The new shooter developed by Nexon arrived on Steam as an instant hit, surpassing games like GTA V, Team Fortress 2 and Palworld among current players less than 24 hours after launch. The game is free to play and its player base continues to climb.

The First Descendant is a third-person shooter from the same developers as THE FINALS. You must defend humanity by controlling one of the available characters, each with a unique skill. Play solo or co-op in a team of up to four players.

In less than 24 hours, The First Descendant surpassed 210,000 current players on Steam, according to SteamDB. It is currently the eighth most played game on Steam, behind Naraka: Blade Point, Apex Legends, Banana, Elden Ring, Dota 2, PUBG: Battlegrounds, and Counter-Strike 2.

In just two hours, it reached over 170,000 players on Steam and the number is still rising. As the days go by, it’s possible that there will be even more players over the weekend if the momentum continues. We know the player count is higher because we’re not taking into account players on other platforms like PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.