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Crimson Desert Enhanced
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.
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Discover an enhanced Crimson Desert, featuring new cutscenes and story moments, plus expanded voice-over and language support. Begin the adventure loved by millions, refined since launch with a wealth of updates, including new content, mounts, pets, customization options, various quality-of-life improvements, and more.
On the continent of Pywel, the rival factions of Pailune maintained a tense balance. At Kliff's side stood his steadfast Greymane comrades, but a devastating ambush in the deep of night by their sworn enemies the Black Bears leaves members of the Greymanes dead or scattered across the continent.
Kliff—having lost his family in all but name—is determined to reunite with the survivors and rebuild the faction.
But on a journey where alliances are forged, dangers abound, and mysterious factions are uncovered, Kliff will meet those who seek to upend the very order of the continent and face a mission unlike any he has ever known.

Welcome to Pywel.
Here you'll find stretches of natural beauty and wilderness—from green plains and woods to arid deserts and rugged mountains—alongside bustling cities and quiet hamlets inhabited by residents from all walks of life. Between destinations, you will come across landmarks, ancient ruins, hidden treasures, and other points of interest that will draw your curisoity to wander. Your journey will also inevitably take you skyward to the mysterious realm known as the Abyss, where a mystical imbalance endangering the world must be restored.
The world is yours to explore as you will and there are many paths for you to uncover.
Experience the continent's stories and tales through quests, encounters, challenges, and battles. Roam the lands on various mounts from horses to even a dragon and mechs, and scale cliffsides and walls which you can leap from to glide.
The story of Crimson Desert centers on Kliff. But as his tale unfolds, 2 new playable characters—Oongka and Damiane—will come to join your journey. As these characters become available, you will be able to freely explore Pywel and undertake many quests outside the main story with them. Each character has their own combat style, as well as unique skills and weapons, allowing you to experience the world and its battles in different ways.

On the unforgiving battlefields of Crimson Desert, there is no single path to victory.
Grow your arsenal of skills, weapons, and equipment—and decide how you want to use them. Powerful weapon skills can be paired with hard-hitting bare-hand hits and kicks, as well as a wide range of grapples to create seamless chains of attacks. Acquire weapons like swords, spears, greatswords, axes, dual wields, various ranged weapons, and more, and unleash powerful abilities and elemental enhancements through lethal combinations. Stay mobile and relentless with slides, dodges, counters, and swings that flow directly into your next attack. With every strike and move, forge your own way in a world where a split second can decide your fate in fast-paced, visceral battles.
From ruthless warriors to fearsome beasts, there are those in Pywel who will seek your downfall. Encounter a diverse array of challenging enemies and bosses in brutal one-on-one duels, large-scale battle clashes, and quick skirmishes, and prevail against the threats that stand in your way.

Pywel isn't just a continent of battles and exploration. It's a world where many of the smaller moments also shape your journey and make up your day-to-day life.
Upgrade the Greymane camp, the starting point in the path to reclaiming the Greymanes' lost homeland of Pailune. Gather resources, cook, fish, hunt, and partake in the other various activities of Pywel for stat replenishment, making your equipment stronger, and more. Along the way, enjoy some leisure time by playing minigames with the locals.
And shaping your daily life also extends to customization. Adjust hairstyles, tattoos, outfits, and more using dyes you brew or pick up along your journey.
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- 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: 180 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
- Additional Notes: SSD required.
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Ryzen 5 5600 / i5-11600K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: RX 6700 XT / RTX 2080
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 180 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
- Additional Notes: SSD required.
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- 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: 180 GB available space
- Sound Card: macOS compatible audio device
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires an Apple processor
- OS: MacOS 15.0 or later
- Processor: Apple M3 Pro, M4 Pro, M5
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: M3 Pro, M4 Pro, M5
- Storage: 180 GB available space
- Sound Card: macOS compatible audio device
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Pearl Abyss
- USK rating
- 18
- Brazilian rating
- 18
- Steam Germany rating
- 18
- Content warning
- Violent, Gore
- Achievements
- 41
- Controller support
- full
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Gamepad Recommended, DualSense Controller Support, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, HDR available, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, French*, Italian, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Japanese*, Korean*, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese*, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil*, Turkish, Arabic
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Player Health
Player count up 25% over recent period.
Update Momentum
66 patches and 66 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile.
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[p align="center"]The second official soundtrack for Crimson Desert, capturing the atmosphere of the vast open-world of Pywel, is now available. [/p][p align="center"]Featuring 42 tracks, the album focuses on a more dramatic narrative and an even richer melodic sound. It spans a…
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Patch Notes Version 2.04.08
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Patch Notes Version 2.04.07
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