Black Desert Online
Black Desert Online (Korean: 검은사막) 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 2014. A mobile version titled Black Desert Mobile was initially released in Asia by early 2019, 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.
| 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 |
| Release | Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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.
In 2021, Kakao Games stopped services and Pearl Abyss took back the publishing rights.