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- Release Date:6/30/2024
- Developer:NEXON Games Co., Ltd.
- Publisher:NEXON
- Last Updated:7/6/2025
- Steam App Id:2074920
The First Descendant
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The First Descendant has 5,972 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 264,860 players achieved on 7/7/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The First Descendant. It has received a total of 104,340 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 56 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The First Descendant and its growth over time. It currently has 259,557 followers on its community page.
About The First Descendant
The First Descendant is a RPG, Action, Adventure, and Free to Play game developed by NEXON Games Co., Ltd. On 6/30/2024, it was released on the Steam Store by NEXON.
Players have rated The First Descendant as "Mixed" out of 104,340 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 59,107 positive reviews and 45,233 negative reviews — an overall 57% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run The First Descendant on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 12 languanges in-game including English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), and Korean. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The First Descendant supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Full controller support
- Co-op
- Partial Controller Support
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- In-App Purchases
From the Steam community, The First Descendant has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Character Customization
- Looter Shooter
- Violent
- Third Person
- Multiplayer
- Story Rich
- Free to Play
- Third-Person Shooter
- Co-op
- Shooter
- RPG
- Combat
- Sexual Content
- Action RPG
- Sci-fi
- PvE
- Online Co-Op
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The First Descendant and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
The First Descendant is available in 12 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The First Descendant data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 6). The First Descendant on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2074920
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 6). The First Descendant. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2074920
- NEXON Games Co., Ltd.. (2023, July 22). The First Descendant. The First Descendant. https://tfd.nexon.com/