Some reviewers noted repetitive side quests and longer load times on older hardware, potentially affecting immersion.

The instant-kill bear damage was removed, and escape QTEs become harder with repeated captures in quick succession.

Crimson Desert launched with day-one patches 1.00.01 and 1.00.02 addressing bugs, usability, and balance, with PS5/PS4-specific timing for the 1.00.02 patch.

Boss fights received substantial overhauls, including a reworked Tenebrum encounter that skips the puzzle replay on death, balance tweaks to Reed Devil, prevented enemy actions during revives, and improved behavior for Walker-type monsters.

Localization and UI got fixes for translation quality, text display, sound effects, and overall UI stability.

A player can get stuck when stealing fruit from stalls; workaround is to approach stalls from the front and reload if stuck.

If objectives don’t auto-track, players can manually select them in the quest log, toggle tracking, or restart the game if tracking fails repeatedly.

Cutscenes have been sped up for faster progression, but there is still no skip option for first-time viewing.

FSR4 upscaling in rain can cause rain to disappear or blur; workarounds include disabling FSR4, changing upscaling method or native resolution, and reducing post-processing effects.

Abyss visibility can cause frame drops; recommended actions include restarting, lowering draw distance and shadows, avoiding prolonged exposure, and toggling PC graphical modes or disabling advanced upscaling.

Blackstar health bug in Deferred Advance quest may block progression; fixes involve not abandoning the fight, loading an earlier save, or restarting the quest if needed.

Missing pre-order/deluxe items on Steam can be resolved by restarting, checking mailbox/inventory, verifying purchases, re-login, or contacting support; some users report rolling fixes.