The First Descendant overview

Overview

The First Descendant comes from NEXON Games Co., Ltd. and is published by NEXON. It arrived on Steam on Jun 30, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, In-App Purchases, DualShock Controller Support, and DualShock Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The First Descendant's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 7,518 players at 12 September 2026 - 17:11:48 UTC, with a tracked peak near 209,050. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 57% positive across 111,361 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The First Descendant is available in 12 languages including:

10 regional rating boards including kgrb, oflc, csrr, esrb, and pegi

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The First Descendant has sold up to 6,800,000 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 69 streamers are live with around 1,018 total watchers.

The First Descendant overview details

The First Descendant combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

PLAY FREE NOW About the Game The First Descendant is a free third-person cooperative action RPG shooter featuring high-quality graphics. Experience the fun of strategic boss fights through 4-player co-op and various unique characters, exciting gunplay, and looting. A variety of equipment is necessary for growth, and you can obtain them through clearing scenario missions within the game or in the World Missions where cooperation is crucial and battles with huge bosses. The player becomes a Descendant in the game and is given a mission to fight against the invaders for the survival of humans and to protect the ‘Ingris continent’. The player can experience a spectacular story by growing stronger through various missions and stories to finally discover the Descendants' secret. You can also feel the First Descendant’s unique atmosphere through high-quality fields developed with Unreal Engine 5 and gain a new experience of reality and SF fantasy coexisting in one place. Charming and Unique Characters You can play various characters with distinctive concepts and battle styles. We plan to add various customizable elements such as skins for each character to support character decoration. Exciting Battles and Dynamic Action Using Various Skills and Firearms Experience the First Descendant’s exciting battles composed of various characters with unique skill sets, free movements, and chain actions through Grappling Hooks, colorful firearms, and additional effects. With these, the player can create any battle style they desire. Battles With Huge Boss Monsters Through Cooperative Play Y…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The First Descendant is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, In-App Purchases, DualShock Controller Support, and DualShock Controller Support, and is associated with Action, Adventure, RPG, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 7,518 players at 12 September 2026 - 17:11:48 UTC, a tracked peak of 209,050, and 57% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

The First Descendant is a TPS (Third-Person Shooter), which contains violence involving guns & explosives against monsters similar or not to human beings, repetitive yet not too intense. The blood effects displayed when being attacked or attacking an opponent are not realistic but accompany VFX/SFX.

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Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.