Shop Deals on Crimson Desert Video Game: What to Buy

You searched to shop deals on the Crimson Desert video game, so let me be straight before we go further: our live price database does not have a buyable Crimson Desert price to hand you today. No listing, no discount, no store. Pearl Abyss' next big open-world swing is on plenty of wishlists (their previous one, Black Desert, still runs), but a wishlist is not a receipt. You clicked here to spend money well, not to stare at a coming-soon page.

So here is the useful version of this article. While Crimson Desert has no deal to track, the same catalog is stuffed with open-world epics, co-op shooters and horror lobbies that are cheap right now and genuinely good. I ranked and priced them from our data, dropped the filler, and flagged the one pick I would actually buy first. If you came for a Pearl Abyss-shaped open world at a real price, the closest substitutes are sitting here for the cost of a sandwich.

Prices verified from our live price database on August 14, 2026.

The picks, priced

Every price and store below is exactly what our tracker shows. Discounts are the current buyable cut, not a historical reading. Where no discount is listed, the price is just the standing rate.

All of these are key reseller listings (Eneba, Kinguin, G2A, Gamivo) except where noted. Prices update, so treat them as a snapshot from today.

Top picks if you want the Crimson Desert itch scratched

Red Dead Redemption 2 - the honest substitute

If what you actually want is a big, slow, gorgeous open world to disappear into, this is the pick. Red Dead Redemption 2 sits at a 93 on Metacritic and holds a 92% Steam rating from over 900,000 reviews, running EUR11.42 at Kinguin as a keyshop listing. It is the most expensive game on this list and still worth every cent. It is not action-combat like a Pearl Abyss title, but for world density and mood, nothing else here comes close.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - the value king

This is the one I would buy first. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is EUR3.93 at Eneba, a 93 Metacritic action RPG, currently cut 87%. That is an absurd amount of open-world combat, questing and monster hunting for under four euro. If you want the fully loaded version with both expansions bundled in, the Game of the Year Edition is EUR8.92 at Gamivo with a 93 Metacritic and a 97% Steam rating across more than 878,000 reviews. Buy the base game if you are testing the water, the GOTY if you already know you are staying.

Baldur's Gate 3 - the outlier price

Different genre, but too good to skip. Baldur's Gate 3 is listed at EUR1.23 at Gamivo, a keyshop, with a 96 Metacritic and a 97% Steam rating from over 851,000 reviews. That is the highest-rated game in this entire catalog at the lowest price. A listing that cheap can move or sell out fast, so check it is still live before you get excited. Turn-based combat is a different rhythm than Crimson Desert's action promise, but if you want the single best-reviewed thing on this page, it is this.

Grouped by what you actually want tonight

You want to shoot things with friends

This is my lane, so I will keep it blunt. HELLDIVERS 2 is EUR6.5 at Eneba with an 83 Metacritic, though its Steam rating sits at 75% across roughly 1.14 million reviews. The mixed Steam score reflects a rocky stretch, not a bad game; the co-op shooting loop still holds up at squad level. For the cheaper, simpler co-op night, Left 4 Dead 2 is EUR6.1 at G2A with a 19% cut, an 89 Metacritic, and a 98% Steam rating from over a million reviews. Two euro apart, both delivered as keys, both easy yeses for four players.

You want horror lobbies

Dead by Daylight is EUR6.97 at Eneba, cut 65%, carrying a 71 Metacritic and a 79% Steam rating across roughly 898,000 reviews. It is the asymmetric one: four survivors, one killer, endless DLC. Skip the individual chapter add-ons unless you already play it. For the co-op scare instead of the versus scare, Phasmophobia is EUR12.19 at G2A with a 94% Steam rating from over 834,000 reviews. It is still Early Access and priced like a full game here, so buy it for the vibe with a headset on, not for polish.

You want an open world to build in

ARK: Survival Evolved is EUR5.99 at Kinguin with a 70 Metacritic. The score is the weakest of the survival crowd, but at six euro it is a cheap way into base-building and dino wrangling with a group. For a lighter sandbox, Garry's Mod is EUR4.19 at G2A, cut 19%, with a 93 Metacritic and a 97% Steam rating from over 1.2 million reviews.

You want cheap and social, right now

Among Us is EUR0.99 at Kinguin with an 85 Metacritic and a 92% Steam rating across more than 730,000 reviews. One euro to get a whole friend group in. Terraria is EUR1.8 at Kinguin with an 83 Metacritic and a 97% Steam rating from over 1.5 million reviews, which is the best co-op-per-euro ratio on the page. And Stardew Valley is EUR6.18 at G2A with a 19% cut and an 89 Metacritic if you want your multiplayer calm instead of chaotic.

The verdict

There is no Crimson Desert deal to buy today, and I would rather tell you that than sell you a placeholder. What our data does have is a stack of open worlds and co-op games that are cheap and proven. If you want the closest feel, Red Dead Redemption 2 at EUR11.42 is the substitute. If you want the smartest spend, the Witcher 3 at EUR3.93 is the one. Wishlist Crimson Desert, then actually go play something while you wait. Shooter fans hunting a shortlist can also glance at Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition for the co-op-adjacent stuff.

Best value on the board is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at EUR3.93 at Eneba, cut 87%. A 93-rated open-world RPG for less than four euro is the deal to grab while your Crimson Desert wishlist waits.

Fred, Scout Team