The First Descendant (previously known as Project Magnum) presents beautiful visuals and attractive and unique characters based in a sci-fi-style player vs. environment worldview. It also provides exciting battles using various skills, actions, and guns, as well as the fun of high-quality PvE shooter battles that target huge bosses.

Experience the fun of strategic boss fights through 4-player co-op and various unique characters, exciting gunplay, and looting. A variety of equipment is necessary for growth, and you can obtain them through clearing scenario missions within the game or in the World Missions where cooperation is crucial and battles with huge bosses.

The player becomes a Descendant in the game and is given a mission to fight against the invaders for the survival of humans and to protect the ‘Ingris continent’. The player can experience a spectacular story by growing stronger through various missions and stories to finally discover the Descendants' secret. You can also feel the First Descendant’s unique atmosphere through high-quality fields developed with Unreal Engine 5 and gain a new experience of reality and SF fantasy coexisting in one place.

The gameplay includes strategic boss fights with 4-player tactics, grappling hooks, unique character abilities, gripping gunplay, and tons of looting. After clearing missions and defeating enormous bosses, players can unlock powerful new characters, equipment, and upgrades. 

NEXON kicked off their Steam beta test for The First Descendant, which runs from Thursday, October 20th, 2022 at 00:00 PDT until Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 at 23:59 PDT. 

The Steam beta allows players to experience the diverse content of The First Descendant including 10 unlockable characters, each with unique abilities, as well as missions, weapons, grappling hooks, and huge boss fights. 

In-Game Events:

Beta players can join in-game events to earn currency and rewards that unlock more playable characters or improve weapons and abilities. 

Players will earn the “Frost Walker Hunter” title at launch upon completing Void Intercept Battle “Frost Walker” Mission during the Steam Beta.

New Discord Channel: 

NEXON has opened The First Descendant’s Discord channel with the latest news and information while letting fans discuss the game with fellow fans.

Twitch Drops

Fans who couldn’t register for the Steam Beta ahead of time can still get a Steam beta key via Twitch Drops, which will be available through The First Descendant’s live streams, which can be found here. Check out the list of Twitch Drop missions and rewards below:

• Steam Beta Key | Watch The First Descendant Stream for 15 Minutes
• 100,000 Gold | Watch The First Descendant Stream for 30 Minutes
• 250,000 Gold & 5000 Qulipothium | Watch The First Descendant Stream for 1 Hour
• 60 Caliber | Watch The First Descendant Stream for 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
• 600 Caliber | Watch The First Descendant Stream for 2 Hours

 

Key Features:

• 4-Player Co-Op Play - Team up with other players for four-player co-op strategic battles. Each player’s amazing powers and abilities will lead to tactical battles for the win.
• Charming and Unique Characters: You can play various characters with distinctive concepts and battle styles. We plan to add various customizable elements such as skins for each character to support character decoration.
• Exciting Battles and Dynamic Action Using Various Skills and Firearms: Experience the First Descendant’s exciting battles composed of various characters with unique skill sets, free movements, and chain actions through Grappling Hooks, colorful firearms, and additional effects. With these, the player can create any battle style they desire.
• Battles With Huge Boss Monsters Through Cooperative Play: You can target huge boss monsters with different appearances and abilities through 4 player co-op play. The various difficulties will stimulate your competitive spirit, and you can destroy or extract various parts of the huge bosses through 4-player cooperative play. By targeting the huge boss’s gimmicks, you will be able to experience a more compact team play.
• Motivating Play and Growth: You can equip a character with 3 guns, 4 secondary equipments, and various sub-weapons. Of course, there will also be items to enhance a character or their firearm stats or add a new ability all together. A variety of equipment is a necessary element for growth, and you can obtain them through clearing scenario missions within the game, or in the World Missions where cooperation is crucial and battles with huge bosses. We provide equipment so you can develop the characters to play continuously through character growth and acquiring and combining the various equipment. Use it to challenge yourself with more difficult tasks and enjoy the thrill of clearing them.

The First Descendant is in development for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).