Games like The First Descendant
If The First Descendant is your kind of game, the closest matches are Warframe, Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 and Borderlands 4 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →The First Descendant is a third-person looter-shooter action RPG developed by NEXON Games and released in 2024 as a free-to-play title. Players assume the role of Descendants, specialized characters with unique abilities who fight to ensure humanity's survival. The game features layered boss mechanics that demand tactical coordination, modular character builds that offer deep customization, and a substantial content loop including daily missions. Up to four players can cooperate online against giant bosses. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric and intense tone of encounters while noting that co-op team synergy matters significantly in harder content. The game holds a 64% positive rating from over 50,000 Steam reviews and does not currently support Steam Deck.
About The First Descendant: 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!
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Warframe
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Shares a challenging mood with The First Descendant.
Top pick for The First Descendant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with The First Descendant.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
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Shares a challenging mood with The First Descendant.
Second-strongest match for The First Descendant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The First Descendant.
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
Borderlands 4
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Third-strongest match for The First Descendant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The First Descendant.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Nienix: Cosmic Warfare
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Descendant.
Ranked #4 for The First Descendant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The First Descendant.
Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world space action RPG adventure that can be played both alone and together!
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
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Shares an epic mood with The First Descendant.
Ranked #5 for The First Descendant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The First Descendant.
From the creators of Batman: Arkham, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a genre-defying third-person action shooter where the ultimate band of misfits must do the impossible: Kill the Justice League.
Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)
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Shares a challenging mood with The First Descendant.
Ranked #6 for The First Descendant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with The First Descendant.
Earth is burning. The Reapers have taken over and other civilizations are falling like dominoes. Lead the final fight to save humanity and take back Earth from these terrifying machines, Commander Shepard.
Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
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Ranked #7 for The First Descendant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with The First Descendant.
Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
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Shares an epic mood with The First Descendant.
Ranked #8 for The First Descendant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The First Descendant.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
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Warframe
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Shares a challenging mood with The First Descendant.
Reviewers of The First Descendant cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with The First Descendant.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
Borderlands 2
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Shares a challenging mood with The First Descendant.
Reviewers of The First Descendant cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with The First Descendant.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
Destiny 2
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Shares an epic mood with The First Descendant.
Reviewers of The First Descendant cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The First Descendant.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Warframe
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Shares a challenging mood with The First Descendant.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with The First Descendant.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
Borderlands 4
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The First Descendant.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Nienix: Cosmic Warfare
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Descendant.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The First Descendant.
Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world space action RPG adventure that can be played both alone and together!
Frequently asked about The First Descendant
- Does The First Descendant work on Steam Deck?
- The First Descendant is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is The First Descendant free to play?
- Yes — The First Descendant is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does The First Descendant have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The First Descendant supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to The First Descendant?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The First Descendant are Warframe, Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2, Borderlands 4.
- Who developed The First Descendant?
- The First Descendant was developed by NEXON Games Co., Ltd. and published by NEXON.
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