How to tame a horse and level it up in Crimson Desert Befriend your mount to unlock new horse skills. PC Gamer · Mar 19
Crimson Desert guide: Tips, puzzle solutions, bosses, and confusing UI explained Your one-stop shop to wrap your head around the confusing continent of Pywel. PC Gamer · Mar 19
How to trade and get a wagon in Crimson Desert Sell trade goods to earn camp funds or cold hard coin. PC Gamer · Mar 19
How to chop down trees for Turnali's Request in Crimson Desert Get some fine timber for the local smithy. PC Gamer · Mar 19
How to solve the Halssius Conflux statue puzzle in Crimson Desert Move the grid, match the symbols. PC Gamer · Mar 19
How to enter Hernand Castle in Crimson Desert Dress to impress and find your way into the heart of Hernand. PC Gamer · Mar 19
How to solve Hidden Treasure Map Piece 7 in Crimson Desert Track down the location of the treasure map outside Hernand. PC Gamer · Mar 19
How to read the Lost Letter in Crimson Desert What to do with the stranger's mysterious letter. PC Gamer · Mar 19
Spend your early levels in Crimson Desert getting more health and stamina instead of fun new skills that you can get for free Use your starting skill points wisely. PC Gamer · Mar 19
How to get Abyss Artifacts in Crimson Desert Get health, stamina, and unlock new skills. PC Gamer · Mar 19
Crimson Desert reviews are in, and the score spectrum is almost as big as its gargantuan world map A gorgeous sandbox, to be sure. Destructoid · Mar 19
Windows Central · Mar 18 Crimson Desert reviews and Metacritic scores are in ahead of launch — here's what everyone's saying about the massive game, and something I'm worried about Crimson Desert reviews and its Metacritic score are here. Does Pearl Abyss' massive adventure game live up to the hype? Here's what people are saying.
Windows Central · Mar 18 Crimson Desert is “too much in the best and worst ways,” and that’s exactly why it’s unforgettable I've never played a single-player game of this scale. A kingdom begging to be lost in.
Tom’s Hardware · Mar 18 Testing CPU scaling in Crimson Desert — X3D wins, but not by much, and Raptor Lake shines We tested 20 CPUs in Crimson Desert to see how performance holds up with various gaming processors. The results are positive, showcasing Pearl Abyss’ unique BlackSpace engine that’s been in development for years.
TechRadar · Mar 18 After 80 hours of Crimson Desert I'm thirsty for more of its breathtaking open-world and enthralling set pieces — it just needs a few tweaks in some areas to become a masterpiece Crimson Desert provides a fantastic open-world experience, which thrives in puzzle-solving, finding surprises, and combat that rivals the best out there.
GamesRadar · Mar 17 Crimson Desert is staking everything on its open world: "I'm more hyped for this game than GTA 6" Opinion | 2026 is the year of medieval RPGs, and it's all about the adventuring
Destructoid · Mar 16 All Crimson Desert launch Twitch Drops rewards and how to get them Secure the loot early!
GamesRadar · Mar 13 Crimson Desert blocks spoilers by locking down the RPG's physical copies that shipped early, but some players worry it's a "slippery slope" for game preservation The open-world game's discs won't work until its official release date
GamesRadar · Mar 12 Console and PC players trade hope and despair while they await Crimson Desert, as first PS5 Pro footage looks promising but Steam suddenly warns of Denuvo DRM There's hope that this won't be another Cyberpunk 2077-style launch on console, but PC gamers are forced to wail and gnash
PC Gamer · Mar 10 Crimson Desert's updated system requirements look very promising for any PC gamer, and for what must be a first-ever move, the devs have namechecked the ROG Xbox Ally handheld You're looking at 60 fps at 4K, maxed out, on hardware that isn't unobtanium level for once.