PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Gets Even More Gameplay Footage, Still Looks Crazy | Push Square

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If you've been keeping up with Crimson Desert — the open world action game from Korean developer Pearl Abyss — you may remember seeing a bunch of gameplay videos a few months back.

There were boss fights, and then there was a crazy 50-minute walkthrough. It's fair to say that the project's been wowing audiences for quite some time.

And now we've been given another gameplay demonstration: a seven-minute boss battle against some kind of powerful sorceress. The game still looks impressive and packed with potential — and the fact that we've now seen so much of it suggests that Pearl Abyss is very confident in its creation.

Crimson Desert doesn't have a confirmed release date, but rumours suggest that it'll be shown off at The Game Awards next week. We could certainly see it locking down a date there and then.

Ridiculous potential

That's boss

One hour with the promising PS5 open worlder

What do you make of Crimson Desert? Is this going to be one to watch in 2025? Keep your shield raised in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

2025 is going to be an all time year for releases. Maybe just pushing in to 2026 for some.

I still find a scripted boss fight to be a deceiving way to showcase an open world game, so i will withhold judgement. It looks good, but will it hold up on a non scripted open world traversal and gameplay loop for dozens of hours? Not sure.

This game looks pure fun.....if it delivers what it promises

I've heatd martial law's in it