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Black Desert Online

Original title: Black Desert Online - December 1, 2014
Black Desert Online
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Director:Christopher Bevins
Studio:GameOn
Stars:Chris Kohls, James Alexander, Krishna Alexander - Full View
Soundtrack:Composed by Hwiman Ryu, audio director and lead composer of Pearl Abyss's in-house music team, who remains lead composer for the studio's later projects, The score is organised by region and expansion — Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, Mediah, Valencia, Kamasylvia, Drieghan, O'dyllita, Eternal Winter, Edania — each with its own thematic set, plus dedicated themes for individual classes, It is still growing a decade after launch: new original tracks continue to be released as digital singles through Pearl Abyss Music, including the Seraphim class theme 'Rise, Rise' in December 2025, No physical soundtrack album was found — releases appear to be digital and single-based rather than packaged as retail albums
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Award
Game
Gamescom Award − Best Ongoing Game
Nominee
2021

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Game Details
DeveloperSteam
Pearl Abyss
Publisher
GameOn
Studio
GameOn
Genres
Adventure, Strategy, Action, RPG, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Release Date
December 1, 2014
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
73
Game Engine
-

Pre-Existing UsersThe Steam version of Black Desert Online requires the purchase of the game from Steam as well as the creation of a new Black Desert Online account. Pre-existing Black Desert Online accounts created from methods other than Steam will not be able to play via Steam. About the GameBlack Desert Online is a sandbox, living-world MMORPG. Experience fast-paced, action-packed combat, hunt monsters and huge bosses, fight with friends in a guild to siege nodes and region castles, train your life skills such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and much more! Players will enjoy jaw-dropping graphics, intuitive skill-based combat, and an immersive story encased in our expansive world that’s just waiting to be explored. Accompanied by a Black Spirit, a companion whose destiny is intertwined with their own, players will discover the secret of the Black Stones and the history of their corrupting effects. CLASSES: FEATURES Robust Character Creation Tools - Make the character YOU want to play. Seamless Movement Throughout the World – No loading times necessary as you explore. Combo-Oriented, Non-Targeted Combat - Take part in fast-paced, action-packed combat with skills that can be chained through combos. Unique Weather and Climate - The weather and climate will have various effects on different zones that players can adapt to. Day / Night Cycle – Along with unique weather and climate changes, the game revolves around a day/night cycle that alters NPC behavior and triggers various events based on the time of day. Instanced Player Housing – From tents to palaces and everything in between, players can furnish and customize their own homes and can hire NPCs to keep your place clean or purchase things from the marketplace. Mounted Combat – Utilize your trusted mounts on the battlefield and take advantage of their mobility and effectiveness in combat. Keep in mind, however, that mounts will need to be cared for, housed and protected as they can die in combat. Boss Hunts - Group up with friends or other players to hunt down field bosses and world bosses to get that rare loot. Siege Warfare - Massive free-for-all guild battles! Join a guild and participate in daily node wars or weekly conquest wars against many other competing guilds. Win the node or castle and claim it for a week to collect taxes to increase your guild funds. Ocean Contents - Craft your boat and make sail to the vast oceans to fish, hunt ocean monsters and bosses, underwater exploring and gathering, quest missions, trade, and so much more. Taming & Breeding - Catch and tame horses and elephants in the wild to make it your mount. You can also breed horses for better offspring with improved mount stats and skills. Crafting - Enjoy all aspects of crafting in Black Desert from tools, weapons, armor, jewelry, boats, costumes, outfits, and more. Just about everything can be crafted in the world of Black Desert Online. Profession - Take part and grow your character into a profession that can help your income. With professions like gathering, processing, cooking, alchemy, training, fishing, hunting, trading, farming, and sailing, you can choose to play Black Desert Online the way you want to.

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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 03.08.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
RevenueReported
2 billion euros in cumulative franchise revenue and 55 million registered players as of February 2024
across PC, mobile and console combined
gamedeveloper.com

No development budget for the 2014 Korean launch has ever been disclosed. Revenue, however, is unusually well documented for an MMO because Pearl Abyss is listed on Korea's KOSDAQ, so the figures are audited company disclosures rather than estimates. Company-wide revenue was 342.4 billion won in 2024, up 2.7%, and 365.6 billion won in 2025, up 6.8% — though the company ran operating losses in both years, and 2024's net profit came largely from currency and investment valuation gains rather than operations. Black Desert dominated that revenue for most of the company's public life: it accounted for roughly four fifths of quarterly revenue in early 2024, and guidance for 2026 still puts its own operating revenue at 235-241 billion won. Two caveats matter when reading these numbers. First, from late 2024 Pearl Abyss stopped itemising Black Desert separately, combining it with EVE Online — which obscures each title's individual performance. Second, the company's headline figures changed character entirely in early 2026, when Crimson Desert's launch produced a 30,200% quarter-on-quarter jump in operating profit; that is a different game, and Black Desert's own guidance for the year projects an 8-10% decline. The cumulative franchise total announced in February 2024 was 2 billion euros and 55 million registered players, but note this combines PC, mobile and console — Pearl Abyss has not published PC-only figures since around 2019. Milestones along the way: 10 million users by October 2018, 50 million by September 2022. The business model is unusual for the genre: buy-to-play in North America, Europe and Southeast Asia, with an optional cash shop on top, while Korea, Japan and Russia run free-to-play. Time-to-beat is deliberately empty — this is a live MMO with no ending, and HowLongToBeat's figures for it range from 92 hours to over 2,300 on samples as small as nine people.

Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
English
German
Spanish (Spain)
French
Spanish - Spain

Source: IGDB + Steam, store.steampowered.com

Content Rating
ESRB Teen
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows 7 or higher (32-bit or 64-bit)
CPU:Intel Core i3-530 2.9 GHz
RAM:4 GB RAM
GPU:GTX 650 / GTX 550Ti, Radeon HD 7770, 6770 Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage:52 GB available space
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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 03.08.2026