Black Desert

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Linux
• Android

Genres

• massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Play modes

• co-op mode

• multiplayer video game

• player versus player

Localized titles

• Black Desert

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Massively Multiplayer^*
• RPG^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Multi-player^*
• MMO^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• In-App Purchases^*
• Partial Controller Support^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Thai^*
• Turkish^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Japanese^*
• Russian^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*

Community tags · historical

• MMORPG^*

  Votes · historical

  4,886^*

• Massively Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,417^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  1,399^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  1,346^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  1,336^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  969^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  933^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  866^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  768^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  768^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  729^*

• Medieval^*

  Votes · historical

  712^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  693^*

• Magic^*

  Votes · historical

  680^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  672^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  658^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  656^*

• Cooking^*

  Votes · historical

  640^*

• Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  601^*

• War^*

  Votes · historical

  591^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 (64-bit)^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3 (4th Generation)^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce GTX 970, Radeon RX 480^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  80 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  80GB HDD (SSD recommended)^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce GTX 1660 Super^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i5 (8th Generation), AMD Ryzen 5 2000 Series^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  304^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

Developers

• Pearl Abyss

Publishers

• Pearl Abyss

• 2014

  Date precision

  Year only

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 24, 2017^*

Detailed specifications