Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
PlayStation 5
19th Mar 2026
19th Mar 2026
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Reviews
Review Crimson Desert (PS5) - One of the Most Frustratingly Brilliant Games I've Ever Played
The Abyss stares back
In response to an aggressive post-release patching schedule from dev Pearl Abyss, we’re giving Crimson Desert a second shake. With the game transformed from its 19th March release date, we felt it was important to revisit the title and provide an updated assessment of the open world adventure as it exists today. Read on for...
Review Crimson Desert (PS5) - A Generational Open World Buried in Early Access Cruft
Kliff bracer
Crimson Desert is a fascinating video game. It's an open world adventure of frankly absurd scope, taking blatant cues from notable examples of the genre, like Red Dead Redemption 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and The Witcher 3. But where those three titles have a clear identity right out of the
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Crimson Desert Guides
Guide Crimson Desert: How to Enter Hernand Castle
Where to find clothing to get in Hernand Castle
During an early main quest in Crimson Desert, named Mystical Key, you need to find a way into Hernand Castle. Gaining entry is tied to wearing the correct clothing, and this Crimson Desert guide reveals how to enter Hernand Castle. How Do You Enter Hernand Castle in Crimson Desert?: When you're...
Guide Crimson Desert Release Times: What Time Can You Start Playing?
All the Crimson Desert release times
One of the most anticipated games of 2026, Crimson Desert has built up a lot of excitement thanks largely in part to its ambition, scope, and potential. Its release is now right around the corner, so this Crimson Desert guide is designed to give you all the information you need to learn when you can start...
Crimson Desert News
News Crimson Desert DLC in Development, Second Content Roadmap Revealed
New additions between July and September
Pearl Abyss has today shared another roadmap detailing the free content updates it has planned for Crimson Desert in the coming months. Having delivered on everything it promised to now, a second timeline reveals what it's got in store from now until September. In addition to the free updates, an official...
News Crimson Desert's PS5 Feature Set Has Been Expanded in Latest Patch
Full controller remapping option added
The latest weekly Crimson Desert update from Pearl Abyss has taken a slightly different direction compared to previous patches, but it's still just as important. Instead of a content addition, it's a new feature: controller button remapping. At launch, the game's control scheme was heavily criticised for being...
News Nobody Is Doing PS5 Updates Like Crimson Desert Dev Pearl Abyss
Update 1.08 available to download now on PS5
Pearl Abyss has updated Crimson Desert so much since its PS5 launch earlier this year that its latest set of patch notes read like the developer is already at a point where it's just adding stuff for the fun of it. How about a pond to put your fish in? Sure, there's now one at Howling Hill and another at...
News Crimson Desert Gets Second PS5 Patch in a Week, Update 1.07 Out Now
More boss fight replays, new combat skills added
Pearl Abyss has been delivering its weekly Crimson Desert content updates with such consistency that they feel normal at this point, but to put out a second PS5 patch in the space of five days really is going above and beyond. Only five days after patch 1.06 was published on PS5 at the start of this...
News Crimson Desert's Massive Success Is Down to the US, Europe, and Strong Console Sales
Journey to the west
It's no secret that Crimson Desert has been a bit of a mega hit for Korean developer Pearl Abyss, selling over 5 million copies since its launch back in March of this year. But how are those sales actually broken down? That's what makes the company's latest financial report so intriguing, because there are some rather unexpected...
News Crimson Desert PS5 Update Streak Continues in Patch 1.06, Out Now on PS5
New mounts! Extraction feature!
While it just missed the usual weekend slot the developer has been working to, Pearl Abyss has this morning rolled out one more Crimson Desert patch on PS5. It's available to download now, updates the game to version number 1.06, and adds more mounts and a new Extraction feature. Having installed the patch, you will...
News Crimson Desert Patch 1.05 Live on PS5, Adds Boss Fight Replays and More
Try out Rematches and Re-Blockades
Another weekend, another Crimson Desert patch continues to be the mantra inside Pearl Abyss, as this morning, it's put out another update this morning to bring the PS5 game up to version number 1.05. Today's patch adds two previously confirmed features: Rematches (boss fight replays) and Re-Blockades. Now, when...
The game's biggest update yet
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has this morning deployed the PS5 open world title's most significant update yet and players are already loving its additions, changes, and tweaks. Update 1.04 is available to download now on PS5, and it's around 29GB in size. The headline additions are difficulty options, boss...
News Crimson Desert's Next PS5 Patch Could Be Its Biggest Yet
Dev skips weekly update cycle for polish
Uber-industrious Korean outfit Pearl Abyss is taking a week off from its unprecedented update cycle this weekend while it takes extra time to test Crimson Desert’s next PS5 patch, which could be its biggest yet. Fans have gotten used to a game-changing update every Saturday since the open world adventure...
News Crimson Desert Sells 5 Million Copies in Less Than a Month
Another milestone reached for Pearl Abyss
Pearl Abyss has issued another sales update for its PS5 open world title Crimson Desert, confirming it's now sold more than five million copies. It achieved the milestone in less than a month, having launched on 19th March 2026. The game's social media profiles celebrated the new sales update with a post,...
Previews
Hands On Crimson Desert Runs Well Enough on PS5 Pro, But What About That Intro?
The most baffling opening in gaming
It does not matter how long you've been playing video games for, or how many of them you've finished: Crimson Desert has the ability to make you feel like you're back at the beginning again. The new open worlder is one of the most baffling games we've ever played — from almost every angle. It's a lesson in how...
Preview Crimson Desert Is Real, Complex, and Potentially Great
One hour with the promising PS5 open worlder
After various "too good to be true" showcases during livestreams in the past, we can now officially confirm that Crimson Desert is an actual, real video game. In a 60-minute session on the Gamescom showfloor, we pressed all the buttons on a PS5 controller connected to a PC and things happened on-screen...
About The Game
Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game set in the beautiful yet brutal continent of Pywel. Embark on a journey as the Greymane Kliff and restore what has been lost. Explore uncharted lands, fight against threats that stand in your way, and discover the wonders the world has in store.
A devastating ambush in the deep of night by their sworn enemies the Black Bears leaves members of the Greymanes dead or scattered across the continent. Kliff – having lost his Greymane comrades, his family in all but name – is determined to reunite with the survivors, rebuild the fallen Greymanes, and reclaim what was lost. But on a journey where alliances are forged, dangers abound, and mysterious factions are uncovered, Kliff will come to realize that an unprecedented threat and a destiny greater than he imagined await him.
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Hoping for fall 2023 release. Its very quiet on the news front though.
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