RDR2 Beard Grows in Real Time

Red Dead Redemption 2 was running a real clock on your face. Arthur’s beard doesn’t

grow per mission. It grows by in-game hours. Even when you’re just riding,

camping, or doing nothing. Here’s the crazy part. There are seven

full beard stages. Each one takes actual days to reach. And hair tonic doesn’t skip levels.

It only speeds up the timer. Rockstar confirmed beard growth is tied to the global

time system, not story progress. NPCs react differently depending on how scruffy you look.

And most players never saw the final beard without deliberately waiting. Your character wasn’t

aging symbolically. He was literally growing hair while you played. We post daily gaming