{"id":1858915,"date":"2026-04-01T09:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1858915"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:30:19","slug":"crimson-desert-smashes-another-sales-milestone-less-than-two-weeks-since-its-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1858915","title":{"rendered":"Crimson Desert smashes another sales milestone, less than two weeks since its release"},"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 smashes another sales milestone, less than two weeks since its release<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Goblin&#8217; it up.<\/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\/A-large-troll-like-enemy-in-Crimson-Desert.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A large troll like enemy in Crimson Desert\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"A-large-troll-like-enemy-in-Crimson-Desert.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><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=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\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\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-01T09:30:19+00:00\">April 1, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-smashes-another-sales-milestone-less-than-two-weeks-since-its-release?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          9 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>Less than two weeks since Crimson Desert made its <em>slightly <\/em>rocky debut, developer Pearl Abyss has celebrated another impressive sales milestone.<\/p>\n<p>On its initial release last month, the open world adventure sold 2m copies in less than 24 hours. It then hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-sells-another-1m-as-pearl-abyss-pledges-more-fixes\">3m sales in just five days<\/a>. Now, the studio has announced that Crimson Desert has shifted 4m copies since 19th March. This figure is worldwide sales.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to all the Greymanes who have been a part of this journey with us and for all of your incredible love and support,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CrimsonDesert_\/status\/2039160829539701103?s=20\">Crimson Desert team wrote on social media<\/a>, sharing the news alongside a nice little infographic with the latest sales figure (see below).<\/p>\n<p>The studio has been making a number of improvements to Crimson Desert since its initial release, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-players-annoyed-clunky-controls-asking-for-launch-day-refunds\">marred with complaints such as cumbersome controls<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-admits-it-used-generative-ai-for-early-stage-iteration-and-apologises-ai-images-were-not-replaced-before-release\">use of AI art<\/a>. Since then, though, Pearl Abyss has added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/five-favourite-things-10003-crimson-desert-patch-notes\">new keyboard shortcuts and Private Storage at Howling Hill Camp<\/a> as part of a rather hefty patch. More recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-deploys-weekend-patch-heres-whats-new\">the team has also made some tweaks to the game&#8217;s performance and stability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crimson Desert image showing Kliff on the side of a cliff with the words 4 million copies sold overlaid on top\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Crimson-Desert-image-showing-Kliff-on-the-side-of-a-cliff-with-the-words-4-million-copies-sold-overlaid-on-top.jfif?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Crimson Desert image showing Kliff on the side of a cliff with the words 4 million copies sold overlaid on top\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Crimson-Desert-image-showing-Kliff-on-the-side-of-a-cliff-with-the-words-4-million-copies-sold-overlaid-on-top.jfif\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Pearl Abyss<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We awarded Crimson Desert three stars on its initial release. &#8220;A vast world and even vaster array of MMO-like activities mix with glittering fidelity in Crimson Desert, but what good is it without much character, texture or charm?&#8221; asks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Crimson Desert review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning on starting your own expedition through Pywel soon, but are worried the vast world may be a tad overwhelming, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/things-to-do-first-in-crimson-desert\">check out our guide on the best things to do first in Crimson Desert<\/a> to help you on your way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Less than two weeks since Crimson Desert made its <em>slightly <\/em>rocky debut, developer Pearl Abyss has celebrated another impressive sales milestone.<\/p>\n<p>On its initial release last month, the open world adventure sold 2m copies in less than 24 hours. It then hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-sells-another-1m-as-pearl-abyss-pledges-more-fixes\">3m sales in just five days<\/a>. Now, the studio has announced that Crimson Desert has shifted 4m copies since 19th March. This figure is worldwide sales.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to all the Greymanes who have been a part of this journey with us and for all of your incredible love and support,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CrimsonDesert_\/status\/2039160829539701103?s=20\">Crimson Desert team wrote on social media<\/a>, sharing the news alongside a nice little infographic with the latest sales figure (see below).<\/p>\n<p>The studio has been making a number of improvements to Crimson Desert since its initial release, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-players-annoyed-clunky-controls-asking-for-launch-day-refunds\">marred with complaints such as cumbersome controls<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-admits-it-used-generative-ai-for-early-stage-iteration-and-apologises-ai-images-were-not-replaced-before-release\">use of AI art<\/a>. Since then, though, Pearl Abyss has added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/five-favourite-things-10003-crimson-desert-patch-notes\">new keyboard shortcuts and Private Storage at Howling Hill Camp<\/a> as part of a rather hefty patch. More recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-deploys-weekend-patch-heres-whats-new\">the team has also made some tweaks to the game&#8217;s performance and stability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crimson Desert image showing Kliff on the side of a cliff with the words 4 million copies sold overlaid on top\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Crimson-Desert-image-showing-Kliff-on-the-side-of-a-cliff-with-the-words-4-million-copies-sold-overlaid-on-top.jfif?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Crimson Desert image showing Kliff on the side of a cliff with the words 4 million copies sold overlaid on top\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Crimson-Desert-image-showing-Kliff-on-the-side-of-a-cliff-with-the-words-4-million-copies-sold-overlaid-on-top.jfif\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Pearl Abyss<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We awarded Crimson Desert three stars on its initial release. &#8220;A vast world and even vaster array of MMO-like activities mix with glittering fidelity in Crimson Desert, but what good is it without much character, texture or charm?&#8221; asks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Crimson Desert review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning on starting your own expedition through Pywel soon, but are worried the vast world may be a tad overwhelming, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/things-to-do-first-in-crimson-desert\">check out our guide on the best things to do first in Crimson Desert<\/a> to help you on your way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Crimson Desert Crimson Desert smashes another sales milestone, less than two weeks since its release Goblin&#8217; it up. 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