Crimson Desert Hits 6 Million Sales as Steam Charts Fuel US No. 2 Ranking
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Updated · Forbes · Jun 11
Crimson Desert Hits 6 Million Sales as Steam Charts Fuel US No. 2 Ranking
3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jun 11
Summary
6 million copies sold since March 19 made Crimson Desert the second-best-selling game in the US so far in 2026, despite only middling critical reviews.
Pearl Abyss said sustained Steam visibility helped drive that result, arguing frequent content updates kept players engaged and turned high chart placement into low-cost marketing.
276,261 concurrent Steam players near launch and more than 100,000 through early May gave the single-player game unusual staying power; it is still drawing about 50,000 weekend players nearly three months later.
That momentum has helped Pearl Abyss recover from an early stock hit tied to the game's review reception, and the studio plans more updates and eventual DLC to extend the sales run.