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Red Dead Redemption 2 100% Completion Checklist

Get the most out of RDR2 with this completion checklist.

Arthur stands beside a river in Red Dead Redemption 2
Image credit: VG247/Rockstar Games
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While there might be a huge number of activities and missions for you to complete in Red Dead Redemption 2, not everything counts towards your overall completion percentage. In this Red Dead Redemption 2 completion checklist guide, we'll be going over everything that you actually need to do in order to fully complete Rockstar's massive game.

Red Dead Redemption 2 100% Checklist

Just below, we’ll be listing out everything that contributes to the 100% completion statistic in RDR2. This list is very much a work in progress, and we’ll be updating it with more details whenever we uncover any new contributing factors.

  • Complete all Missions - There are at least 85 story missions in Red Dead Redemption 2.
  • Strangers - Interact with at least 10 Strangers.
  • Bounties - Complete five total Bounty missions.
  • Chance Encounters - These are the mini encounters that happen randomly around the map, and you need to complete 25 of them.
  • Bushwhacked - Encounter one gang ambush.
  • Gang Hideouts - Unlock all six hideouts for the Dutch Van der Linde gang.
  • Points of Interest - Find one point of interest out in the world.
  • Cigarette Card Sets - Collect one complete card set.
  • Treasure Hunter - Complete one treasure hunter chain.
  • Dreamcatchers - Find all 20 Dreamcatchers throughout the world.
  • Animals - Find and study all 50 animal species.
  • Equipment - Obtain 10 pieces of equipment in total.
  • Fish - Discover 10 species of fish.
  • Gangs - Encounter all six enemy gangs.
  • Horses - Discover 10 breeds of horses and study them.
  • Plants - Collect 20 different types of plants.
  • Weapons - Use at least 28 different types of weapons.
  • Player - Max out your health, stamina, and deadeye meters.
  • Horse Bonding - Reach level four bonding with any horse.
  • Challenges - Complete all nine Challenges.
  • Shacks - Discover five Shacks.
  • Legendary Animals - Track and kill any five legendary animals.
  • Table Games - Play one game each of poker, blackjack, dominoes, or five finger fillet.
  • Ranters, Ravers, and Campaigners - Find and interact with five of these people found throughout the world.
  • Bath - Take one bath.
  • Show - Watch one show.
  • Theater - Visit one theater.
  • Recipes - Craft one tonic, type of ammunition, hunting item, horse care item, and weapon item.
  • Robberies - Complete one coach, home, shop, and train robbery.

As we mentioned previously, these are all the tasks we’ve uncovered so far that count towards your 100% completion in Red Dead Redemption 2. Should we uncover any more, we’ll update the list above straight away.

Now that we’re done here, you can continue ahead to any of our additional guides on Red Dead Redemption 2. You can either check out our Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats guide, or our complete guide to getting perfect pelts for more.

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