9 relaxing things to do in RDR2

Slow down and enjoy Arthur's world: wandering, animal watching, horse care, scenery, evening walks, stars, baths, cabins and camp chores.

• Reward: A calmer playthrough
• Video time: about 4 min, plus travel
• Steps: 9
• When you can do it: Any chapter

The step-by-step version saves your place, times your run and ticks off your Ledger as you go.

The steps

1. Switch the blip off and wander

   Turn off the map blip and wander with no destination. You notice NPC conversations and hidden paths.

   • Turn off the map blip
   • Ride with no destination

   See it in the video at 00:16

   

2. Animal watching

   Instead of hunting, watch the wildlife: deer grazing and eagles in the day, foxes and coyotes at night.

   See it in the video at 00:37

   

3. Horse care

   Brush, feed and pat your horse - it builds your bond.

   See it in the video at 00:57

   

4. Enjoy the scenery

   Ride to a cliff or lake, stop and take in the view as the light changes.

   See it in the video at 01:13

   

5. Evening walk with your horse

   • When: Evening

   Walk Arthur and his horse slowly through a town at dusk and watch it wind down.

   See it in the video at 01:29

   

6. Look at the stars

   • When: Night

   Find a quiet field at night and look up - constellations, shooting stars, even the Milky Way.

   See it in the video at 01:48

   

7. Relax in the bath

   • Where: Valentine or Saint Denis

   Take a hot bath in Valentine or Saint Denis after a long ride.

   See it in the video at 02:06

   

8. Live in little cabins

   Find abandoned cabins and set up camp inside for a few days.

   See it in the video at 02:23

   

9. Do camp chores

   • Where: Gang camp

   Chop wood and carry hay - it makes the gang feel like a real community.

   See it in the video at 02:39