Red Dead Redemption 3 'alternative map' is absolutely huge

As much as any news about GTA 6 excites me, I’m doubly interested in hearing or seeing any snippet of information regarding Red Dead Redemption 3. Although we know that the third part of the franchise is happening, there’s little else we know thus far; Take-Two Interactive confirmed the next game, but failed to give any definites in regards to launch, story, and/or characters.

Naturally, it makes sense that RDR3 is a long way off, as Rockstar Games has been pouring most of its efforts into GTA 6, as we can see from the impressive attention to detail in revisited leaks of the upcoming game. Still, while fans realise that Rockstar is focused elsewhere, that doesn’t stop them speculating about what could be in store for riders hiding back into the wild west.

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One such fan has created an alternative map for RDR3 that’s huge. Seriously, this is a chonky map, much to the delight of everyone who’s seen it. Redditor Admirable-Class72 has poured a lot of heart and soul into this map, and while they admit it doesn’t “follow the lore 100%”, it shows the enormous potential the third game has… provided Rockstar seizes it. As one delighted user said, “The original RDR2 map takes up probably less than 20% of this map; I would love to explore this, even the idea of this being real is so exciting to me”.

Not only has the OP shared the map, which they explained is still a work in progress, they’ve also posted alternative guides to the game, detailing map locations, facts, history, and so forth. It’s a truly impressive body of work. Fellow fans are praising the map and guides highly, though, as one Redditor pointed out, a game of this size “would require 1TB to play” due to just how many little details have been added, not ignoring the sheer scale of the map itself.

It’s good to see so much love for the franchise, especially after a turbulent couple of months thanks to the debacle of the RDR port, followed by fan fury over RDR2's new DLC. Yes, fans still very much adore this franchise, but equally, they’re not quiet about the numerous gripes they have. Nevertheless, despite all the twists and turns of this franchise, the non-canon lore it keeps developing from devoted fans is a delightful part of this bustling community.

I can’t say the RDR3 map will look anywhere near as good or massive as the alternative map, but it’s still a thing of beauty regardless, so let’s just sit back and enjoy the possibilities of what could be.