The First Descendant

    Squads of up to four players team up to take down giant bosses in a free third-person shooter.

    NEXON Games Co., Ltd., Nexon Games · published by NEXON, Nexon Korea

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    1 source
    Crossplay
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Plays like
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players in online co-op, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

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    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    The First Descendant is a third-person looter shooter powered by Unreal Engine 5. Become a Descendant. Fight for the survival of humanity. Descendants have unique abilities to tackle both solo and co-op missions. Up to 4 players use varied mechanics to defeat giant bosses. BE THE FIRST DESCENDANT!
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 57% positive from 112,749 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 30/100 from 1 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 5Review score desc: MixedTotal positive: 64710Total negative: 48039Total reviews: 112749{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":5,"review_score_desc":"Mixed","total_positive":64710,"total_negative":48039,"total_reviews":112749}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 208476Name: The First DescendantUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/the-first-descendantCreated at: 1657330292First release date: 1719878400Total rating: 44.69450082926714Total rating count: 115Aggregated rating: 30Aggregated rating count: 1Hypes: 42Release dates: [{"id":601447,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":601559,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601557,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":601561,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601556,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601564,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601562,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":601560,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":601558,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601563,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":40528,"name":"Nexon Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":17940,"name":"Nexon Korea"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":208476,"name":"The First Descendant","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/the-first-descendant","created_at":1657330292,"first_release_date":1719878400,"total_rating":44.69450082926714,"total_rating_count":115,"aggregated_rating":30,"aggregated_rating_count":1,"hypes":42,"release_dates":[{"id":601447,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":601559,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601557,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":601561,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601556,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601564,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601562,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":601560,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":601558,"date":1695081600,"human":"Sep 19, 2023","status":{"id":2,"name":"Beta"}},{"id":601563,"date":1719878400,"human":"Jul 02, 2024","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":40528,"name":"Nexon Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":17940,"name":"Nexon Korea"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.