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Crimson Desert on PS5 gets patch 1.07, the second update in a week, adding five boss rematches via Rematch, plus new unarmed combat skills for Damiane and Oongka (including Aerial Stab) and Kliff’s Blinding Flash Finisher, along with more mount types and reins and a broad slate of fixes across content, UI, graphics, localization, and quests.
A new patch for Crimson Desert adds more mounts and introduces new combat moves, expanding gameplay options and enhancing combat variety.
Crimson Desert faced backlash after update 1.06.00 altered Damiane’s Elegant Carmine outfit, prompting negative Steam reviews; Pearl Abyss said the change was unintentional and caused by a bug and will be fixed in the next patch, despite the game’s strong commercial performance.
Pearl Abyss posted a Q1 revenue of ₩328.5B ($220.6M), up 419.8% year over year driven by Crimson Desert's launch, with ₩212.1B operating profit and ₩170B net profit; 59% of revenue came from PC and 38% from console, while NA/EU accounted for 81% of total. Full‑year guidance is ₩879–₩975B, Crimson Desert revenue is expected to front‑load (₩644.1–₩734.8B), and the company is developing DokeV and Plan 8. It also sold Fenris Creations back to its CEO for $120M.
The latest Crimson Desert update fixes a major gameplay-annoying bug and adds new mounts and attack dogs, expanding exploration and combat options for players.
Crimson Desert's patch 1.06 adds a wide array of special mounts you can tame and ride after gaining their trust, including iguanas, goats, tigers, lions, and more; saddles can be bought at various saddleries, a Sigil of Valor lets your pet fight, and a new Extraction feature recovers refining materials. The update also introduces a new unarmed skill tree for Oongka, sword sheaths, and Night Tone Mode, plus extensive patch notes and fixes; the game has sold over 5 million copies and has seen strong post-launch support in Korea.
Pearl Abyss says Crimson Desert's next major patch will drop in the coming days, adding new special mounts and an extraction feature to recover materials used in equipment refinement, along with a broad slate of bug fixes; a recent patch (1.05.00) rolled out, and future patches have historically released on weekends, though no exact date is set yet.
Crimson Desert’s latest patch adds new content and features, but the developers haven’t announced a roadmap or timeline for future updates, leaving players with fresh content but unclear long-term plans.
Pearl Abyss transformed Crimson Desert from a lukewarm launch into a global phenomenon by delivering near-weekly updates that embraced player feedback, a strategy that helped it become the fastest-selling South Korean game with over 5 million copies sold since its March release.
Crimson Desert's 1.05 patch lands across PC, Mac, and consoles, adding Rematch and Re-blockade systems to restore end-game challenge, with memory fragments to re-fight bosses and adjustable fort-blockades across 23 forts; also introduces new legendary pets (Iron Eagle, Hyacinth Macaw) and a Mountain God Boar, plus loot, UI, and stability tweaks as Pearl Abyss continues to refine the game following strong sales.
Crimson Desert on PS5 gets patch 1.05, adding boss fight rematches via a lantern mechanic, and Re-Blockades that let you replay strongholds after meeting certain criteria. The update also introduces two new pets (Iron Eagle and Hyacinth Macaw), a Mountain God Bear, a disguises shop, and other tweaks with configurable Re-Blockade frequency and more patch notes available from Pearl Abyss.
Patch 1.05 for Crimson Desert adds Rematch and Re-blockade, letting players revisit up to 69 defeated bosses on higher difficulty, while toggling war across Pywel’s factions (13 factions across 23 forts/quarries); no loot rewards, but consumables aren’t lost; plus bug fixes, improved gold-bar interactions, and the ability to keep Iron Eagle and Hyacinth Macaw as pets, with UI tweaks and promises of further world refinement.
Forbes reports that Crimson Desert shows stronger early player retention than Elden Ring, based on available engagement data; it’s an early snapshot and the metrics could shift as both titles continue to evolve.
South Korea’s prime minister Kim Min-seok praised Crimson Desert after it surpassed 4 million sales just two weeks after launch, calling the game a “new chapter in K-content” and a turning point for the domestic games industry, highlighting its in-house technology and cultural touches like Korean food and taekwondo as signs of Korea’s growing influence in global gaming.
Crimson Desert’s patch 1.04 adds Easy/Normal/Hard difficulty options with a more challenging Hard mode, introduces new combat patterns for certain bosses and teases a boss rematch feature later, and expands storage and housing through items like the 1,000-slot Sturdy Gatherables Chest, Collectibles Chest, Kuku Cooler variants, and wardrobe upgrades. The update also brings new pets (birds and five new cats), new outfits and weapons, housing improvements, and various quality-of-life tweaks and NPC adjustments, all detailed in the patch notes released on 2026-04-23.