The much-anticipated sandbox action title Crimson Desert only just released and it’s already become one of the most polarising games of the past five years. This hasn’t appeared to have hurt the game’s sales much, however, as evidenced by a social media post on the game’s official Instagram page announcing Crimson Desert has sold more than 2 million copies in its first day.
If you’ve been following the game’s progress in the months leading up to launch day, this won’t surprise you. Two weeks before release, the studio announced the game had over 2 million wishlists on Steam alone, with the total number for all platforms estimated to be around 3 million. That’s an incredible conversion rate for wishlists to actual sales ( the median conversion rate of wishlists to actual sales on Steam is reportedly around 15%).
The game’s developer, Pearl Abyss, experienced a sharp fall in share value not long after launch, allegedly as a result of lower-than-expected review figures. Two million sales is certainly nothing to scoff at, especially for a developer that’s largely unknown outside of Asia, and it will be interesting to see what staying power the game has in the coming months and years.
