
Based on what we’ve seen of Crimson Desert so far, it appears to have everything a large-scale open-world game needs to succeed in 2026. It boasts a lot of gameplay features and diverse content, and the world is incredibly vast – though size alone doesn’t guarantee quality. The bigger question, however, is whether Crimson Desert can create the same immersive atmosphere as Red Dead Redemption 2, making it feel less like a game and more like a believable, living world. While we’ll have to wait for the game’s release to know for sure, what’s been revealed already suggests how Crimson Desert might stack up against Red Dead Redemption 2.