Crimson Desert Enhanced

Open-world fantasy action adventure with varied combat and exploration

Pearl Abyss · Released Mar 19, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 175K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 4,579 in 30 days
Playing now: 13K; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 5 days ago; Sep 18, 2026

What is Crimson Desert Enhanced?

A single-player, third-person action adventure set in the open world of Pywel. You explore cities and wilderness, take quests, fight with different weapons and skills, ride mounts, climb, and glide as Kliff searches for the Greymanes scattered by an ambush.

For you if...

+you enjoy open worlds packed with activities and side paths
+you want flexible combat with many weapons and abilities
+you prefer long, systems-heavy single-player adventures

Not for you if...

−you want simple controls and immediately explained systems
−you dislike long open worlds with repetitive side tasks
−you need a tightly paced, easy-to-follow story

What players say

84% of 174,507 reviews are positive · 75% of 4,579 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the combat, visual detail, large world, and range of activities. Common complaints focus on awkward controls, poorly explained systems, repetitive or drawn-out quests, and a disjointed story.

Screenshots and trailer

Crimson Desert Enhanced system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Ryzen 5 2600X / i5-8500
Graphics: RX 5500 XT / GTX 1060
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 150 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: SSD required.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper - 5 different PC within a day machine activation limit
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil. Text only: Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Arabic.