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Is Crimson Desert an RPG? Answered

An action-adventure game with RPG elements.

Dot Esports · Mar 6

After 6 hours, Crimson Desert is one of the most overwhelming, chaotic, madcap videogames I've ever played—and I'm hungry for more

Pearl Abyss is engaging in a biblical act of design hubris, and it's somehow working out.

PC Gamer · Mar 4

I spent 6 hours in Crimson Desert and became a bounty-hunting banker with a dragon, but it still feels like I've only scratched the surface of this RPG's open world

Hands-on | From The Witcher 3 to The Legend of Zelda, Crimson Desert's influences are plain – and the result is a sandbox-style sprawl

GamesRadar · Mar 4

'Crimson Desert' Is an Ambitious, Messy, and Tantalizing Open World Game

'Crimson Desert' is an open world game with ambition to spare, and while it's doing a lot, there's an undeniable confidence that gives it an edge.

Inverse · Sep 9, 2025

In Crimson Desert, the true boss battle is wrangling its controls to unlock the cool combat within

Crimson Desert continues to look strong, but unwieldy.

PC Gamer · Jun 24, 2025

I saw the dirty little secrets of Crimson Desert's open-world engine, and I'd kill to do it with games like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Red Dead Redemption 2

A date with the BlackSpace Engine reveals promising tech

GamesRadar · May 15, 2025

If you want to play a guy called Kliff who kicks people off cliffs, Crimson Desert is going to be the game for you

Big in 2025 | Catching up with the team behind one of 2025's most intriguing RPGs

GamesRadar · Jan 27, 2025

Crimson Desert is what action-RPGs could look like post-Elden Ring and Tears of the Kingdom

Gamescom 2023 | If Crimson Desert is half as exciting as its gameplay trailer then we're in for something special

GamesRadar · Aug 23, 2023

Medieval skydiving is not even the weirdest thing Crimson Desert crammed into this exhaustive new trailer

The weirdest thing was playing the pipes for that crowd of little blobs.

PC Gamer · Aug 22, 2023

Crimson Desert shows off loads of action in feature-filled trailer at Gamescom 2023

The first gameplay trailer for the open-world RPG Crimson Desert has been revealed.

TechRadar · Aug 22, 2023