Crimson Desert launch times and release date

Crimson Desert launch times and release date | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Jump to: Launch times Countdown Preloading Don’t miss these Action Crimson Desert secures a March release date as the ambitious Frankenstein’s monster of open world fantasy games goes gold MMO Everything we know about Crimson Desert Action After whiffing its release date by 5 years, Crimson Desert is putting out oodles of preview stuff as ‘We never want to be accused of hiding anything, because we have a lot of ground to make up’ RPG Crimson Desert is the most hyped game I’ve seen in a minute Hardware Crimson Desert’s updated system requirements look very promising for any PC gamer, and for what must be a first-ever move, the devs have namechecked the ROG Xbox Ally handheld Action After 6 hours, Crimson Desert is one of the most overwhelming, chaotic, madcap videogames I’ve ever played—and I’m hungry for more FPS Marathon launch times and release date RPG Crimson Desert is made by the devs of MMO Black Desert, but it won’t have any non-preorder microtransactions on launch: ‘This is the premium experience, that is the transaction’ Action Crimson Desert review: The Forza Horizon of action RPGs FPS Highguard launch times and release date Survival & Crafting Hytale launch times and release date RPG Arknights: Endfield launch times and release date Strategy Menace launch time and release date Action Here are the Death Stranding 2 PC unlock times in your timezone FPS The Midnight Walkers launch time and release date PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!MarathonGDCBest PC gearQuizzes Games Action Crimson Desert Crimson Desert launch times and release date Guides By Andrea Shearon published 19 March 2026 It’s time to start your preload. 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The world of Pywel looks massive, and even without Black Desert’s iconic character creator there to lose myself in, there’s no shortage of stuff to do.Or at least that’s what I’ve gathered from my colleague and fellow RPG nerd, Mollie Taylor, who described it as “a game that tries it all” in her Crimson Desert review. I may not be interested in sampling a little bit of everything she mentioned, but I do need to know more about this goat black market and housing decor.Perhaps you’re more interested in the arm wrestling bits or horse taming, but either way, I can help you with counting down the hours by sharing more on the Crimson Desert release times and preload details.Article continues below You may like Crimson Desert secures a March release date as the ambitious Frankenstein’s monster of open world fantasy games goes gold Everything we know about Crimson Desert After whiffing its release date by 5 years, Crimson Desert is putting out oodles of preview stuff as ‘We never want to be accused of hiding anything, because we have a lot of ground to make up’ When is the Crimson Desert unlock time? (Image credit: Pearl Abyss)Crimson Desert will release simultaneously across all platforms on Thursday, March 19, though the timing pushes it to early March 20 in places like Australia. It’s a worldwide launch, so that means you won’t be stuck watching friends in timezones hours ahead play without you.Here are the Crimson Desert global unlock times by region:Pacific US: 3 pm PDT, March 19Eastern US: 6 pm EDT, March 19UK: 10 pm GMT, March 19Europe: 11 pm CET, March 19Australia: 9 am AET, March 20New Zealand: 11 am NZDT, March 20If your location isn’t listed, check out this handy site for timezone conversions and see when Crimson Desert unlocks for you.Crimson Desert release date countdown timerIs there preloading for Crimson Desert? (Image credit: Pearl Abyss)Yes, you can preload Crimson Desert right now through Steam. I just finished the process myself, and the initial download size was a little over 92 GB. You’ll need more than that come launch, as Crimson Desert’s minimum specs require you to free up 150 GB of storage.The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the bes