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Crimson Desert

Charting the Unknown arrives on Oct 29, 2026Crimson Desert's first DLC, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and the Epic Games Store at 3 p.m. PT (22:00 UTC), Pearl Abyss's announced time

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Beginner Guides

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Beginner's GuideCrimson Desert has no experience levels: Kliff grows stronger through Abyss Artifacts, which unlock skills and raise health and stamina, and through refining his gear, so the early hours are best spent following the main story into Hernand and the Abyss, collecting Abyss Artifacts, learning Force Palm and Blinding Flash, and choosing the difficulty (Easy, Normal or Hard since Apr 23, 2026) and controls that suit you.
Difficulty and AccessibilityCrimson Desert has had Easy, Normal and Hard difficulty settings since update 1.04.00 (Apr 23, 2026), changeable at any time in Settings > Play; at launch it had one difficulty, today's Normal. The same update added Colorblind Mode, Photosensitive Mode and control presets, and later patches added full controller remapping, a minimum font size, a HUD hide option and lock-on camera choices.
How Long to BeatPearl Abyss has not given an official length for Crimson Desert, but press estimates put the main story at roughly 80 hours (PCGamesN) and far more with side content (TheGamer's reviewer needed about 150 hours for the story), across a Prologue, 12 chapters and an Epilogue; HowLongToBeat's player averages, as reported in May 2026, were about 62.5 hours for the story and 126 with side quests.