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Crimson Desert launched to big Steam numbers but player reaction is split. Critics praise the combat, but many call the game's systems opaque and its controls unnecessarily complicated.
Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert reportedly sold about 363,000 pre-launch copies on Steam, generating more than $20 million, with a strong single-day spike on March 16. The game launches March 19, 2026 and will support PS5 Pro’s upgraded PSSR. Denuvo inclusion stirred debate but developers say all preview footage used the same build.
After four years coding solo, a German dev checked his Steam earnings on-stream and dissolved into tears when he saw about $32k in 30 hours.
Valve showed GDC slides saying more games are finding success on Steam — almost 6,000 hit $100k+ last year, and daily deals saw big boosts.