Red Dustlands Online

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5.2~~/10~~

Our score

50K+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-21

Screenshots

Frontier main street with a stagecoach, a rider on a brown horse and a doctor's office sign

A prospector swinging a pickaxe at a rock face beside a covered wagon

Saloon interior with a round table, bottles, barrels and a barman behind the counter

A saddled horse grazing in tall grass with a rider resting beside it

Fishing from a wooden pier with a rowing boat and a barrel at the water's edge

A grizzly bear rearing up at a hunter with a rifle in a grassy clearing

About Red Dustlands Online

Red Dustlands Online is a multiplayer open-world Western from a one-person studio, Aleksandr Kostriukov's VirtualStudio: ride, hunt, mine, fish, trade and shoot it out with bandits and other players across a frontier of saloons and wagon trails. It is Beta 1.2.1 in Google Play's Early Access programme, which hides reviews and requirements, with 50,000-plus installs, ads and no iOS version. This is a beta score, from the listing and gameplay videos; it will be revised at release.

Game information

DeveloperVirtual Studio Team

Version1.2

Size456 MB

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsYes

In-app purchasesNo

Content ratingTeen

Requires (Android)Varies with device

Offline modeNo — online multiplayer Western (beta)

Installs50K+

Data checked2026-09-21

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-21. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Red Dustlands Online Review (Beta): A One-Man Red Dead for Phones

What the Beta Promises: Cowboy, Hunter, Trader or Outlaw

The listing describes a multiplayer open-world Western adventure: a vast frontier with wildlife and danger, where you become a cowboy, hunter, trader or outlaw and write your own story. The feature list is concrete — a huge open world, online multiplayer, horses and wagons, revolvers and rifles, wild animals to hunt, bandits to fight, goods to buy and sell, jobs that pay, and gunfights with players and bandits. The screenshots show it: a frontier main street with a doctor's office and a stagecoach, a prospector swinging a pickaxe by a wagon, a saloon interior with a barman and barrels, a saddled horse in tall grass, a fishing pier, and a grizzly rearing at a hunter. The current build is Beta 1.2.1, updated August 21, 2026, whose notes add Indonesian and fix bugs; Google Play's Early Access badge is why the listing shows no version, no Android floor and no reviews. Developer of record: Aleksandr Kostriukov, VirtualStudio.

Fifty Thousand Testers and the Videos That Brought Them

With reviews hidden, YouTube is the record. Techzamazing's Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 has 44,000 views; YNX94 Gamer's First Release video — hunting, all jobs, multiplayer mode — 9,400; Pryszard's walkthrough 3,900; a Spanish channel's The New Wild West Game for Android 3,500. Their titles name the loop the listing lists — hunting, jobs, multiplayer — and the installs reflect that reach: 50,000-plus on a beta. The listing adds an English interface with Indonesian added in 1.2.1 and a Teen rating for violence, blood and user interaction. Nothing has been published about server capacity, a save wipe at launch, or an iOS build.

Free With Ads, a Shop Listed, and Location Shared

The beta carries an advertising badge and no in-app purchase badge, while Google Play lists items from $0.99 to $99.99 per item — a shop present in the build, not yet the model. The data-safety card lists location, app activity and two other data types shared with third parties, which for an ad-supported online game is the usual profile. There is no App Store version and no mention of one; the walkthrough titles that say iOS are optimistic. Because it is a beta with hidden reviews, the score below is a beta score from the listing and creator videos, and it will be revised when VirtualStudio ships a release build and the testers can be read.

Pros

An online Wild West with horses, wagons, hunting, mining, fishing and trade
Free to install; 50,000-plus testers drawn by walkthroughs with 44,000 views
Jobs and trading give a loop beyond gunfights
Indonesian added in Beta 1.2.1 on request

Cons

Beta 1.2.1 from a solo developer, with reviews hidden by Early Access
Ads, plus location and app activity shared with third parties
No iOS version and no announced release date or wipe policy
Online only — nothing to play without a connection

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Verdict

A beta 5.2: a one-developer online Western with the right ingredients — horses, hunting, trade, gunfights — and everything a beta lacks: readable reviews, a release date, a wipe policy, an iOS build. Take it if you want a Red Dead-style frontier on a phone and enjoy testing. Skip it until release if you want a finished world and progress that stays.

Gameplay5Hunt, trade, ride, shoot — the loop is all there in outline; depth and balance are a beta's unknowns.

Controls5Virtual sticks for riding and shooting, per the listing's screenshots; no tester feedback readable yet.

Replay value5Jobs, money and gear to chase on a shared map, if the servers and the developer keep up.

Graphics & sound5Convincing frontier sets — saloon, pier, grizzly — for a one-person project; animation is where solo games show.

Monetisation6Free with ads and a shop listed to $99.99; location shared on the data card.

5.2out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

Frequently asked questions

Can you play Red Dustlands Online offline?

No. Online is in the name and in the listing — multiplayer, gunfights with other players, trading — and the beta runs on the developer's servers. No single-player or offline mode has been described. This page will state the release build's answer when one exists.

Is Red Dustlands Online free?

The beta is free with ads. Google Play lists in-app items from $0.99 to $99.99 without a purchase badge, so a shop exists in the build; what it sells at launch — currency, horses, guns, or ad removal — has not been announced.

What phone do you need for Red Dustlands Online?

Google Play hides the Android requirement while the game is in Early Access, and the listing states no size. There is no iPhone version, and the developer has not announced one — the iOS in some video titles is the creators' habit, not a listing.

Can you play Red Dustlands Online with friends?

Yes — that is the premise: an online frontier where you hunt, fight, trade and survive together, with gunfights against players as well as bandits. Whether there are posses, private servers or friend invites in the beta has not been stated by the developer.

How long is Red Dustlands Online?

Open-ended: an online frontier of jobs, hunting, trading and gunfights rather than a campaign. What a beta save is worth at release — whether progress is wiped — VirtualStudio has not said, so treat hours put in now as testing time.