By using the geography, wildlife, and location of the fictional states, it is possible to estimate what real-life United States regions each is meant to represent. Lemoyne, the southeastern state where the majority of Chapters 3 and 4 take place, is one of the easier Red Dead Redemption 2 locations to identify in the real word.

Here's a breakdown of the Red Dead Redemption 2 locations most closely based on real-world counterparts, what they have in common, and why Rockstar might have included them in the game.

I’m stuck on your location for Blackwater. You’ve got it on the Red River which is the border of OK and TX. In game, Blackwater and Rhodes are on opposite sides of Flat Iron Lake but on your map they are hundreds of miles apart.

In Red Dead Redemption 2, there are many direct parallels between in-game locations that Rockstar closely based on real-world places.