''Crimson Desert'' is an upcoming

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developed and published by

Pearl Abyss Pearl Abyss is a South Korean video game developer and publisher, known for creating the cross-platform MMORPG ''Black Desert Online'' and the upcoming open world action adventure ''Crimson Desert''. History The company was founded in September ...

Overview

Crimson Desert is set in a medieval fantasy world, on a continent called Pywel. Macduff, the main character, is a mercenary who finds himself beleaguered by the burdens of leadership and painful memories of his past.

Development

The game was originally planned as a prequel to ''

Black Desert Online ''Black Desert Online'' () is a sandbox-oriented fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Korean video game developer Pearl Abyss and originally published for Microsoft Windows in 2015. A mobile version titled ' ...

'' but the development of the game eventually transformed into something else and the game changed to a single player game set in the same universe. In December 2020, after the release of the trailer at the

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, Pearl Abyss released commentary videos to explain the development of the game and their vision for it. The game uses an upgraded version of Black Desert Online proprietary game engine called ''BlackSpace Engine''.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/
Official YouTube channel
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