How to get 100% completion

Red Dead Redemption 2 100% completion requirements

Looking to get 100% completion in Red Dead Redemption 2? Here’s what you need to do.
Red Dead Redemption 2 expects a lot from its players to get a 100% completion ranking, but it’s probably not as bad as you think. For example, you’re not expected to catch every fish, hunt every animal, and visit every location. There’s just too much content for that.
So, let us break down exactly what you need to do to unlock that 100% completion figure. Some of the requirements are linked up to guides to help you out. Click away!
Some spoilers follow:

Red Dead Redemption 2 100% completion requirements checklist

Missions and events

  • Complete all 107 story missions
  • Complete 10 Stranger mission strands
  • Complete five Bounty Hunter missions
  • Have 25 Chance Encounters
  • Survive a Gang Ambush
  • Clear out all Gang Hideouts

Collectables

  • Find one point of interest and sketch it down
  • Find the nine graves of your fallen comrades
  • Collect a complete set of Cigarette Cards
  • Finish ‘A Test of Faith’
  • Finish ‘A Fisher of Fish’
  • Finish ‘Duchesses and Other Animals’
  • Finish ‘Geology for Beginners’
  • Finish ‘A Better World, a New Friend’
  • Complete a treasure hunt
  • Find all 20 Dreamcatchers

Compendium

  • Study 50 different animals
  • Discover 10 equipment items
  • Discover 10 fish species
  • Discover all gangs
  • Discover 10 breeds of horse
  • Discover 20 different plants
  • Discover 48 weapons

Player

  • Reach maximum Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye
  • Achieve Level 4 bonding with a horse
  • Complete all challenges

Misc

  • Discover 5 Shacks
  • Kill 5 Legendary Animals
  • Play each table game at least once
  • Interact with 5 special characters
  • Take a bath, you dirty git
  • See a show and a live performance
  • Craft a recipe in each of the six categories: meals, tonics, horse care, ammo, throwables, hunting items
  • Complete a home robbery, a shop robbery, a coach robbery, and a train robbery