{"id":1804700,"date":"2026-03-03T16:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1804700"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:45:16","slug":"crimson-desert-passes-3-million-wishlists-as-excitement-around-the-single-player-rpg-builds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1804700","title":{"rendered":"Crimson Desert passes 3 million wishlists as excitement around the single-player RPG builds"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crimson-desert\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Crimson Desert<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Crimson Desert passes 3 million wishlists as excitement around the single-player RPG builds<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">On the rise.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Crimson-Desert_Screenshot_10.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Crimson Desert screenshot showing bearded male protagonist squaring up against orc with crown\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Crimson-Desert_Screenshot_10.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"341\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Pearl Abyss<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-03T16:45:16+00:00\">March 3, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-passes-3-million-wishlists-as-excitement-around-the-single-player-rpg-builds?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          10 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"10cf2e53-bea5-44e6-bc6c-98d8a341d473\" data-name=\"Crimson Desert\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Crimson Desert\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Crimson Desert\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" title=\"Follow Crimson Desert\"><br \/>\n  Follow Crimson Desert<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Crimson Desert, the single player RPG spin-off from hit Korean MMO Black Desert, has surpassed 3m Wishlists in the run up to its launch later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CrimsonDesert_\/status\/2028832772568093140?s=20\">official Crimson Desert social media accounts<\/a>, the milestone came with a message of appreciation from the development team. This wishlist figure only marks early interest on Steam, with the game set to launch on Xbox Series X\/S and PS5 on the 19th March.<\/p>\n<p>This news comes after a series of interviews and preview coverage for the game. During this period, potential players learned not only that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-is-fully-voiced-by-actual-human-people\">no AI voice acting would be used for the NPCs in the game<\/a>, but also the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-has-no-microtransactions-at-launch-says-pearl-abyss\">stance as a &#8216;premium experience&#8217; without microtransactions<\/a> and similar additional purchasables (save for a deluxe edition).<\/p>\n<p>Crimson Desert&#8217;s release comes at something of a turning point for Korean game development. Following the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stellar-blade-guides-tips-tricks-9430\">Stellar Blade<\/a>, a number of studios with roots in live service games have decided to leap over to such ventures. This includes Pear Abyss&#8217; Crimson Desert of course, but also future projects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-developers-next-project-will-be-a-sci-fi-survival-horror\">from the developer of Lies of P<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stellar-blade-2-is-official-and-seemingly-not-too-far-away\">Stellar Blade developer Shift Up<\/a>. In recent years, South Korea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stellar-blades-runaway-success-on-pc-proves-south-korea-is-positioning-itself-to-become-a-major-force-in-global-gaming-and-experts-agree\">has positioned itself as a rising force in premium titles<\/a>, supported by these recent hits as well as expert analysis.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you want Eurogamer&#8217;s early impressions of Crimson Desert, you can read our preview from last year&#8217;s Gamescom Demo. In it, former Eurogamer writer Ed Nightingale came away with mixed opinions on the title. &#8220;Crimson Desert just felt wrong in my hands, its intricacies eluding me, Nightingale wrote. &#8220;Perhaps with time (and started slowly from the beginning) it could click, but after two goes I&#8217;m not convinced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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During this period, potential players learned not only that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-is-fully-voiced-by-actual-human-people\">no AI voice acting would be used for the NPCs in the game<\/a>, but also the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-has-no-microtransactions-at-launch-says-pearl-abyss\">stance as a &#8216;premium experience&#8217; without microtransactions<\/a> and similar additional purchasables (save for a deluxe edition).<\/p>\n<p>Crimson Desert&#8217;s release comes at something of a turning point for Korean game development. Following the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stellar-blade-guides-tips-tricks-9430\">Stellar Blade<\/a>, a number of studios with roots in live service games have decided to leap over to such ventures. This includes Pear Abyss&#8217; Crimson Desert of course, but also future projects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-developers-next-project-will-be-a-sci-fi-survival-horror\">from the developer of Lies of P<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stellar-blade-2-is-official-and-seemingly-not-too-far-away\">Stellar Blade developer Shift Up<\/a>. In recent years, South Korea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stellar-blades-runaway-success-on-pc-proves-south-korea-is-positioning-itself-to-become-a-major-force-in-global-gaming-and-experts-agree\">has positioned itself as a rising force in premium titles<\/a>, supported by these recent hits as well as expert analysis.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you want Eurogamer&#8217;s early impressions of Crimson Desert, you can read our preview from last year&#8217;s Gamescom Demo. In it, former Eurogamer writer Ed Nightingale came away with mixed opinions on the title. &#8220;Crimson Desert just felt wrong in my hands, its intricacies eluding me, Nightingale wrote. &#8220;Perhaps with time (and started slowly from the beginning) it could click, but after two goes I&#8217;m not convinced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Crimson Desert Crimson Desert passes 3 million wishlists as excitement around the single-player RPG builds On the rise. 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