naiwa 2026-03-20

Crimson Desert launched globally on the night of March 19–20.

The peak concurrent players on Steam during the first hours reached 239,045 — the game immediately entered the top three most popular titles on the platform, surpassed only by the eternal leaders Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2. The record may be updated again over the weekend.







User reviews on Steam currently sit at the "Mixed" threshold, hovering around 56–60% positive across thousands of submissions. The most recurring criticisms focus on the control scheme — particularly on keyboard and mouse — where even basic actions often require complex multi-key combinations with little to no on-screen guidance. Players have also taken issue with MMORPG-style fetch quests and an overwhelming number of systems, seen as a legacy of the game's original online-game concept.