5 Games to Play March 19-20: Crimson Desert, Death Stranding 2 PC, and More
March 19-20 delivers five big releases in 48 hours. Crimson Desert, Death Stranding 2 on PC, Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered, Ghost Master Resurrection, and RUBATO.
Indie game enthusiast and pixel art admirer. I play everything so you don't have to — but you'll want to after reading my picks.
Five major releases in two days. March 19 and 20 might be the busiest 48 hours of the month, stacking open-world action, nostalgic remasters, and some genuinely weird indies on top of each other. Clear your schedule.
March 19: The Big Two (and a Remaster)
Crimson Desert
Pearl Abyss finally delivers the Black Desert follow-up everyone's been waiting for. Crimson Desert is a singleplayer action RPG set in a harsh fantasy world, following mercenary leader Macduff and his band of outcasts. The combat looks absurdly good, pulling from souls-likes and character action games while keeping that Pearl Abyss visual polish.
Launching on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. If you've been hungry for a meaty singleplayer RPG that doesn't hold your hand, this is the one.
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (PC)
Kojima Productions brings the sequel to PC the same day, ported by Nixxes. If you played the PS5 version at launch, you know what to expect: more strand gameplay, more celebrity cameos, more questions about what any of it means. If you skipped the console release, March 19 is your entry point.
DLSS 4 support, frame generation, and all the PC bells and whistles you'd expect from a Nixxes port. This one's going to look incredible on the right hardware.
Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
Koei Tecmo goes back to the entry that defined the franchise. DW3 Remastered hits PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch, and PC with the full Xtreme Legends content included. The original came out in 2001, and for a lot of players, this was the gateway to the Musou genre.
Whether the legendary English dub returns is still unclear, but the nostalgia factor alone makes this worth watching.
March 20: The Indies Strike Back
Ghost Master: Resurrection
Remember Ghost Master? The 2003 cult classic where you commanded spirits to scare mortals out of buildings? Mechano Story Studio is reviving it with a full 1.0 release after time in Early Access. New ghosts, new scenarios, same strategic haunting gameplay.
Leaving Early Access on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC. If you never played the original, this is puzzle-strategy with a supernatural twist.
RUBATO
Solo developer dconn brings a physics-based platformer where you play as a frog with an extendable tongue. Yes, really. RUBATO is a collect-a-thon built around licking surfaces, swinging through environments, and fixing the solar system one planet at a time.
Published by Headcannon (the Sonic Mania team), launching on PS5, Switch, and PC. There's a demo available right now if you want to try before you buy.
Your Week, Your Wallet
Crimson Desert is the flagship release here. Pearl Abyss has been building toward this for years, and the early impressions suggest they've delivered something special. Death Stranding 2 on PC is the other obvious pick for anyone with the hardware to run it properly.
But don't sleep on the smaller stuff. Ghost Master is the kind of niche revival that doesn't happen often, and RUBATO has the creative energy that makes indie games worth tracking. Five games, two days, no wrong choices.