Pearl Abyss (263750.KQ) said its new title "Crimson Desert" reached 270,000 concurrent players on Steam on the 30th, setting a new all-time record for the company.
One week after launch, Steam user reviews (global) have shifted from "Mostly Positive" to "Very Positive."
Pearl Abyss has been actively incorporating user feedback, rolling out a patch on the 29th that improved controls, reduced loading times, enhanced the UI, and added new content.
Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game following the journey of protagonist "Kliff" and his Grey Mane companions. Players join Kliff on an adventure across the seamless open-world continent of "Pywel" to reclaim his lost homeland and reunite scattered companions. The game sold 2 million copies across global platforms on launch day and surpassed 3 million copies within four days.
Crimson Desert is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, Apple Mac, Epic Games Store, and Rogue Xbox Ally.