Crimson Desert

Last updated: 2026-03-28
  • Vast and diverse open world
  • Engaging and varied combat
  • Stunning visuals and graphics
  • Poor and confusing controls
  • Uninteresting and weak story
  • Difficult and frustrating boss fights
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 12-15GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMpositiveWindows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
86,865
Positive
69,43879.9%
Negative
17,42720.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
5,249,204
Estimated revenue
$367,391,788
Game price
$70
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
4,8856.80%
Estimated copies lost
295,198
Estimated revenue lost
$20,660,908
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
4,9176.8%
Avg playtime 1h
8631.2%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
10,45314.6%
Avg playtime 25.9h
55,58577.4%
Avg playtime 37.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day8,045.4 rev/day
Last 30d2,393.9 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered8.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
71,818 total
Organic purchasers47,87666.7%
Voted up: 78%
Key activations23,94233.3%
Voted up: 81%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
71,818 total
First impression0-2h10,62514.8%
Voted up: 39%
Mid game2-10h27,72238.6%
Voted up: 80%
Late game10-20h16,14422.5%
Voted up: 88%
Endgame20h+17,32724.1%
Voted up: 91%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.14% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
76.0%
Global baseline 78.6%
100 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 86,865 total.