Red Dead and Rockstar
Red Dead Redemption, Bully, Max Payne, L.A. Noire, Manhunt: guides and features on the rest of the Rockstar catalog, and the games it inspired.
Analysis
Sleeping Dogs: The Forgotten GTA-Like of Hong Kong
Sleeping Dogs (2012), the forgotten Hong Kong GTA-like: an undercover cop in the triads, kung-fu combat, a shuttered studio, and a Simu Liu movie.
Analysis
Manhunt: Rockstar's Most Violent Game Ever
Manhunt is Rockstar's most violent, most censored game: snuff films, bans, a murder wrongly blamed on it, and hidden ties to GTA. Inside the cursed cult classic.
Analysis
Midnight Club: Rockstar's Forgotten Racing Series
Midnight Club, Rockstar San Diego's arcade racing saga: its four games, the RAGE engine born alongside it, and why it vanished after GTA.
Analysis
L.A. Noire: Rockstar's Forgotten Masterpiece
L.A. Noire, Rockstar's 1947 Los Angeles detective thriller: the MotionScan tech, Team Bondi's collapse, and a possible comeback after GTA 6.
Analysis
Why Bully 2 Was Canceled: Rockstar's Lost Sequel
A playable prototype, eight hours of gameplay, then the vault: the story of Rockstar's Bully 2 and the reason Dan Houser gave for canceling it.
Ranking
RDR2's Incredible Details That Hint at GTA 6
Euphoria physics, NPCs that remember you, snow that clings to your clothes: we break down Red Dead Redemption 2's wildest details and what GTA 6 will inherit.
Analysis
Red Dead Redemption: Is It Worth Playing in 2026?
Red Dead Redemption (2010) is finally on PC, PS5 and mobile. Here's what Rockstar's classic Western is worth in 2026, and which one to start with.
Comparison
RDR2 or GTA 5: What to Replay Before GTA 6?
RDR2 or GTA 5, which should you replay in 2026 before GTA 6? Our comparison weighs the Red Dead Redemption 2 epic against the GTA V sandbox.
Ranking
Best Games Like GTA to Play While You Wait for GTA 6
What to play while waiting for GTA 6? Our pick of the best games like GTA, from open-world crime epics like Red Dead Redemption 2 to Cyberpunk 2077.
Analysis
Max Payne Remake: Release Date and Project Status
Remedy's Max Payne 1 & 2 remake is still in full production for Rockstar. Release date, Max's voice, Control Resonant, GTA 6: where it stands in October 2026.
Ranking
Best Rockstar Games That Aren't GTA: Our Top Picks
Red Dead, Bully, Max Payne, L.A. Noire, Manhunt: our ranking of the best Rockstar games beyond GTA, their masterpieces, and their direct ties to the saga.
News
RDR2 Is Now the 3rd Best-Selling Game Ever (85 Million)
Red Dead Redemption 2 passes Wii Sports to become the 3rd best-selling game ever (85 million). Take-Two confirmed it. Here's what it says about Rockstar.
