{"id":1984571,"date":"2026-06-11T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1984571"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:27:00","slug":"crimson-desert-passes-another-big-sales-milestone-as-demand-continues-three-months-after-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1984571","title":{"rendered":"Crimson Desert passes another big sales milestone as demand continues three months after 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 passes another big sales milestone as demand continues three months after release<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">A Greymane-y copies.<\/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-Unreachable-Village---Pororin-Village-Cat.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A cat can be seen kneeling beside a small wooden wall in Pororin Village in Crimson Desert.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Crimson-Desert-Unreachable-Village---Pororin-Village-Cat.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Pearl Abyss\/Eurogamer<\/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=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\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\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-11T13:27:00+00:00\">June 11, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-sales-6-million?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 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>We&#8217;re just under three months since the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crimson-desert\">Crimson Desert<\/a>, the open-world action RPG from Korean studio Pearl Abyss. The game has continued to break sales records since it first became available for sale, and its developer has today announced a new sales milestone.<\/p>\n<p>Crimson Desert has now sold over 6m copies worldwide &#8211; and this figure represents copies sold-through rather than   simply shipped to retailers. Pearl Abyss broke the news on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CrimsonDesert_\/status\/2064905507479916889\">X<\/a> and elsewhere, thanking players for their support.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Official Launch Trailer | Crimson Desert\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VWIw_f8e9Pg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VWIw_f8e9Pg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Official Launch Trailer | Crimson Desert<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWIw_f8e9Pg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The most recent sales update was announced in late April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-success-bonus-employee-package\">when Crimson Desert had sold 5m copies<\/a>. At the time, Pearl Abyss celebrated by awarding its staff a bonus of 5m KRW (~$3,400), with another bonus promised at the start of next year, based on this year&#8217;s financial performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-review\">Crimson Desert had something of a mixed critical reception at launch<\/a>, but players flocked to it. While reviews lamented its unfocused, MMO-like structure, disappointing narrative, and imprecise controls, that clearly hasn&#8217;t stopped millions from continuing to buy and play it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For its part, Pearl Abyss has been diligently releasing updates to improve the game. The developer is seemingly open to addressing any and all concerns, recently revealing that it&#8217;s reworking the game&#8217;s story to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-summer-2026-update-roadmap\">&#8220;refine and improve the coherence of key scenes.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though the pace  of patches has slowed down, Crimson Desert continues to get regular updates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-rolls-out-huge-patch-to-address-end-game-combat-heres-whats-new\">address player concerns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-patch-1-09-details\">add requested features<\/a>, fix longstanding issues and more besides.<\/p>\n<p>The game&#8217;s most recent update arrived last week, adding new minigames, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/yet-another-new-crimson-desert-update-is-here-and-this-one-adding-pinball-because-of-course\">including a pinball minigame<\/a>, of all things. The same patch also made tweaks to the Re-Blockade feature, added new mounts and pets, and fixed a host of bugs.<\/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>We&#8217;re just under three months since the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crimson-desert\">Crimson Desert<\/a>, the open-world action RPG from Korean studio Pearl Abyss. The game has continued to break sales records since it first became available for sale, and its developer has today announced a new sales milestone.<\/p>\n<p>Crimson Desert has now sold over 6m copies worldwide &#8211; and this figure represents copies sold-through rather than   simply shipped to retailers. Pearl Abyss broke the news on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CrimsonDesert_\/status\/2064905507479916889\">X<\/a> and elsewhere, thanking players for their support.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Official Launch Trailer | Crimson Desert\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VWIw_f8e9Pg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VWIw_f8e9Pg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Official Launch Trailer | Crimson Desert<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWIw_f8e9Pg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The most recent sales update was announced in late April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-success-bonus-employee-package\">when Crimson Desert had sold 5m copies<\/a>. At the time, Pearl Abyss celebrated by awarding its staff a bonus of 5m KRW (~$3,400), with another bonus promised at the start of next year, based on this year&#8217;s financial performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-review\">Crimson Desert had something of a mixed critical reception at launch<\/a>, but players flocked to it. While reviews lamented its unfocused, MMO-like structure, disappointing narrative, and imprecise controls, that clearly hasn&#8217;t stopped millions from continuing to buy and play it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For its part, Pearl Abyss has been diligently releasing updates to improve the game. The developer is seemingly open to addressing any and all concerns, recently revealing that it&#8217;s reworking the game&#8217;s story to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-summer-2026-update-roadmap\">&#8220;refine and improve the coherence of key scenes.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though the pace  of patches has slowed down, Crimson Desert continues to get regular updates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-rolls-out-huge-patch-to-address-end-game-combat-heres-whats-new\">address player concerns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-patch-1-09-details\">add requested features<\/a>, fix longstanding issues and more besides.<\/p>\n<p>The game&#8217;s most recent update arrived last week, adding new minigames, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/yet-another-new-crimson-desert-update-is-here-and-this-one-adding-pinball-because-of-course\">including a pinball minigame<\/a>, of all things. The same patch also made tweaks to the Re-Blockade feature, added new mounts and pets, and fixed a host of bugs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Crimson Desert Crimson Desert passes another big sales milestone as demand continues three months after release A Greymane-y copies. 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