Crimson Desert patch 1.14.00 finally adds cross-save support across platforms

Pearl Abyss dropped Crimson Desert patch 1.14.00 on Thursday, July 16, bringing cross-save support to the action RPG nearly four months after launch. The feature works across PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, and the Epic Games Store — macOS gets it later.

Setting it up requires a Pearl Abyss ID: head to the save menu, select the new cross-save option, and link your platform accounts. There are a few restrictions worth knowing — only one account per platform can be tied to a single Pearl Abyss ID, only one cross-save slot is available per ID, and it must be saved manually. Critically, if you unlink every platform account from your Pearl Abyss ID, the cloud save data is permanently deleted, so save locally before doing that. Beyond cross-save, the patch fixes a broken quest in A Dwarf's Concern, addresses a control input issue for Damiane's Skystep ability, squashes several sound bugs including one that persisted after the Praevus the Ancient boss fight, and cleans up localization errors across all languages.

Crimson Desert launched earlier in 2026 after years of development and a high-profile pivot from an open-world survival game to a more story-driven action RPG. Pearl Abyss is known for Black Desert Online, and Crimson Desert represents the studio's biggest single-player push to date. Cross-save was one of the most requested features from the community, and its absence at launch drew criticism — as did the game's controls and narrative, both of which Pearl Abyss has acknowledged and flagged for ongoing improvement as part of a post-launch roadmap.

The cross-save addition is part of a broader series of planned overhauls, with changes to the game's story among the bigger updates still to come. Community reaction to the patch is likely to be positive given how loudly cross-save was requested, though players have noted the controls still aren't fully sorted yet.