Crimson Desert DLC Has Made Its Map Impossibly Huge

Crimson Desert's Already Massive Map Is Unbelievably Big Thanks To New DLC Published Oct 31, 2026, 1:22 PM EDT George is the Lead News Editor for TheGamer, and has been working in the industry since 2021 after graduating from the University of South Wales with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. He has also previously written for RPG Site, WhatCulture, and PlayStation Lifestyle. George is an expert on platformers, action games, and fighters, but tends to play as many releases as possible. This hands-on experience lets him dive into gaming communities and follow the latest trends. Some of the games George has extensively covered first-hand include Dead Rising, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Ninja Gaiden 4. Sign in to your TheGamer account Crimson Desert’s new Charting the Unknown DLC has turned the base game’s already ridiculously big map into a frankly unbelievable behemoth. If there’s one thing that Crimson Desert has made a name for itself for, it’s how big and expansive the land of Pywel is. Along with trying to implement as many game mechanics and features as humanly possible, Pearl Abyss put together a world that was already one of gaming’s biggest back when Crimson Desert first released. Pywel is so ridiculously huge and packed with things to do that it was tough to imagine how Crimson Desert could possibly get any bigger with its first expansion, Charting the Unknown. Well, now that DLC has finally released, it’s become incredibly clear that the base game map was just scratching the surface of how expansive things could really get. Crimson Desert’s Original Map Is Just A Small Corner Of The DLC’s World Guys, I Think Crimson Desert Is Pretty Big Earlier this week, Pearl Abyss finally moved beyond updating Crimson Desert for free and released the game’s first-ever paid expansion, Charting the Unknown. As the name implies, the DLC focuses on exploring new locations in Pywel, both on land through the use of a ship and underwater, now that Kliff and the gang can go deep-sea diving. The expansion’s focus on uncovering and exploring new parts of the world has always suggested that Crimson Desert was about to get a lot bigger, but it wasn’t clear just how much would be added. As highlighted by Twitter user Okami13_, Charting the Unknown has gone to extreme lengths when it comes to expanding Crimson Desert’s world. In a video posted to Twitter, Okami13_ showed off the game’s updated map with the DLC installed, and it makes the already arguably too-big base game a single corner of what can now be toured. While a lot of that size is thanks to the seas that can be travelled in ships, it’s worth noting that the underwater areas are fully explorable. It’s a notable technical achievement considering how well-known Crimson Desert already was for having an extensive map, although I have to wonder if it might be lampshading some of the game’s criticisms. A lot of players simply found Pywel to be too big, so it looks like Charting the Unknown isn’t trying to change the mind of anyone who didn’t get on with it already. Crimson Desert Released March 19, 2026 ESRB Mature 17+ / Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language Developer(s) Pearl Abyss Publisher(s) Pearl Abyss Genre(s) Action, Adventure, Open-World, Exploration