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Dec 02, 2025

Ring in the holidays with a festive new showdown in Red Dead Online, now until January 5th

From Press Release:

The holiday spirit is ramping up in Red Dead Online, with a festive new location for Head for the Hills (Dodge a Bullet), the return of A Merry Call to Arms, weeks of seasonal bonuses, holiday decorations across the frontier, and much more.

Full details from this month’s update include:

• 3X RDO$, XP, and Role XP on Sample Sales
• 2X RDO$, XP, and Gold on A Merry Call to Arms, with a new standoff at Fort Wallace and nine returning maps
• 3X RDO$, Ability Card XP, and XP for taking part in Free Roam Events
• Christmas Gift (December 23 – December 31): Log in to receive the Redcliff Outfit
• New Year’s Gift (Jan 1 – Jan 5): Log in to receive a Reward for a Free Emote, a Free Honor Reset, and a Weight Loss Tonic
• Month-long Rewards:
  • Receive the Red Morning Tail Coat for reaching Wave 4 in A Merry Call to Arms
  • Earn an Offer for 10 Gold Bars off any Role Initiation Item by reaching Wave 8 in A Merry Call to Arms
  • Sample a Legendary Animal to Harriet to get the Prowler Hat
  • Sell any sample to Harriet to receive the Amador Pants
  • Rank 20 Naturalists can log in any time this month to receive the Amador Coat

• Weekly Rewards:
  • December 2 – 8: Win in the Featured Series to receive a Reward for 3 Gold Bars
  • December 9 – 15: Hunt a Legendary Animal to receive a Reward for the Bluewater Marsh Treasure Map
  • December 16 – 22: Complete 3 Role Challenges to receive a Reward for a Free Ability Card
  • December 23 – 29: Complete 3 Daily Challenges to receive a Reward for the Calumet Ravine Treasure Map
  • December 30 – January 5: Complete Cripps Daily Stew Challenge to receive an Offer for 50% off an Established or Distinguished Naturalist Role Item

• A free Winter Variant of the Evans Repeater, awarded to all who play from December 9 through January 5
• The Krampus Shotgun returns for purchase from December 9 through January 5
• Featured Series: Head for the Hills (Dodge a Bullet), including the new location in Ewing Basin, plus festive variations of Make It Count, Last Stand, and Spoils of War
• Returning limited-time clothing: The Winter Shotgun Coat, Benbow Jacket, Leavitt Jacket, Furred Gloves, and Pelt Half Chaps
• Discounts: Free Fast Travel and Sedative Ammo, 10 Gold Bars off the Sample Kit, 50% off Novice and Promising Naturalist Role Items, Trinkets, Varmint Rifle, Pistols and Pistol Style Customizations, plus 40% off Cripps’ Outfits, Arabian and Mustang Horses, Hats, Coats, Chaps, and Gloves

Please see the Rockstar Games Newswire for more information.