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Black Desert
Pearl Abyss · released May 24, 2017 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
by Pearl Abyss
Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, a
Released May 24, 2017
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 75% positive of 63,282 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 200,239 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 9,050 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers rank | #124 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers US rank | #94 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| New & Trending rank | #91 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 364 | 115 |
| Dec 2025 | 271 | 110 |
| Jan 2026 | 247 | 105 |
| Feb 2026 | 176 | 94 |
| Mar 2026 | 354 | 157 |
| Apr 2026 | 255 | 125 |
| May 2026 | 171 | 90 |
| Jun 2026 | 164 | 110 |
| Jul 2026 | 211 | 102 |
| Aug 2026 | 293 | 136 |
| Sep 2026 | 200 | 98 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 2M – 5.4M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $10M – $34M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 63,282 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 32–84 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| MMORPG | 1 in 146 games |
| War | 1 in 35 games |
| Medieval | 1 in 19 games |
| Crafting | 1 in 19 games |
| Action RPG | 1 in 18 games |
| Sandbox | 1 in 16 games |
| Character Customization | 1 in 15 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Online 2 | Star Vault AB | 75% | Mixed · 11,130 |
| Pax Dei | Mainframe Industries | 73% | Mixed · 7,207 |
| Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG | gamigo US | 70% | Mixed · 12,082 |
| Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues | Catnip Games | 72% | Mixed · 3,206 |
| Grace Online | wichtv ltd | 74% | 9 reviews |
| Tales Of Shadowland | Uzmi Games | 77% | |
| Blood Banner | Pandora Toolbox | 73% | |
| Dark Continent | Armagan | 72% |