Dual-wielding

Unreleased



Dual-wielding is a gameplay mechanic featured in Red Dead Redemption II and, to a lesser extant, Red Dead Revolver.

Red Dead Revolver


In Revolver, the only dual weapon available in normal gameplay is the Twin Revolvers. Mechanically, they work the same as the standard Revolver model with identical rate of fire and stopping power. The Twin Revolvers' only difference is its doubled ammo capacity.

During the story mission "Freak Show", the players gets to control Jack Swift and his unique set of weapons, the Showstoppers, a pair of custom Twin Revolvers. The weapon is also available when choosing Swift as the playable character in Showdown Mode.

Red Dead Redemption II
Dual-wielding is added as a regular game mechanic in Redemption II. The player as Arthur Morgan can dual-wield revolvers. It's currently unknown if the player can dual-wield different handgun models together.

Trivia

 * While dual-wielding is unavailable in normal gameplay in Red Dead Redemption, several NPCs, like Leigh Johnson, appear to dual-wield during both story-focused gameplay and cutscenes.