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Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert

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PC96.5 GB2026
V 1.14.00

On the continent of Pywel, the rival factions of Pailune maintained a tense balance. At Kliff's side stood his steadfast Greymane comrades, but a devastating ambush in the deep of night by their sworn enemies the Black Bears leaves members of the Greymanes dead or scattered across the continent. Kliff—having lost his family in all but name—is determined to reunite with the survivors and rebuild the faction.

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Here you'll find stretches of natural beauty and wilderness—from green plains and woods to arid deserts and rugged mountains—alongside bustling cities and quiet hamlets inhabited by residents from all walks of life. Between destinations, you will come across landmarks, ancient ruins, hidden treasures, and other points of interest that will draw your curisoity to wander. Your journey will also inevitably take you skyward to the mysterious realm known as the Abyss, where a mystical imbalance endangering the world must be restored. The world is yours to explore as you will and there are many paths for you to uncover.

Experience the continent's stories and tales through quests, encounters, challenges, and battles. Roam the lands on various mounts from horses to even a dragon and mechs, and scale cliffsides and walls which you can leap from to glide. The story of Crimson Desert centers on Kliff. But as his tale unfolds, 2 new playable characters—Oongka and Damiane—will come to join your journey. As these characters become available, you will be able to freely explore Pywel and undertake many quests outside the main story with them. Each character has their own combat style, as well as unique skills and weapons, allowing you to experience the world and its battles in different ways.

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Installation Guide

Step-by-step setup process

1
Game is pre-installed / portable, therefore you do not need to install the game.
2
Just extract the rar / zip file.
3
Simply launch the Run Me!.bat inside the game folder.

Important Notes

Please review these important details before installation

Install necessary apps from Redist or _CommonRedist to ensure game launches without any problems.

Keep your antivirus on. If it quarantines a file and the game will not start, do not exclude the folder or switch protection off. Compare the archive's SHA-256 with the hash listed for the download, where there is one, then follow our Safety & Verification page to report it. If you decide to restore a file, restore that one file only.

Run the game as administrator only if it will not start or cannot save without it.

For a detailed guide, read the Installation Guide on our website.

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System Requirements

Minimum specifications needed

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Ryzen 5 5600 / i5-11600K
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
RX 6700 XT / RTX 2080
DirectX
Version 12
Storage
150 GB available space
Sound Card
Windows Compatible Audio Device

About this build

Newer build on Steam
Version
v1.14.00
Steam build
24236217
Compared with Steam
Steam has a newer build, 26636972, released Nov 13, 2026. Checked Nov 14, 2026.

Included DLC

  • Deluxe Pack
  • Pre Order Pack
  • Ultimate Pack

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4 days ago 5.0/5

Look for it at the top of the stream.

211rudens
211rudens 6 days agoEdited Verified New Challenger 14 3.0/5

The game itself would be 5/5 as it has everything packed in it.

Realistically though, if you're on an older gen GPU that can't run Ray Regeneration or Reconstruction, then you will have to deal with horrible smearing and noise for half the time in the game....

The game itself would be 5/5 as it has everything packed in it.

Realistically though, if you're on an older gen GPU that can't run Ray Regeneration or Reconstruction, then you will have to deal with horrible smearing and noise for half the time in the game.

No, not even RenoDX can fix this, it only hides it well for indoor areas.

AL RAFI
AL RAFI 1 week agoEdited Verified New Challenger 9 5.0/5

Does this include the DLC update?

nvtien_n
nvtien_n 2 weeks ago Verified New Challenger 6 5.0/5

Great game, looking forward for an update

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Carzed

Carzed

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Hey this game has Denuvo which is a very strict anti piracy drm , a person named Voices38 decided to circumvent this drm and hence the game is here. Its very hard to circumvent this drm again, so update isn't really possible until then. So please dont ask for updates , we will update asap when the new version is available .

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itstylertamil

itstylertamil

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It says to reinstall the game. What should I do

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jojo

jojo

crash everytime open game

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Rodrigo

Rodrigo

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no meu pc quando vou extrair dar erro, ja tentei em todas as opções e continua dando erro em varios arquivos, alguem consegue me ajudar?

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Tornado

Tornado

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is this hyper visor version or not?



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krishna

krishna

Zoro, I know that! This game is hard to crack, as you mentioned in the comment. But I'm still going to ask: when can we see the new DLC?


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MASK

MASK

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request for recent game update, a New Map unlock now, so please available as soon as possible.

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Jingubang

Jingubang

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Is the New DLC in it? the Charting the Unknown?



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kratosboy

kratosboy

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when i open the game it opens 2 times like 2 instances of it and then it crashes what to do?

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thelivingtedd.

thelivingtedd.

ohh how nice it'll be to get this DLC update. in all honesty, if its not possible, or takes forever, no shame in buying the game & supporting the devs.

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sygb

sygb

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crazed when the updated version gets released will i have to do everything again from the begining or ..?

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sliver

sliver

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how to update the game ?


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AA1234

AA1234

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Zoro... Onimusha has been released...

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notificatio.

notificatio.

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Hello, I can't launch the game. It keeps crashing. Please help :c


Specs:

- GPU: RTX 5060

- CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D

- RAM: 32 GB DDR5

Windows 11

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Johnny Wise

Johnny Wise

Patiently waiting on the dlc update

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Imran

Imran

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Need new update


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