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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 steal in Crimson Desert

It's not just you the option is greyed out for.

PC Gamer · Mar 19

How does Contribution work in Crimson Desert?

Do good things and get good things in return.

PC Gamer · Mar 19

Crimson Desert review

A game that tries it all, even if it's not always a success.

PC Gamer · 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.

Windows Central · Mar 18

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

GamesRadar · Mar 17

After whiffing its release date by 5 years, Crimson Desert is putting out oodles of preview stuff as 'We never want to be accused of hiding anything, because we have a lot of ground to make up'

It's been a long road.

PC Gamer · Mar 5

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's final gameplay overview shows off small but significant features — these are the fun side quests you can expect

Pearl Abyss releases the final gameplay overview for Crimson Desert, this time highlighting its more down-to-earth features like developing the Greymanes' base camp, talking with NPCs, mini-games, customizing your character's cosmetic looks, and more.

Windows Central · Feb 13

Crimson Desert's hack and slash boss bottles "play a crucial role in shaping the game’s intensity", but there's more to the open world adventure – like fishing, cooking, and dragon-riding

Big in 2026 | From MMORPG roots to an upcoming solo adventure, developer Pearl Abyss walks us through its journey

GamesRadar · Jan 12