Crimson Desert

Should i buy crimson desert?

0%
yeah
high confidence
“it's basically skyrim with better graphics and wild bears”
X is full of people sharing clips of discovering random details and getting mauled by bears they forgot were actually dangerous. YouTube has tutorials on camera settings to make it feel like Red Dead 2, which suggests the default experience needs fixing. The disagreement mostly comes from people who bounced off it in the first few minutes, with one person playing exactly two minutes before switching to Final Fantasy 12. It's the kind of open world where people will still be finding stuff five years from now, assuming they survive the wildlife long enough to explore.
best comment YouTube · agrees
“350 hrs in, finished the story, still don't have the top right of the map done yet and plenty of missions and legendary animals to get and level up gear. i don't know when ill actually be done”

what's working

  • The camera can be adjusted to be more immersive and grounded, offering a game-changer experience for fans of Red Dead 2 and over-the-shoulder games
  • The game has extensive content with hundreds of hours of gameplay including story completion, map exploration, missions, and legendary animals to hunt
  • The game contains amazing details that players continue discovering even long after starting

what's not

  • The game has janky and buggy mechanics that make it not worth the effort to progress
  • The story quality is significantly worse compared to other games in the genre
score over time 5 verdicts tracked over 25 days
first tracked Apr 7 2026
last updated May 2 2026
highest 73% on Apr 15 2026
lowest 55% on Apr 7 2026
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