Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Pearl Abyss. The game is scheduled to be released in Q2 2025 for Windows, Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Overview
Crimson Desert is set in a medieval fantasy world, on a continent called Pywel. Macduff, the main character, is a mercenary who finds himself beleaguered by the burdens of leadership and painful memories of his past.

Development
The game was originally planned as a prequel to Black Desert Online but the development of the game eventually transformed into something else and the game changed to a single player game set in the same universe. In December 2020, after the release of the trailer at the Game Awards, Pearl Abyss released commentary videos to explain the development of the game and their vision for it. The game uses an upgraded version of Black Desert Online proprietary game engine called BlackSpace Engine.