Player voice · Crimson Desert

The patterns long-haul reviewers keep returning to.

6 reviews · 5 threads

What players love

The sheer volume of content and environmental puzzles keeps 100-hour fans coming back, rewarding thorough exploration.

Reviews behind this:

  • Steam · 597h played · 18 days ago
    "Great open world game. Still has some control / keyboard mechanical issues, and some other glitches, but overall, Pearl Abyss has done a great job of patching the issues over the past 6 weeks, far more patches in a timely manner than other game developers, hands down. Currently on chapter 8 of the m"
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  • Steam · 155h played · 18 days ago
    "Everything but the story is perfect."
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  • Steam · 150h played · 18 days ago
    "Great game !"
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What frustrates them

Save corruption from updates is the major friction for long-time players, eroding trust in progress stability.

Reviews behind this:

  • Steam · 80h played · 18 days ago
    "Can't recommend until the fix the Skill Menu crash."
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  • Steam · 73h played · 18 days ago
    "Every single quest is just a complete chore. The time sink isn't warranted."
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  • Steam · 40h played · 18 days ago
    "puzzles should expect brains not be just time wastes. fu everyone who designed these "spend 2 hours because our game mechanics are ♥♥♥♥" time sinks"
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Discussion threads we read

Long-form community discussion that informed the patterns above.