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Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure set on the continent of Pywel. Join Kliff on his journey to rebuild the Greymane faction and to save the land from a looming threat. From vast wilderness and cities to ruins and the mysterious Abyss, forge your path through battles and discovery.

Crimson Desert is a open world, action and singleplayer game developed and published by Pearl Abyss.
Released on March 19th 2026 is available on Windows and MacOS in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil and Turkish.

It has received 147,647 reviews of which 124,172 were positive and 23,475 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 69.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 43.58€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Crimson Desert into these genres:

Open World Action Singleplayer Exploration Adventure Combat Action-Adventure Fantasy Medieval Dragons Third Person RPG Choose Your Own Adventure Horses Story Rich PvE 3D Artificial Intelligence Gore Souls-like

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Ryzen 5 2600X / i5-8500
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: RX 5500 XT / GTX 1060
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 150 GB available space
Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
Additional Notes: SSD required.

MacOS

Requires an Apple processor
OS: MacOS 15.0 or later
Processor: Apple M2 Pro, M3, M4
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: M2 Pro, M3, M4
Storage: 150 GB available space
Sound Card: macOS compatible audio device

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2026

Now that I have an unhealthy amount of time in the game this early on, I think its a good time to leave a review on my experience so far. I just wanted to start with, the amount of updates and fixes since launch has been so good to see as a gamer. They seem to be actually listening to us with what we would like to see or want changed. Huge W for devs. This game reminded me a lot of how I felt as a gamer when Skyrim first came out, the amount of content, and size of the map was extremely overwhelming. BUT it was that feeling x100! The map is so beautiful, with so many unique places to explore, it feels alive. I lose hours just exploring and trying to clear the fog ( I was anti bell ringer for the first 100hrs so I could see where I had actually explored so far. ) The amount of enemies you encounter in uncleared areas is insane, especially with the game running so smooth on my PC with 50+ entities around me. As you journey around the map, you can see the 100s of types of animals around you, it really helps pull you in. You can find and examine every type of animal/bug/fish/rock or even enemy, it forces you to actually interact with everything available in the game. For reference there are 400 different creatures in the game. I wasn't a huge fan on the combat when I first started playing, but as you unlock more moves and learn to chain everything together, its now one of my favorite combat experiences in gaming. Again the amount of armor, weapons, jewelry available to you is overwhelming, I would recommend just using what you like and ignore the guides. They really did a good job with making the difference between a fully upgraded META weapon and a fully upgraded everyday weapon so minimal, that you can truly just use whatever you like, and customize it later on. I highly suggest upgrading the Greymane camp & do their missions as they become available since it unlocks more content for you. The camp is set up in stages, a fully upgraded camp really helps you out enormously. I never messed with the house near camp much, other than to use it as a personal treasure storage. This game is beautiful, challenging, and continues to blow my mind every time I decide to journey to a new area. I often find myself stopping at vantage points & taking screen shots. The story is great if you actually follow it, its a good plot that has you rooting for the Greymanes. Some of the side missions are a bit lack luster, but which game isn't like that, its a bit of a grind. We are talking about the fetch and grab quests. Complete each area as much as you can before moving on, there are some very important things hidden in side quests, not to mention the constant inventory expansion. As you progress the story, there is a steady flow of new content added, giving you tons of new ways to traverse the world or new ways to take down & fight your enemies. I will admit that I had to look up a guide for more than a few of the puzzles, but at least I attempted them on my own. Make sure to search everywhere as they are constantly hiding treasure chests in new hard to get to/hard to see areas. I really don't have anything bad to say about this game, anything that was a problem at launch had been patched within a few days. I could go on and on about how I enjoy everything about this game, I would highly recommend it to anyone who is even slightly interested. This game runs great for my PC (i7 4080), on max cinematic graphics (140fps+). I have now put 200+ hours into this game so far, and I still have about 50% of the map left to explore that I have not even touched. I tried to cover everything I could in the review, because I really want everyone to experience this game for themselves. Hope this helped! Good luck on your journey Greymanes!

March 2026

I haven’t felt this way since Skyrim. I’m 12hrs into the game, at the time of this post, and I still have no desire to leave the starting town. There is so much content packed into the environment, the NPC interactions, and the mechanics of this gem of a game. This game is so dense I can tell I’ll be playing this for years to come and still be discovering new things about it. The visuals are stunning. I frequently stop to admire the scenery and details of the assets and character models. I have a mid-tier gaming PC, and the game runs great. 80-90fps on quality settings, which is fine for me. Some people have gripes with the controls; I’m not bothered by it. It’s different, but not impossible or unintuitive. Just got to take the time and learn it. Like everything else in this game, it encourages you to take your time and really learn. I’m having a blast with this game and cannot put it down. My wife misses me.

March 2026

Amazing game. Absolutely loving it! I befriended a cat, dressed him as puss in boots and now he collects my loot and sits on my shoulder. 10 out of 10

March 2026

Lots to do-sometimes hard to choose! After 30 plus hours things are making sense. Working to unlocking sealed artifacts and such for my skill tree. Expect to spend alot of time in this game. At 71 yo, hope I'm still alive to finish the game. lol

March 2026

Game has issues, no doubt abou that. But this is first game in a few years where I am actively thinking about it in work. I am enjoying my time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Crimson Desert is currently priced at 69.99€ on Steam.

Crimson Desert is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 69.99€ on Steam.

Crimson Desert received 124,172 positive votes out of a total of 147,647 achieving a rating of 8.32.

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Crimson Desert was developed and published by Pearl Abyss.

Crimson Desert is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Crimson Desert is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Crimson Desert is not playable on Linux.

Crimson Desert is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Crimson Desert. Explore additional content available for Crimson Desert on Steam.

Crimson Desert does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Crimson Desert does not support Steam Remote Play.

Crimson Desert is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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