Crimson Desert Enhanced
Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game set in the beautiful yet brutal continent of Pywel. Embark on a journey as the Greymane Kliff and restore what has been lost. Explore uncharted lands…
Crimson Desert Enhanced is an adventure developed by Pearl Abyss, released 19 March 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 82.5 hrs to finish.
What Crimson Desert Enhanced is
Crimson Desert Enhanced is an adventure game developed by Pearl Abyss and released in 2026. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Blackspace Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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 Greymane comrades, his family in all but name – is determined to reunite with the survivors, rebuild the fallen Greymanes, and reclaim what was lost. But on a journey where alliances are forged, dangers abound, and mysterious factions are uncovered, Kliff will come to realize that an unprecedented threat and a destiny greater than he imagined await him.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 34 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Crimson Desert Enhanced holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 87, across 121 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 82.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 737.5 hrs, roughly 8.9 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Ryzen 5 2600X / i5-8500, 16 GB RAM and RX 5500 XT / GTX 1060. A 16GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. It also needs around 150GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Indonesia is the cheapest region we track at Rp 799,000 (about $44.59), while South Africa pays R 1,299.00 — 1.8 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 70 on Steam, which is about $69.99.
What it launched against
Crimson Desert Enhanced launched on 19 March 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia and Esoteric Ebb. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia, Esoteric Ebb.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Crimson Desert Enhanced yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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