New Free-to-Play Shooter Quickly Hits Popularity Milestone Despite Problems and Controversy. Millions Played The First Descendant
Several million players within the first week of its release were expected to check out the free-to-play shooter The First Descendant from the Korean Nexon company.
Despite mixed reception among players, technical problems, and controversy related to the excessive inspiration from Destiny 2, the free looter shooter The First Descendant still managed to achieve gigantic success in terms of popularity.
The Korean company Nexon, responsible for the game The First Descendant, has announced that 10 million people have already played it across all platforms. This result is all the more impressive given that the title debuted on the market just 10 days ago, and the threshold of 10 million players in TFD was supposed to be reached according to the developers just seven days after the premiere.
We've reached 10 million Descendants in just 7 days! Thank you all for your tremendous support and love. It means everything to us. We will do our best to bring you great experiences. Can't wait to continue this journey together! - wrote the devs.
Now, the company Nexon faces a huge challenge - keeping the players' attention. This task will certainly not be easy, considering the mentioned controversies, as well as the nature of the game, which requires constant and frequent updates and, the introduction of new content.
The First Descendant currently has 52% positive reviews on Steam out of over 50,000 total reviews, which Valve's platform categorizes as a "mixed" reception of the title. The game is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
