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 and The First Descendant development team revealed key details from Descendant Fest 2026 livestream, including a Season 4 World Premiere Trailer, H2 2026 Roadmap, Creator Roundtable, 2nd Anniversary Infographic and more.

During the livestream, NEXON and The First Descendant development team revealed a world premiere for the Season 4 story preview trailer subtitled ‘The Great Clash,’ depicting the ultimate showdown between Karel and the Descendants and an all-out assault on Albion.

H2 2026 Roadmap

During the presentation, the developers outlined the upcoming H2 2026 Roadmap. The planned rollout will begin with the July 15 Update, which improves the existing Intercept Battle and introduces the “Void Intercept Battle: Extreme” update. The existing Hard Difficulty Intercept Battle and Void Abyss Intercept Battle will be merged into one, subdivided into difficulty tiers within the mode, and will include an additional difficulty level that offers players a higher degree of challenge than before.

The August 20 Update marks the launch of a new season with Season 4 Episode 1 introducing a Mega Dungeon that’s larger than existing dungeons and includes more diverse level elements, interactive environments, and the decisive battle against Karel. This dungeon features multiple bosses, with ‘Karel’ in particular set to deliver an overwhelmingly cinematic experience unlike anything seen before. Following this update, a time-limited event difficulty mode, ‘Conquest’, will also be available two weeks later, alongside a ranking run event offering players rewards. This update will also add a New Descendant Raven to the roster. Raven is the charismatic former boss of an Albion back-alley guild. She delivers a stylish combat experience, utilizing instantaneous repositioning and deadly shotgun blasts, fully supported by her unique ability to summon a Raven Form to her side. Furthermore, this update introduces the new 'Transcendent Weapon' system alongside the 11 new corresponding weapons. Designed as long-term farming content, these weapons will become the new core of character-building by offering combinable unique effects that let players use the exact same weapon in completely different ways.

Lastly, a ‘Trials’ mission in which enemy difficulty escalates infinitely will be included in the August Update as well.

The September 17 Update will bring Descendant ‘Ultimate Hailey’ to the roster, along with the addition of two new Ultimate Skill Modules. Players can also expect new content, including the ‘Cradle of Evolution,’ which features stronger randomized elements than existing dungeons.

The November Update will introduce new content, including the ‘Henosis Sanctuary’ dungeon and the addition of a new Descendant, ‘Monet’.

The December Update will add a new game mode, ‘Colosseum-A,’ along with the first-ever asymmetric PvEvP content. The new content will split players into two competing factions, battling against Vulgus while targeting and interfering with each other's missions, with the ability to transform into a Colossus. 

Community Roundtable

In the livestream, The First Descendant development team held a candid live discussion with creators representing the community covering the present and future of the game, including the content, Descendants, weapons and more. To address community feedback gathered prior to the event, specialized developers for each agenda joined the panel to engage in direct, in-depth discussions.

2nd Anniversary Infographic

To celebrate the second anniversary of The First Descendant, the dev team has unveiled a special infographic looking back on the journey so far. It showcases the cumulative playtime over the past two years, the total number of Descendants played, and the total mission count, along with highlights such as the most-played Descendants and the most-used weapons.

Starting July 2, players will also be able to check out their personal infographic from the past year on the official website.

2nd Anniversary Activations

Players will be able to participate in the celebration with a 2nd Anniversary Event which begins today and will run for approximately two weeks. The event features brand-new customizations along with a re-run of 1st Anniversary customizations, and the first-ever distribution of the 'Transcendent Alignment Device.' On top of that, various growth-support events and web events will be held throughout the period. 

With the Skin Design Contest now closed, players will also have the opportunity to participate in the final voting beginning on July 6 at 12:00 AM PDT | 3:00 AM EDT through July 20 at 12:00 AM PDT | 3:00 AM EDT. Winning designs will be produced and revealed in-game.

Figure pre-orders will also go live for three characters: Nendoroid Bunny, Figma Valby and Scale Figure Ultimate Bunny. Pre-orders will run from July 1 at 9:00 PM until August 31 at 5:00 AM PDT with dedicated pre-order pages accessible for Nendoroid Bunny, Figma Valby, and Scale Figure Ultimate Bunny.

2nd Anniversary Drops will also be available to players that include boost items, customizations, currency and more to be distributed from July 2 at 10:00 PM until July 29 at 7:59 AM PDT.

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 available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).