If Crimson Desert can tighten up its overly complex control scheme and deliver a more guided introduction to its mechanics, Pearl Abyss may have something special on its hands.

Pearl Abyss has provided the press with lots of opportunities to play Crimson Desert ahead of its still-unspecified 2025 release, and in that time I've seen it described a number of ways: a game ...

In Crimson Desert, players control Kliff, a powerful warrior and leader of a group called the Greymanes.I didn’t get to see much of the broader story, as my Summer Game Fest demo plopped me into ...

In this Crimson Desert video showcasing Pearl Abyss' in-house BlackSpace Engine, which is the Engine used in the upcoming open-world action-adventure game, take a look at the Ray Tracing feature.

At GDC 2025, developer Pearl Abyss showcased Crimson Desert's in-house BlackSpace Engine, which is the Engine used in the upcoming open-world action-adventure game. Check out this Crimson Desert ...

Crimson Desert is set to launch for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC in late 2025. The game sees you play as Kliff, a mercenary who finds himself repeatedly dragged into conflicts that threaten to ...

The elevator pitch for Crimson Desert sounds a bit dry: You play as Kliff, a gruff fantasy mercenary in an archetypical fantasy setting, and leader of the Greymane Free Company.A bunch of vikings ...

At Summer Game Fest, Crimson Desert's new demo wowed me with its surprising and satisfying combat, but it suffers from overcomplications. Jamie Hore Published: Jun 13, 2025 ...