Best-in-class action combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Still hands down has the best action combat of any game on the market.”
Steam review · 5850.6 h played ↗
Black Desert
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Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%Pearl Abyss2017Sandbox · Action RPG · MMORPG
The verdict
A gorgeous action MMO with top-tier combat and huge life-skill content, but built on endless RNG grind and a heavy cash shop. Skip it if you want group content or hate grinding and cluttered UIs.
Great for
Solo players who love action combat, character creation, life skilling and long-term grinding goals
Main risk
Endless RNG-driven grind and P2W cash shop that feel like a second job
What changed in the last 30 days
133 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite verification emails not arriving, account deletions, and crashes or launcher errors. Backlash over monetization changes also appears. Moderate confidence.
133 recent reviews
What players love
Beautiful graphics and huge world
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Still the best looking MMO graphics wise.”
Steam review · 6748.3 h played ↗
Tons of activities and life skills
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This mmo gives you an absolutely obscene amount of things to do, just like a proper mmo should.”
Steam review · 883.6 h played ↗
Generous catch-up for new players, cheap price
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The new player systems in place let you catch up (for free) to most players who've been playing for years”
Steam review · 298.3 h played ↗
Deep character creator
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The character customization is insane and the visual skills feel incredible to hit.”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
AFK fishing and relaxed play
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Perfect game for those who want to put their character on AFK fishing, I do it and recommend it.”
Steam review · translated · 2933 h played ↗
What players complain about
Endless grind that feels like a job
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This is a full time job, not an actual game it’s just doing chores around to be able to do more chores in higher leveled areas”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Pay-to-win cash shop and monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is designed to squeeze as much money out of you as possible.”
Steam review · 179.6 h played ↗
Cluttered, confusing UI and overwhelming systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“There are way too many menus, UI elements, currencies all thrown at you with nothing explained in the slightest.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Accounts deleted or wiped, poor support
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“they turned around and deleted my account. when I reached out to them they basically said your fault for not logging in.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
RNG enhancement and gambling gear
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I remember losing 2+ months worth of time invested in the game in a single hour trying to upgrade to a +8 world boss weapon and it got destroyed.”
Steam review · 1827 h played ↗
Tedious story, dialogue and walking
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Run from point A to point B, go back to point A, talk with some dude, go back to point B, listen to more yapping, and so on.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported80 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 (4th Generation)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 970, Radeon RX 480
Storage80 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 (8th Generation), AMD Ryzen 5 2000 Series
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1660 Super
Storage80 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 (4th Generation)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 970, Radeon RX 480
Storage80 GB available space
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