Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown

Charting the Unknown is the first major expansion for Crimson Desert Enhanced. Pearl Abyss extends Pywel beyond the known landmasses and combines new stories with additional exploration and management systems.

To play, you need the base game Crimson Desert Enhanced.

Charting the Unknown was released on Oct 29, 2026. The expansion is available for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The base game Crimson Desert Enhanced is required.

The free main game update to version 2.04.00 is available on Steam for Windows and Mac, on the Epic Games Store, and on PlayStation and Xbox. According to Pearl Abyss, the update on the Mac App Store will follow later.

Charting the Unknown was released for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. On PC, the expansion is available via Steam for Windows and Apple silicon Macs. The Mac App Store version has also been announced, but its accompanying update is still in preparation.

The expansion requires Crimson Desert Enhanced on the same platform. On Intel Macs, the Steam version is not compatible.

In the Great Ocean of Pywel, you can steer your own ships, explore islands and discover sunken ruins. A ship quest becomes available after building the Greymane camp in Howling Hill. Afterwards, companions can be assigned to shipbuilding at the harbour. Alternatively, you can buy a ship from the fleet management.

Kliff, Oongka and Damiane can dive without any additional unlock. Underwater, however, your air supply runs down. Diving gear can make longer exploration possible. Between ruins and treasure chests, new sea creatures and mounts also await.

Kliff, Oongka and Damiane each get their own additional story in Charting the Unknown. These chapters can be started from the journal after finishing the main story. Another storyline about the ocean opens right after the main quest "Howling Hill".

In new islands, the companions face additional enemies and can build further strongholds. The expansion requires the main game and continues the story in Pywel.

Charting the Unknown is not a standalone game and requires Crimson Desert Enhanced. Which version is required depends on the platform.

Charting the Unknown expands home building and turns two castles into customizable residences. Drakesfall Castle becomes accessible after the main game and freeing the fortress. Flame Knight’s Castle also requires Damiane’s quest “Politician”. Your own rooms can be changed with walls, windows and other building parts.

After building Greymane Camp and completing Luke’s quest, players can also manage businesses such as restaurants, sawmills, smithies and tailor shops. Relationships with residents can lead to marriage. There are also 17 residences, an expanded trust system and the mini-game “Banker’s Dice”.

The Garden of Trials has ten groups of boss fights. The challenge opens after completing the main story. Kliff, Oongka and Damiane can take part one after another, with the next character taking over once one character is defeated.

Healing food is disabled during combat. Each completed group strengthens an existing skill.

Ships can be built via dispatch missions after expanding Greymane Camp, or bought from fleet masters. Components for customization are available in Demeniss and Delesyia. Seafaring includes its own trade goods, new islands and treasure maps.

Underwater, your air supply limits exploration. Refined diving suits, suitable equipment and food can allow longer dives. Some sea creatures can be tamed as mounts.

Save games created with installed DLC cannot be loaded in a game version without Charting the Unknown, or used with cross-save. Before launch, the base game and the expansion should both be on the current version.