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Red Dead Redemption mission list
57 missions in story order
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This is the full Red Dead Redemption mission list: 57 missions in story order.
Names and order only, with no plot summaries. A mission is listed where at least two independent sources include it; where they disagree on a detail, that detail is left blank.
New Austin (24)
| # | Mission | Given by | Needed for the story | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exodus in America | John Marston | Yes | opening mission |
| 2 | New Friends, Old Problems | Bonnie MacFarlane | Yes | |
| 3 | Obstacles in Our Path | Bonnie MacFarlane | Yes | |
| 4 | This is Armadillo, USA | Bonnie MacFarlane | Yes | |
| 5 | Political Realities in Armadillo | Marshal Johnson | Yes | |
| 6 | Justice in Pike's Basin | Marshal Johnson | Yes | |
| 7 | Women and Cattle | Bonnie MacFarlane | Yes | |
| 8 | Wild Horses, Tamed Passions | Bonnie MacFarlane | Yes | |
| 9 | A Tempest Looms | Bonnie MacFarlane | Yes | |
| 10 | Old Swindler Blues | Nigel West Dickens | Yes | |
| 11 | Spare the Rod, Spoil the Bandit | Marshal Johnson | Yes | |
| 12 | The Burning | Bonnie MacFarlane | Yes | |
| 13 | Hanging Bonnie MacFarlane | Marshal Johnson | Yes | |
| 14 | You Shall Not Give False Testimony, Except for Profit | Nigel West Dickens | Yes | |
| 15 | Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies | Seth Briars | Yes | |
| 16 | Liars, Cheats and Other Proud Americans | Nigel West Dickens | Yes | |
| 17 | Can a Swindler Change His Spots? | Nigel West Dickens | Yes | |
| 18 | The Sport of Kings, and Liars | Nigel West Dickens | Yes | |
| 19 | A Frenchman, a Welshman and an Irishman | Irish | Yes | |
| 20 | Man is Born Unto Trouble | Irish | Yes | |
| 21 | A Gentle Drive with Friends | Seth Briars | Yes | |
| 22 | Let the Dead Bury Their Dead | Seth Briars | Yes | |
| 23 | On Shaky's Ground | Irish | Yes | |
| 24 | The Assault on Fort Mercer | Marshal Johnson | Yes | last New Austin mission |
Nuevo Paraiso (17)
| # | Mission | Given by | Needed for the story | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | We Shall Be Together in Paradise | Irish | Yes | territory split: ireddead and bloxodes file it under Nuevo Paraiso; fandom pt-br and Netflix count it under New Austin |
| 26 | The Gunslinger's Tragedy | Landon Ricketts | Yes | |
| 27 | Landon Ricketts Rides Again | Landon Ricketts | Yes | |
| 28 | Lucky in Love | Landon Ricketts | Yes | |
| 29 | The Mexican Wagon Train | Landon Ricketts | Yes | |
| 30 | Civilization, at Any Price | Vicente de Santa | Yes | |
| 31 | The Demon Drink | Vicente de Santa | Yes | |
| 32 | Empty Promises | Vicente de Santa | Yes | |
| 33 | Mexican Caesar | Vicente de Santa | Yes | |
| 34 | My Sister's Keeper | Luisa Fortuna | Yes | |
| 35 | Must a Savior Die? | Luisa Fortuna | Yes | |
| 36 | Cowards Die Many Times | Vicente de Santa | Yes | |
| 37 | Father Abraham | Luisa Fortuna | Yes | |
| 38 | Captain De Santa's Downfall | Luisa Fortuna | Yes | |
| 39 | The Great Mexican Train Robbery | Abraham Reyes | Yes | |
| 40 | The Gates of El Presidio | Abraham Reyes | Yes | |
| 41 | An Appointed Time | Abraham Reyes | Yes | last Nuevo Paraiso mission |
West Elizabeth (7)
| # | Mission | Given by | Needed for the story | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Bear One Another's Burdens | Edgar Ross | Yes | |
| 43 | At Home with Dutch | Harold MacDougal | Yes | |
| 44 | Great Men Are Not Always Wise | Edgar Ross | Yes | |
| 45 | For Purely Scientific Purposes | Harold MacDougal | Yes | |
| 46 | The Prodigal Son Returns (to Yale) | Harold MacDougal | Yes | |
| 47 | And You Will Know the Truth | Edgar Ross | Yes | |
| 48 | And the Truth Will Set You Free | Edgar Ross | Yes | last Blackwater-strand mission |
Beecher's Hope (Marston homestead) (9)
| # | Mission | Given by | Needed for the story | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | The Outlaw's Return | Abigail Marston | Yes | |
| 50 | Pestilence | Abigail Marston | Yes | |
| 51 | Old Friends, New Problems | Abigail Marston | Yes | |
| 52 | By Sweat and Toil | Uncle | Yes | |
| 53 | A Continual Feast | Uncle | Yes | |
| 54 | John Marston and Son | Jack Marston | Yes | |
| 55 | Wolves, Dogs and Sons | Jack Marston | Yes | |
| 56 | Spare the Love, Spoil the Child | Jack Marston | Yes | |
| 57 | The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed | Jack Marston | Yes | final story mission |
How this list was put together
57 story missions stated by all five sources (pushsquare, ireddead, bloxodes, fandom pt-br, Netflix help page). No source marks any of the 57 as optional, so all are REQUIRED=Y.
per-territory split differs by source: bloxodes 24 New Austin / 17 Nuevo Paraiso / 7 West Elizabeth / 9 homestead; Netflix help 25 / 16 / 7 / 9. The difference is mission 25 (given in New Austin, leads into Nuevo Paraiso).
ORDER follows pushsquare and bloxodes (identical sequence). ireddead and fandom pt-br group by mission giver instead, because several giver strands run in parallel inside each territory. Givers agree across ireddead, bloxodes and fandom pt-br.
the last 9 missions take place at the Marston homestead, Beecher's Hope (labelled Homestead / Beecher's Hope / Rancho Marston by the sources); it is listed here as its own act.
English reddead.fandom.com 'Missions in Redemption' page could not be fetched (tool URL restriction); the Portuguese edition of the same wiki was used instead.
Quick answers
How many missions are in Red Dead Redemption?
This list has 57. Sources count slightly differently; the notes on the page explain how.
What is the first mission in Red Dead Redemption?
Exodus in America.
Related pages
Sources: Cross-checked on November 12, 2026 between pushsquare.com, ireddead.com, bloxodes.com, reddead.fandom.com, help.netflix.com, gtabase.com, rdr2.org, powerpyx.com. A mission is listed only where at least two of them include it. Last checked 2026-11-12.