Crimson Desert
- Developer
- Pearl Abyss
- Publisher
- Pearl Abyss
- Released
- 19 March 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £54.99
Platforms: PC, macOS
Genres: adventure
Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game set in the beautiful yet brutal continent of Pywel. Embark on a journey as the Greymane Kliff and restore what has been lost. Explore uncharted lands, fight against threats that stand in your way, and discover the wonders the world has in store.
Best gaming PC for Crimson Desert in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Crimson Desert today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Pearl Abyss on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Ryzen 5 2600X / i5-8500 | Ryzen 5 5600 / i5-11600K |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | RX 5500 XT / GTX 1060 | RX 6700 XT / RTX 2080 |
| Storage | 150 GB | 150 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Crimson Desert?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Ryzen 5 5600 / i5-11600K and your GPU is at or above RX 6700 XT / RTX 2080, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.