The First Descendant

The First Descendant is NEXON's free-to-play third-person looter shooter that arrived in mid-2024 and became one of the fastest-growing new live-service games of the year. Set in a sci-fi world under assault by interdimensional invaders called the Vulgus, players take the role of Descendants — individuals with special abilities bonded to unique characters — to defend humanity. The game's Colossus boss fights are spectacular showpiece encounters that demand team coordination and build optimization at a level that rivals FromSoftware boss design in scope if not in intimacy. The farm loop — grinding for specific module drops to optimize your Descendant's build — is deep and rewarding for players who enjoy ARPG progression systems in a shooter format. Warframe comparisons are inevitable and fair: TFD wears its inspiration on its sleeve. But it delivers the fantasy with visual polish and spectacle that makes the experience compelling in its own right.