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, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!
- MMORPG (4631)
- Massively Multiplayer (1238)
- RPG (1154)
- Open World (1150)
- Character Customization (1093)
- Adventure (830)
- Fantasy (797)
- Action (748)
- Strategy (718)
- 3D (687)
- Crafting (614)
- Atmospheric (610)
- Medieval (609)
- Simulation (603)
- Magic (595)
- Cooking (589)
- Multiplayer (580)
- PvP (575)
- War (530)
- Combat (520)
Release Date | May 24, 2017 |
Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 76.2% (mostly positive) / 74.7% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 75.2% / 73.8% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 52.5K Top 1% / 76.1K Top 1% |
Curators | 564 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 109.2 hours Top 1% |
Play Time per Dollar | 10.9 hours Top 1% |
Followers | 172.3K Top 1% |
Owners | ± 11.4M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 3.3M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 15.8M Top 2% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Black Desert's Steam rating and reviews between May 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 75.8% (April 2021) to 65.6% (October 2018).
With 76.1K reviews Top 1%, Black Desert is definitely a major AAA level success.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Black Desert's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Spanish - Spain (7%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 11 languages, which is great.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in Black Desert depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 1517 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 10 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Black Desert players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 718 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 76.2% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Black Desert's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.