Keepers Updated September 16, 2026
Crimson Desert

Is it worth it?

Crimson Desert

Pearl Abyss · Game · Mar 19, 2026

56Not yet

Skip it for now. It scores 56, well short of the 85 a Keeper needs. The weakest part is the critic score.

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We score it again October 1.

Where the 56 comes from

Critics10/40

Critic score 77. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience14/20

Audience score 87. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record10/15

The studio's first single-player game, after the MMO Black Desert.

Staying power22/25

Players love it more than critics, and it passed 6 million copies with DLC on the way.

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Scores used: Metacritic 77 (115 critics), user 8.7 (13,666 ratings). Numbers checked September 16, 2026. See the main source.

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  • Critics, 40. The published aggregate from Metacritic, OpenCritic, Album of the Year or Rotten Tomatoes. Almost everything reviewed lands between 70 and 98, so a 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40.
  • Audience, 20. What people who paid for it say, from user scores and Steam reviews. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20.
  • Track record, 15. Whether the people who made it have made things that lasted before. Debuts start lower on purpose.
  • Staying power, 25. What happens after launch week: chart runs, players who stick around, renewals, sales that keep going.

A Keeper is our bet on what lasts. Some releases show it right away: the reviews, the players and the people behind them all point the same way, the way they did for Elden Ring. For albums, games, films and shows, 85 or above is a Keeper and 75 to 84 is worth your time. Things need 80. We score everything again as time goes by, and a Keeper that fades loses the label. Nobody pays to be here or pays for a score. Every score links to where its numbers came from. Each one has a link to find it on Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate, Keepers earns from qualifying purchases.