Black Desert Online

Black Desert Online
Developer(s)Pearl Abyss
Publisher(s)Pearl Abyss
Director(s)Kim Daeil, Youn Jaemin
Producer(s)Berkay Bayar Kim Jae-hee
Designer(s)Göksel Kaan Ulutürk
Artist(s)Seo Yongsu
Composer(s)Hui Man Ryu
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, iPadOS
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
Android, iOS
  • AS: 2019
  • WW: December 2019
Xbox One
  • WW: 4 March 2019
PlayStation 4
  • WW: 22 August 2019
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Black Desert Online (Korean검은사막) is a sandbox-oriented fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Korean video game developer Pearl Abyss and originally published for Microsoft Windows in 2015. A mobile version titled Black Desert Mobile was initially released in Asia by early 2019,[2] and worldwide in December 2019. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions, known simply as Black Desert, were released in 2019. The game is free-to-play in some parts of the world, but follows a buy-to-play business model in other editions, including the English-language editions.[3]

In 2018, Pearl Abyss began work on a prequel to the timeline of Black Desert, titled Crimson Desert, but during development it became a separate, stand alone IP with a different storyline and new characters.[4]

In 2021, Kakao Games stopped services and Pearl Abyss took back the publishing rights.

  1. ^ Olivetti, Justin (June 10, 2015). "Black Desert launching in Korea on July 14". Massively Overpowered. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Calvin, Alex (April 12, 2019). "Mobile accounts for nearly a third of Black Desert franchise's $1 billion sales". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Try For Free | Black Desert Online". www.blackdesertonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  4. ^ "G-Star 2019: New Details and Trailers Emerge for PLAN 8, Crimson Desert, DokeV and Shadow Arena". Pearl Abyss. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.