Crimson Desert secures a March release date as the ambitious Frankenstein's monster of open world fantasy games goes gold

Five and a half years after its 2020 Game Awards reveal, Crimson Desert has remained something of a mystery. Developer Pearl Abyss has promised a growing collection of mechanics and playstyles so bafflingly dense that it's still hard to picture how exactly it's all meant to fit together. Thanks to a freshly announced release date, however, we now at least know when we'll see the full picture—and launch day is just two months away.

In a Steam news post, Pearl Abyss has confirmed that Crimson Desert has gone gold...