Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption
Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

PROTON TIER: GOLD
Red Dead Redemption (PC Debut)
Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.
Status Check: Runs via Proton. Status: Gold.
TWEAKS & TRICKS
- Cutscene Freezes: Cutscenes occasionally freeze and lock up the system, resulting in a GPU hang and hard lockup.
- Solution:
RADV_DEBUG=nomemorychunk,nohiz RADV_PERFTEST=nosam VKD3D_CONFIG=no_upload_hvv,disable_nv_proton_ext DXVK_ASYNC=0 %command%
- Solution:
- Cutscene Freezes (Alternative): Cutscenes occasionally hard freeze the system.
- Solution:
RADV_DEBUG=nomemorychunk,nohiz RADV_PERFTEST=nosam VKD3D_CONFIG=no_upload_hvv,disable_nv_proton_ext DXVK_ASYNC=0 %command%
- Solution:
- High FPS Causing Issues: Initial setup needs a manual FPS cap.
- Solution: Cap FPS to 30, then change to 60 in game options.
- HDR Issues: Requires specific Gamescope command
- Solution:
PROTON_ENABLE_AMD_AGS=1 ENABLE_HDR_WSI=1 gamescope -f -w 3840 -h 2160 -r 60 --hdr-enabled --hdr-debug-force-output -- env ENABLE_GAMESCOPE_WSI=1 DXVK_HDR=1 DISABLE_HDR_WSI=1 %command%
- Solution:
- Crashing on Proton Experimental:
- Solution: Switch to a stable Proton version.
Verdict: A solid Gold tier title for Linux gamers. While some users experience occasional graphical glitches or performance issues (particularly with HDR or initial setup), these are reliably addressed with the provided launch options.