At The Game Awards 2024, South Korean developer Pearl Abyss confirmed that Crimson Desert would be released in Fall 2025 for PC and consoles. However, we still haven’t heard any specific date.

That changed this morning when Korean website MTN posted an exclusive report revealing that Pearl Abyss is leaning toward a November 2 global launch. The game is said to be in the final stages of development, and provided that there are no unforeseen issues, this date should be confirmed in an official capacity soon. Needless to say, we’ve reached out to Pearl Abyss to check if they’d like to comment on the report.

Crimson Desert was originally unveiled at G-Star 2019 alongside DokeV and PLAN 8. Back then, it was supposed to be not too dissimilar from the studio’s flagship product, the MMORPG Black Desert. Over time, the developers changed it to a single player action/adventure game with a heavy focus on narrative, which inevitably caused a significant delay (the game was initially slated to debut in Winter 2021).

In the game, players will become Kliff, captain of the Greymanes, a band of mercenaries. Alongside his comrades, Kliff embarks on a perilous journey to defend the continent of Pywel from the snow-capped mountains of Kweiden to the lush plains of Akapen and the lofty ridges dotting the titular Crimson Desert.

Throughout the adventure, players will encounter dependable allies and countless foes who will stop at nothing to see you fail. They’ll have to overcome many challenges to unravel the mystery surrounding an impending catastrophe and restore peace to the continent.

Crimson Desert features a massive open world that takes full advantage of the BlackSpace Engine. As revealed at GDC 2025, the technology allows for accurate simulations of trees, grass, clothing, and hair, real-time physics and destructibility, volumetric fog, real-time lighting, detailed atmospheric scattering effects, dynamic weather, ray tracing, ocean and shallow water simulations, and more.