Some players of the preview version of Crimson Desert have looked at the in-game encyclopedia of the open-world adventure and found exciting statistics that underscore the size of Pywel.
Where do the numbers come from? In the preview version of Crimson Desert, selected players not only had the opportunity to play the open-world adventure, they were also able to look at many of the menus. Under “Others” they found a knowledge section where the game documents all discovered content of Crimson Desert.
What do the numbers reveal? The almost 3,000 entries are apparently distributed as follows:
- 468 characters
- 110 factions
- 573 territories
- 397 life forms
- 75 bosses
- 28 mounts
- 430 adventure entries for regions (173), secret places (34), caves (133), and more
- 150 collectible resources
- 94 collectible items
- 347 crafting blueprints
- 214 memory fragments
“That seems suspicious”
How does the community react to the numbers? Under the post by Zephryss on X as well as under the post by Ninjago on X, many players express that they find these numbers rather off-putting.
- Novak writes: “Yes, and that’s exactly why I won’t play it. I want to have fun, not go to work.”
- Mimiga is skeptical: “Just because it’s a lot doesn’t mean it’s good. That’s the part that worries me, that everything feels very quickly boring. I prefer little, but good content over MASSIVE but empty content.”
- Gooboberti admits: “Like how they categorize everything. Let me guess… these mounts are just different colors of the same 5 options. The 110 factions? How can that make sense?”
However, there are also many players who are extremely excited about Crimson Desert and its enormous scope.
- Chosen Fallen writes, for example: “I just hear way too many good things about the game, that seems suspicious.”
- FAR Labs celebrates: “75 bosses over 573 territories, that’s world design on another level.”
- Mr. Barge can’t wait for the release: “I’m more than hyped. I’m clearing my calendar for the rest of the year because I want to bring the game to 100 percent.”
What else is known about the scope and size of Crimson Desert? According to Marketing Director Will Powers, Crimson Desert is supposed to be about twice the size of the playable open world of Skyrim (about 37 km²) and also larger than the map of Red Dead Redemption 2 (about 75 km²). It is likely to take about 2 hours to ride from one end of the game world to the other on horseback.
He also admitted that you can easily spend hundreds of hours in Crimson Desert. However, if you only focus on the main story and some side quests, you can also “complete” the game much faster.
