Crimson Desert Patch 1.04 Adds Difficulty, Housing Storage

Pearl Abyss released patch 1.04 for Crimson Desert on April 23, 2026, across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, introducing difficulty settings, expanded housing storage, new pet options and numerous quality-of-life improvements. The update, weighing about 37 GB on PC, follows the game's launch on March 19 and arrives amid strong post-release support, with the title surpassing five million sales in under a month.

Players can now select from Easy, Normal or Hard modes in the settings menu, switching anytime without restarting. Normal retains the original balance. Easy reduces player damage taken, lowers enemy health, speed and aggression, and widens parry and dodge windows while decreasing boss counterattacks. Hard heightens challenges with increased enemy stats, tighter timing windows, shorter roll invincibility frames, delayed food effects until consumption animations finish, and new attack patterns for select bosses, Pearl Abyss noted. A boss rematch feature, allowing replays of chosen encounters, is planned for a future update.

Housing gains practical utility through new placeable containers accessible via the system near Howling Hill. The...