The First Descendant has seen 10 million gamers in its first week of availability.
Nexon’s free-to-play looter shooter launched on the finish of June and noticed instant recognition, with a formidable 264,860 peak concurrent gamers on Steam alone. (Microsoft and Sony don’t make participant numbers publicly accessible.)
Nexon has now confirmed the spectacular complete participant rely of 10 million in seven days. It stated “we’ve reached” 10 million gamers, which suggests this determine pertains to participant accounts, fairly than dormant downloads.
“Thanks all on your super assist and love,” Nexon continued. “It means the whole lot to us. We’ll do our greatest to deliver you nice experiences. Cannot wait to proceed this journey collectively!”
10 Million Descendants!
We have reached 10 million Descendants in simply 7 days!
Thanks all on your super assist and love. It means the whole lot to us.
We’ll do our greatest to deliver you nice experiences. Cannot wait to proceed this journey collectively! pic.twitter.com/SsvcelMTsh— The First Descendant (@FirstDescendant) July 12, 2024
The First Descendant is a huge hit already, however Nexon will likely be aware of rising its participant rely as the sport evolves, and we have seen how troublesome this has grow to be for therefore many publishers and builders who’ve entered the extremely aggressive dwell service market lately.
Whereas The First Descendant is clearly a hit it isn’t with out controversy, and sits on a ‘blended’ consumer evaluation score on Steam. Gamers have closely criticized The First Descendant’s extremely aggressive monetization, which incorporates $100 character bundles and premium customization gadgets that expire after use. Nexon was additionally accused of copying Future 2 icons for the icons utilized in The First Descendant, one thing the corporate has now stated it’s going to tackle in-game.
Usually talking, The First Descendant is a mash-up of mechanics from numerous looter shooters already out there. There’s greater than a whiff of Future about The First Descendant’s design, programs, and mechanics, however then there’s additionally a lot of Warframe about it, too.