Can you trust Red Dead Redemption 2's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 91.8%
Genuinely great 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The adjusted rating for Red Dead Redemption 2 is 91.8% (95% range 91.5–92.1%), in line with the official 92.5% on Steam. It is based on 400 positive and 400 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Genuinely great" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher and the positive reviews carry high average trust).
Japanese-language reviews alone show 75.3% (1,099 reviews, 95% range 72.6–77.7%), 17.3 points below the overall rating. Players writing in Japanese are noticeably less positive. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 74.0%.
Positive reviews average 0.74 in trust and negative ones 0.81; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (47% overall).
Across 83 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.
The last 180 days show 94.6% (last 30 days: 95.1%), close to the all-time figure.
The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.
Positive vs negative breakdown
Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 1% | 14% |
| Very short text | 50% | 17% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 7% | 7% |
| Received for free | 1% | 1% |
| Owns very few games | 22% | 13% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 1% | 1% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.74 | 0.81 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 31 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 95.1% | 10,478 |
| Last 180 days | 94.6% | 66,416 |
| All time | 92.5% | 927,022 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 74.0% | 77 |
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