A fur-cloaked swordsman stands over a crimson canyon at dusk, a dragon and a ruined castle behind him

Pywel field guide

Crimson Desert Guide

Explore. Survive. Conquer.

Pearl Abyss’s single-player open-world action-adventure, released 19 March 2026.

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New player: first hours

New content · 29 Oct 2026 2.00 update · free More adventure · 17 islands
Coastal Steam screenshot from Crimson DesertDLC Charting the Unknown Fortress Steam screenshot from Crimson DesertEnhanced 2.00 Free update Open country Steam screenshot from Crimson DesertWalkthroughs Chapters and combat

Snapshot · 3 Nov 2026

Crimson Desert launched on 19 March 2026. The latest published hotfix checked here is 2.04.05 from 1 November. Enhanced 2.00 was a free upgrade on 25 August. Charting the Unknown, the paid expansion, went on sale 29 October at $24.99. Steam’s US base-game price on 3 November was $69.99, with a 180 GB available-space requirement. The Mac App Store description requires 150 GB free, while its app-package field lists 124.9 GB. These are different measurements; see the store-by-store download table.

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Chapters12 chapters plus a prologue. Chapter 8 has two published names. How long80+ hours on one page, 55–60 on another. Multiplayer?Single-player today. No co-op date. PS4?No PS4 version. PS5 is the console build. Bosses87 on the current list, 75 in older notes. ModsPC catalog only. No files hosted here.
Official combat poster from the Pearl Abyss Crimson Desert site
Official combat poster from crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com, resized.

FAQ

What is Crimson Desert?

A single-player open-world action game from Pearl Abyss, set in Pywel, released 19 March 2026.

Is Enhanced a new game?

No. Enhanced 2.00 is a free update from 25 August 2026 for people who already own the game.

Where do I buy it?

Steam, Epic, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Mac App Store. Steam listed $69.99 and a 180 GB available-space requirement on 3 Nov 2026.

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