Play Order
0 / 5 playedEvery game, oldest to newest.
About Pearl Abyss
Pearl Abyss is the Gwacheon MMO house betting everything on its engine. Black Desert Online from 2014 in Korea, 2016 west, still runs its combo action MMO with Mobile from 2018 beside it. Shadow Arena came and went as a discontinued experiment.
Crimson Desert from March 2026 sold 2 million in a day as a single player open world. The Charting the Unknown DLC is dated October 29, 2026 with a Switch 2 version in early 2027. DokeV and Plan 8 stay in development with no dates. The CCP EVE ownership sits apart. Play BDO first for the engine grammar.
Good to know
Release order is the play order. Black Desert Mobile folds into the Online entry as the same world. Shadow Arena was discontinued and stays out as a dead branch. The Crimson DLC and Switch 2 port fold into the Crimson entry. DokeV and Plan 8 are in development with no dates and sit last. The Switch 2 port and Charting DLC fold into Crimson.
