5 Things to Do After Beating Red Dead Redemption 2
The main story of Red Dead Redemption 2 is huge. Like suck you in for 50+ hours huge. When you finish the main storyline you may think the game is over… You are incorrect. There are a number of things for you to complete in the post game of RDR2. Below you will find 5 things to do after beating Red Dead Redemption 2.
Finish Hunting All Legendary Animals
Legendary Animals are scattered throughout the world for you to hunt. This map shows the general locations you will find them. The ones in the Blackwater region can only be hunted during endgame.
There are a total of 16 Legendary Animals for you to hunt in Red Dead Redemption 2. These animals can be found throughout the open world and reward you with their pelts when killed. These pelts can be traded to the Trapper for Legendary Outfits that look pretty cool. While most of the Legendary Animals can be hunted during the main story, there are a few that need to be hunted after completing the main story (since they are located in the Blackwater are). These Legendary Animals are:
- Cougar.
- Bison.
- Pronghorn.
If you want to craft any of the Legendary outfits associated with these animals, you will need to hunt them down in the Red Dead Redemption 2 end game.
Trackdown Any Collectables You Missed
There are a ton of collectables to find in Red Dead Redemption 2.
There are a ton of collectibles for you to find in the world of Red Dead Redemption 2. Like a ton. Many of these collectibles are scattered throughout the world and can be easily missed during your playthrough of the story. If you want to 100% RDR2 you will need to grab every one of these collectibles, including the ones that are only accessible after you beat the game. Here is a list of every type of collectible:
- Points of Interest.
- Cigarette Card Sets (easy method guide).
- Treasure Hunter (treasure maps – All Locations Guide).
- Dreamcatchers (All Locations Guide).
- Exotics.
- Dinosaur Bones (All Locations Guide).
- Rock Carvings (All Locations Guide).
- Graves (post game – All Locations Guide).
- Legendary Fish.
- Hunting Requests.
- Unique Weapons (Where to Get).
You can complete all of these (besides the graves) during your playthrough as well as during the endgame. If you missed any of the collectibles, now is your chance to find them!
Replay Story Missions to Get Gold
You can replay missions from the Chapter menu.
In Red Dead Redemption 2 there are certain challenges you can complete during story mission in order to earn bronze, silver or gold completion on them. These challenges range from the simple to the more complicated. If you are looking to 100% Red Dead Redemption 2, you will need to gold these missions. Thankfully you can replay them to your heart’s content by accessing Progress > Story > Chapter > Highlight Mission You Want to Replay > Press Replay Button. Doing this allows you to replay any missions you’ve previously done before.
Read More: Check out every challenge you need to complete in each Story mission of Red Dead Redemption 2.
Mix Things Up With Cheats
Cheats can be inputted under Cheat button prompt on the Settings menu.
If you’ve made your way through the story of Red Dead Redemption 2, you may want to mix your playthrough up by adding some cheats to the mix. Cheats can be acquired via newspapers in the various towns of RDR2. Like GTAV, the cheats in Red Dead Redemption 2 run the gambit of normal to outright crazy. If you want to enter any of the cheats you’ve unlocked in RDR2 you can input them on the settings menu. Note: Do not turn on cheats if you are achievement hunting.
Hunt for Red Dead Redemption 2 Achievements/Trophies
Red Dead Redemption 2 has a very rigorous set of achievements/trophies.
Red Dead Redemption 2 has a fairly tough, time consuming list of achievements and trophies to unlock. The game splits these achievements into two segments, singleplayer and multiplayer. For a full list of every achievement (single player and multiplayer), check out this handy list from TrueAchievements. I have a feeling this one will take a while.
Play Red Dead Online
Red Dead Online is now live. It’s time to get you and your posse together to raise some havoc.
Red Dead Redemption 2’s single player is huge and can easily consume a number of hours in your life If that isn’t enough Rockstar decided to provide even more gameplay for you in the form of Red Dead Online. Red Dead Online is the world of RDR2 but with other players and its own storyline. IF you want to spend more time in the RDR2 world, give RDO a poke.
Read More: Check out our other Red Dead Redemption 2 guides.
