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NEXON Games Co., Ltd. · 2024 · Windows

Steam: 56 % positive of 112,762 reviews, as of Oct 28

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!

24 games that play like The First Descendant and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Warframe, OUTRIDERS and REMNANT II®.

Player tags

  • Free to Play
  • Sexual Content
  • Looter Shooter
  • Multiplayer
  • Third-Person Shooter
  • Online Co-Op
  • RPG
  • Action
Map region: Online ShootersMech and robot games
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed: many players enjoy the free-to-play looter shooter's combat and characters, but the grind, drop rates, and monetisation drag it down.

Many players enjoy the fast third-person combat, the varied Descendants with distinct abilities, and the co-op play, and they praise the free content and the regular updates. Some call the late game a grind of repeating the same missions for materials, and complain about enemies with huge health pools and steep power creep that leave only a few characters viable. Many criticise the paid cosmetics, the expensive premium currency in some regions, and the Season 4 transcendent weapons, which some see as pay-to-power. Some reviewers in the last year also object to the bans issued over a loot exploit and to optimisation problems. Recent reviews are more negative than the older helpful ones, and players with hundreds of hours are often more critical than newcomers.

Praised

  • Fast, satisfying gunplay

    Reviewers find the third-person shooting and movement smooth, with abilities that feel strong in combat.

    Many players
  • Varied, appealing Descendants

    Players enjoy the different characters, their distinct playstyles and builds, and their designs.

    Many players
  • Generous free content

    Players say most content, including the battle pass free tier, can be reached without paying, with regular events.

    Some players
  • Co-op fun and regular updates

    Reviewers enjoy playing with friends and say the developers keep adding content and communicate with players.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Grind and repetitive missions

    Players say late-game missions repeat the same runs for materials and loot, which becomes tedious.

    Many players
  • Monetisation and pay-to-power

    Reviewers criticise expensive cosmetics, the premium currency, paid slots and Season 4 transcendent weapons that they see as buying power.

    Many players
  • Enemy health and power creep

    Players say new enemies have huge health pools and each patch raises power, so only a few characters stay viable.

    Some players
  • Balance and nerfs

    Reviewers say frequent nerfs and a small set of meta characters make the roster feel limited.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suited to players who like Warframe or Destiny style looter shooters, enjoy co-op, and do not mind grinding or cosmetic-driven free-to-play design.
Who should skip it
Players who dislike grinding, repetitive missions, and aggressive monetisation, or who want a deep story, should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours are more critical of the late game, drop rates and power creep, while newer players mostly praise the combat and characters.

Summarised by AI from 66 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like The First Descendant

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like The First Descendant

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. ORION: Prelude77 % positive of 19,048Shared: Third-Person Shooter · Online Co-Op · Shooter
  2. STALZONE71 % positive of 111,413Shared: Looter Shooter · Online Co-Op · RPG
  3. Terminull Brigade™50 % positive of 5,634Shared: Looter Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Online Co-Op
  4. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™77 % positive of 15,296Shared: Online Co-Op · RPG · Shooter
  5. Tom Clancy’s The Division™71 % positive of 77,399Shared: Looter Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Online Co-Op
  6. Echo Point Nova96 % positive of 7,627Shared: Online Co-Op · Shooter · Co-op
  7. Shadow Warrior 286 % positive of 24,191Shared: Looter Shooter · Shooter · Co-op
  8. Wayfinder60 % positive of 25,163Shared: Online Co-Op · RPG · Third Person
  9. Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced81 % positive of 18,390Shared: Looter Shooter · Online Co-Op · RPG
  10. Far Cry® New Dawn75 % positive of 32,426Shared: Online Co-Op · RPG · Shooter
  11. The Division Resurgence48 % positive of 2,802Shared: Looter Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Online Co-Op
  12. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands71 % positive of 17,845Shared: Looter Shooter · Online Co-Op · RPG

By look

Looks like The First Descendant

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Borderlands 458 % positive of 59,082
  2. DOOM: The Dark Ages88 % positive of 32,900
  3. Splitgate91 % positive of 110,361
  4. Stellar Blade™92 % positive of 62,314
  5. Pax Autocratica90 % positive of 4,088
  6. Morbid Metal82 % positive of 1,679
  7. KIBORG84 % positive of 1,251
  8. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™77 % positive of 15,296
  9. Killing Floor 288 % positive of 87,294
  10. REMNANT II®82 % positive of 46,997
  11. Shadow Warrior 286 % positive of 24,191
  12. Warface: Clutch65 % positive of 81,226

At a glance

What games like The First Descendant have in common

  • The tags they share most often with The First Descendant: Online Co-Op (19 of 24), Looter Shooter (15) and Third-Person Shooter (12).
  • They came out between 2013 and 2026, 2 of them after The First Descendant (2024).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Echo Point Nova (96 % positive of 7,627).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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