The wind hit the salt flat and the wild horse reared beneath me; for a heartbeat the screen, my hands, and the animal were a single, fragile thing. The taming minigame was a coin on a spinning top. I learned that if you hesitate for a second you lose the rhythm—and often the mount.
I play fast, I read patterns, and I’ll show you how to make the mounts you want feel like an extension of your character. You already know Pearl Abyss has pedigree here from Black Desert Online; Crimson Desert keeps that design muscle and adds a handful of surprising companions. Read on and you’ll have every taming step mapped, from basic horses to rare beasts and why some machines are off-limits.
How to Tame Horses in Crimson Desert
In real stables, horses flinch at sudden movement and loud noises—games copy that instinct to make taming tense and rewarding.
When you approach a wild horse in Crimson Desert you don’t just press a button and ride. You trigger a brief minigame that measures your timing and patience. Here’s the clean, repeatable method I use so you spend more time riding and less time respawning.
- Find a tamable wild horse roaming the map—look for grazing herds and horses near trails.
- Move close and choose the Ride option to initiate the taming sequence.
- During the minigame, counter the mount’s movement by pressing the arrow opposite to the direction it bucks.
- Keep a steady rhythm until the mount meter fills; the meter is a paper bridge — press the right arrows and it holds, hesitate and it tears.
- When the meter completes, the horse becomes yours and can be summoned from your stable menu.
How to tame horses in Crimson Desert?
Yes—you can tame almost any wild horse this way. Some quests require you to record a successful tame, so practice on common horses before the ones tied to story beats. If you’re streaming or clipping your attempts for YouTube, Twitch, or Reddit, the visual feedback helps you spot which directions give the biggest meter swings.
How to Tame Other Mounts in Crimson Desert
Out on the map you’ll notice some animals only appear after a storm or in a specific biotope—wildlife follows weather and terrain just like in the real world.
Horses are the baseline; the game layers rarity and conditions on top. Here’s how the other categories behave and what you should expect when you try to add them to your rosters.
How do I tame other mounts in Crimson Desert?
Most non-horse mounts follow a similar pattern: locate, approach, and play a taming sequence. A few important notes I always share with new players:
- Some mounts only spawn during environmental events—storms, migration windows, or night-only encounters—so check community trackers on Reddit and the Crimson Desert Discord to time your hunt.
- Beast Taming is a skill you must obtain in skill trees before you can tame certain rare creatures; invest a few points if you want the exotic companions.
- Quest-locked mounts are granted as rewards and cannot be caught in the wild; follow quest markers or guides on IGN and GameSpot for exact steps.
Why can’t I tame mech mounts in Crimson Desert?
Mech mounts are not tamable by design. They’re crafted items—assembled from blueprints and parts at workbenches rather than wrestled into submission. If you want a mech, check your crafting menus, farm blueprints from vendors or drops, and consult Steam guides for optimal component routes.
Pearl Abyss built a system where discovery matters: some mounts are rare encounters, others tied to progression or crafting trees. If you’re tracking a mount, cross-reference in-game spawn notes with community maps and creator videos; streamers have already mapped a surprising number of spawns.
If you want a starting strategy: tame common horses to practice timing, invest in Beast Taming for higher-tier beasts, and plan crafting runs if your heart is set on mechs. Which mount will push you to livestream your next hunt and why?