Bronte, a Man of Honor

No, No and Thrice, No

No, No and Thrice, No

Fatherhood And Other Dreams

Fatherhood And Other Dreams

The Gilded Cage

The Gilded Cage

A Fine Night of Debauchery

A Fine Night of Debauchery

Horsemen, Apocalypses

Horsemen, Apocalypses

American Fathers

American Fathers

Urban Pleasures

Urban Pleasures

Country Pursuits

Country Pursuits

Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten

Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten

Banking, the Old American Art

Banking, the Old American Art

Chapter 5

The bank robbery in Saint Denis was a disaster. The gang has been almost destroyed, several members were killed and arrested. Everything seemed lost.

Mission Name Complete
Welcome to the New World

Welcome to the New World

Savagery Unleashed

Savagery Unleashed

A Kind and Benevolent Despot

A Kind and Benevolent Despot

Hell Hath No Fury

Hell Hath No Fury

Paradise Mercifully Departed

Paradise Mercifully Departed

Dear Uncle Tacitus

Dear Uncle Tacitus

Fleeting Joy

Fleeting Joy

A Fork in the Road

A Fork in the Road

Icarus and Friends

Icarus and Friends

That’s Murfree Country

That’s Murfree Country

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RDR2 Chapter 6 Missions

The gang, or what is left of it, were reunited at Lakay, but was quickly assaulted by a squad of Pinkertons.

Mission Name Complete
Visiting Hours

Visiting Hours

Just a Social Call

Just a Social Call

A Rage Unleashed

A Rage Unleashed

The Delights of Van Horn

The Delights of Van Horn

Archeology for Beginners

Archeology for Beginners

The Bridge to Nowhere

The Bridge to Nowhere

Honor, Amongst Thieves

Honor, Amongst Thieves

The Fine Art of Conversation

The Fine Art of Conversation

Goodbye, Dear Friend

Goodbye, Dear Friend

Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow

Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow

Favored Sons

Favored Sons

The King’s Son

The King’s Son

My Last Boy

My Last Boy

Our Best Selves

Our Best Selves

Red Dead Redemption (Mission)

Red Dead Redemption (Mission)

Epilogue Part 1 Missions

The epilogue occurs a few years after the end of Red Dead Redemption 2. Blackwater is no longer off limits, and better horses can be purchased at Blackwater Stable.

Mission Name Complete
The Wheel

The Wheel

Simple Pleasures

Simple Pleasures

Farming, for Beginners

Farming, for Beginners

Fatherhood, for Beginners

Fatherhood, for Beginners

Old Habits

Old Habits

Jim Milton Riders, Again?

Jim Milton Riders, Again?

Fatherhood, for Idiots

Fatherhood, for Idiots

Motherhood - You'll have access to all of Arthur's weapons and items after this mission.

Motherhood

Gainful Employment

Gainful Employment

Home of the Gentry?

Home of the Gentry?

Epilogue Part 2 Missions

Mission Name Complete
Bar Knuckle Friendships

Bar Knuckle Friendships

Home Improvement for Beginners

Home Improvement for Beginners

An Honest Day’s Labors

An Honest Day’s Labors

The Tool Box

The Tool Box

A New Jerusalem

A New Jerusalem

A Quick Favor for an Old Friend

A Quick Favor for an Old Friend

Uncles Bad Day

Uncles Bad Day

A Really Big Bastard

A Really Big Bastard

Trying Again

Trying Again

A New Future Imagined

A New Future Imagined

American Venom

American Venom

Strangers and Side Missions

This section will catalog all of the side quests and Strangers Missions in RDR2.

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  • A Fisher of Fish - Unlocks Legendary Fish Map
  • The Noblest of Men, and a Woman - Find legendary gunslingers.
  • American Dreams - The "Look Upon My Works" murder scene points to a serial killer. Gather three maps at murder sites to start this mission. Check out the map on the mission page.
  • Smoking and Other Hobbies - Get paid for your cigarette cards. Find all the Cigarette Card Locations and Card Sets here.
  • A Test of Faith - Find all the Dinosaur Bones.
  • All That Glitters - Track down the Jack Hall Gang's treasure.
  • Academia for Amateurs - Help this wildlife photographer out of his weird jams.
  • The Iniquities of History - Recover some items for an old man.
  • No Good Deed - Get the Doctor's Wagon back.
  • A Bright Bouncing Boy - Experience new inventions.
  • Help a Brother Out - Missions of the clergy.
  • The Artist's Way - Discover what it means to be an artist.
  • The Mercies of Knowledge - Technology can kill.
  • Oh Brother - Decide the courage of two brothers.

How Many Chapters Are in Red Dead Redemption 2?

There are 6 Chapters and 2 Epilogues in Red Dead Redemption 2.

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