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Crimson Desert has now sold 5 million copies, marking a significant milestone less than a month after its release date.<\/p>\n
Pearl Abyss\u2019 single-player open world action adventure launched on March 19 and sold 2 million copies in a day<\/u>. It then hit 3 million sales in five days<\/u>, and now, just over a week later, it reached 4 million. Now, it\u2019s added another million on top, with no sign of slowing down.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to every Greymane who has joined us on this journey, experienced the world of Pywel, and supported the game,\u201d Pearl Abyss said. \u201cReaching this milestone would not have been possible without your support and we are truly grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sentiment around Crimson Desert has improved significantly since launch, with Steam user reviews rising from \u2018mixed\u2019 to \u2018very positive.\u2019 Pearl Abyss has released significant updates remarkably quickly \u2014 in fact, I would say the pace of game-changing patches has, for a big, triple-A single-player open world game, been unprecedented. Yet another group of sweeping improvements was made over the weekend, and I wouldn\u2019t put it past Pearl Abyss to release a similarly significant patch out this weekend.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s clear is that Crimson Desert is a hit. According to the Korean business press, Pearl Abyss spent seven years making Crimson Desert, with development costs coming in at 200 billion won (approx. $133 million). Earlier in April, Rhys Elliott, head of market analysis at Alinea Analytics, said in a Substack post<\/u> that Crimson Desert had made $200 million across platforms (PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S). But that was two weeks ago, so we\u2019re looking at even bigger numbers now.<\/p>\n
The natural next question is whether Pearl Abyss will expand the game with DLC, or even an expansion. Pearl Abyss CEO Heo Jin-young has said there are no solid plans for any DLC<\/u>, and cast doubt on the possibility of official mod support, but a Nintendo Switch 2 version is apparently being explored.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got plenty more on Crimson Desert, including praise from the director of The Witcher 3, a hidden food consequence system that a modder has restored<\/u>, and an impressive character creator mod<\/u>. We recommend you take a look at our guide to Things to Do First in Crimson Desert<\/u>, plus Things Crimson Desert Doesn\u2019t Tell You<\/u> (we\u2019ve got 28 and counting!). We\u2019ve also got a guide to the Best Early Weapons<\/u> we recommend picking up, the Best Skills to Get First<\/u> (including a handy explainer of the skills system), and 34 Essential Tips and Tricks<\/u> to help you succeed in Pywel.<\/p>\n