While developer Pearl Abyss is certainly very happy about the commercial success of Crimson Desert and has further plans for it, including an imminent DLC and a Nintendo Switch 2 port, the studio has also begun shifting personnel to DokeV , its next big release.
In the Pearl Abyss Q2 2026 Q&A, the South Korean developer revealed to be targeting a launch in the second half of 2028 , with playable demos (presumably at conventions) available in the second half of next year.
DokeV is progressing smoothly by leveraging the development assets and production experience accumulated from our previous projects. Having moved beyond the foundational system setup, the project is currently in the phase of expanding content creation and validating the core gameplay loop.
We are targeting a launch in the second half of 2028, and both information releases and marketing initiatives will be executed in phases according to our development milestones. Based on our current progress, we expect to kick off full-scale marketing—including hands-on playable demos and sequential information reveals—starting in the second half of next year.
As patch operations for Crimson Desert stabilize, development resources are being progressively reallocated to DokeV. We remain fully committed to meeting our targeted launch timeframe of the second half of 2028.
As you might recall, DokeV was actually unveiled alongside Crimson Desert all the way back at G-Star 2019 . Then Crimson Desert had its own development issues to address, resulting in several delays. Work on this open world creature collecting game continued, though the last official trailer is now nearly five years old .
According to Pearl Abyss, DokeV features a fresh universe and narrative designed to offer an experience where users explore a vibrant world and grow alongside the titular creatures . The game is being developed with a focus on bright, distinct visuals, dynamic action, exploration, and rich interactive mechanics as its core features.
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