RDR2’s Tempest Rim Sparks Speculation. A Hidden Map Zone? A Cut Mission? A Giant Rockstar Troll?

RDR2’s Mysterious Tempest Rim Area Sparks Expansion Theories

One Map, One Mystery

It’s been almost six years since Red Dead Redemption 2 dropped, and somehow… fans are still finding weird stuff.

This week’s discovery: a largely inaccessible chunk of the game world called Tempest Rim—tucked up in the northern Rockies, unreachable without mods, glitches, or a spiritual connection to Dutch’s ego.

Is It a Cut Mission? Or Just Rockstar Being Cruel?

Fan theories are lassoing everything from:

• Scrapped epilogues

• An abandoned survival DLC

• A portal to Red Dead Online that doesn’t suck

There’s no confirmed content tied to Tempest Rim, but its presence on the map—clearly labeled—has people whispering “why?”

It’s too detailed to be background filler. And not detailed enough to be fully fleshed out. The perfect formula for fans to overanalyze into oblivion.

Rockstar, You Sneaky Genius

Remember when they let people find UFOs, time travelers, and a giant woman in a jar? Yeah. They love this kind of mystery.

So until they speak up (spoiler: they won’t), expect the legend of Tempest Rim to keep growing. Like Bigfoot. Or Micah’s treachery.