Best Red Dead Redemption 2 Mods To Improve The Game In 2025

Red Dead Redemption 2 mods have kept Rockstar’s western game alive and changing long after Rockstar itself moved on. After one last holiday update in 2022, Rockstar left Red Dead Redemption 2 behind and, for the most part, left behind Red Dead Online as well, with most of the studio’s resources going toward GTA 6. However, Red Dead Online did receive a new update in 2025 that brought new zombie and robot missions to the game. Rockstar might be mostly finished with Red Dead for now, but Red Dead fans certainly aren’t. The mod community has dug into nearly every aspect of the game and found ways to make it better, harder, easier, less rigid, more inflexible–if there’s something you’ve wanted to change about Red Dead Redemption 2, you can bet a modder has something out there for you.

NexusMods hosts hundreds of Red Dead Redemption 2 mods, but we’ve gathered 16 of the best together, from new clothes for Arthur to part-time jobs, better bounties, and an expansive reimagining of the game’s melee combat system.

Bear in mind that, like with most mods, these only work for Red Dead Redemption 2’s PC version. If you’re after some console fun instead, check out our picks for the best PS5 gamesand best Xbox Series X|S games to play in 2025.