How do I save my Red Dead online?

How do you save in Red Dead Redemption 2? The PC version of Rockstar’s sprawling Western epic is finally here after a year-long delay relative to the console release and there’s nothing that’ll spoil the fun more than by losing hours and hours of progress. And if you don’t know how to save in RDR2, that’s exactly what could happen.

As you may know if you’ve played even a small amount of the console version of the game, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an experience that takes its time; just wait until you get to the epilogue. Anyway, while slow trudges on your horse for miles as the sun sets on the American frontier is atmospheric, you don’t want to do it all over again after losing some progress. So, here’s how to save in RDR2.

RDR2: how to save your game

The save game option is a little hidden away, but you can find it by hitting the 'STORY' tab on the pause menu. From there there's a huge place to click on the left of your screen that gives you the option to save your game—you can't miss it.

That said there are some occasions in the game when you cannot save, such as the very beginning. Just make sure you dig through this part and you'll be able to save what you've done later on. Just make sure you do so before a big event is about to take place in the game, or you've gone through a big session without hitting save. 

On this page of the Red Dead Redemption 2 guide, we explain how to create your own Red Dead Redemption 2 save and when it is best to rely on manual saves.

Last update: Friday, September 23, 2022

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Red Dead Redemption 2 has autosave feature that saves your progress after, i.e. you complete a mission. However, the game also gives you the option to make manual saves. This page contains information on how to save your progress manually in Red Dead Redemption 2 and when you should rely on manual saves.

You can save your progress manually when:

1. You aren't doing any missions.
2. You aren't fighting with anyone.
3. You aren't playing any mini-games or other activities that force you to complete them.

Pause the game and go to the Story tab. Here, you can choose to save the game, load your previous save, start a new game and to exit. Red Dead Redemption 2 allows you to make up to 15 manual saves.

You should save your progress before starting a new mission, especially when it is a mission from the main storyline. The majority of the main missions forces you to make minor or major decisions. Some of them have a small impact on the game while others can be really important to the story campaign. For example, killing an NPC accidentally means that you won't meet this person later in the game. Thanks to the manual saves you can easily go back to the past events and act differently.

We also recommend making manual saves before progressing to the fifth chapter and before you start the epilogue - certain elements of the game (i.e. developing your gang hideout) or some smaller quests may become inaccessible.

Red Dead Online has arrived and finally you can take your single-player wild-west experience online, and play cowboys with people from all over the world. If you’re here, you’re probably wondering how to save in Red Dead Online, here’s how.

Red Dead Redemption 2‘s single-player featured both manual and auto-save functions. You could hard save throughout the game, but you could also force one by going to sleep for any amount of time, or finishing a mission.

Obviously though, Red Dead Online is going to play by slightly different rules since it’s an online mode with other people in your game.

How to Save

You can save your game though in Red Dead Online. The mode uses an auto function similar to the single-player mode. Whenever you do something notable, something worthy of communicating with the server, such as completing a mission, the game will do its thing.

When it does this, it’s basically just updating your current state to the server. The way you look, how much money you have, what you’ve recently completed, etc. are being kept track of.

Can You Manually Save in Red Dead Online?

Unlike the singe-player mode, you can’t just create your own file manually. You will need to rely on the automatic function exclusively. Thus, it’s important that you take some precautions so you don’t mess anything up.

Try not to randomly just turn the game off to avoid potentially losing progress. It’s probably unlikely, but you could possibly mess with something if you log out improperly. Try to finish what you’re doing, and then log out properly before turning off the game.

That does it for how to save in Red Dead online. For more tips, tricks, and frequently asked questions answered, be sure to check out our Red Dead Redemption 2 wiki guide.

For your convenience, we’ve even listed a ton of other handy Red Dead Redemption 2 guides for you here. We’ve got the best horses, how to raise your bond with your horse and how to get a horse. If you’re looking for gold bars, we run you through how to get gold bars, the gold bars glitch, and where to find Fences to sell them. We’ve even got guides on Poker, Blackjack, Five Finger Fillet, and Dominoes, in case you just want whittle away your time in the west.

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