Red Dead Redemption 2 free 60fps 4K remaster available to download now

You could argue that Red Dead Redemption 2 is already a gorgeous game that needs no improvements, however you can also argue that a sports car doesn’t need a turbocharger, but that’s not going to stop people experimenting. Usually we end up with something brilliant, or something that looks genuinely beautiful.

Which brings us to this 4K remaster of Red Dead Redemption 2, showcasing “ultra realistic graphics” running on a beast of a PC at around 40fps. There’s no doubting it looks the part and sections of the trailer will blow your mind.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a stand out Rockstar Games production with millions of fans.

You can find all the specs and settings on the mod page over at Nexus Mods, but be warned, you’re going to need a top of the range PC to get near to this performance. What the mod does show us though, is how an official remaster could look were Rockstar Games to attempt a project such as this.

The mod has been live for a few years now, created by Ghiles7, but sadly only has a few endorsements. This could be due to the fact that it’s a difficult tech demo to run. Watching the sunlight dappled through the trees, casting realistic shadows and rays of light, this all takes a lot of grunt from a computer. And this is before you take into account the improved textures.

It’s a stunning experiment; the water that ripples through shallow areas is gorgeous and a fine mist hangs in the air, diffusing the view but taking nothing away. It’s making me want a game where I do nothing but walk through lush fields, sit underneath canopies of leaves and watch the sunset. Where I can stroll through sumptuous meadows before stopping at a creek to watch as the light strobes across the surface of the water.