Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 63% positive across 300 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Content & longevity61% positive · 79 mentions
“There is a ton of content in this game, totally for free. IMHO this game is an easy recommend for your PvE-flashy skills Looter-Shooter itch. The best part about the game for me are the individual descendant stories and the unique…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 845 h played
Story & writing54% positive · 78 mentions
“There is a ton of content in this game, totally for free. IMHO this game is an easy recommend for your PvE-flashy skills Looter-Shooter itch. The best part about the game for me are the individual descendant stories and the unique…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 845 h played
Gameplay & mechanics55% positive · 47 mentions
“I always enjoy people who burn them selves out with hundred(s) of hours and leave a negative review. Clearly there is an implicit 100+ hour positive review in there. Overall, I think this game gets a bad rap as just gooner and no shooter…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 65 h played
Visuals & audio67% positive · 24 mentions
“Let me tell you what The First Descendant is all about. This game is trying to attract 3 types of players, but only caters to 2: looter shooter, speed runners and theory crafters. Late game the thing you'll notice are the speed runners if…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 1522 h played
Price & value48% positive · 23 mentions
“I always enjoy people who burn them selves out with hundred(s) of hours and leave a negative review. Clearly there is an implicit 100+ hour positive review in there. Overall, I think this game gets a bad rap as just gooner and no shooter…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 65 h played
Performance & stability48% positive · 21 mentions
“I recommend the game it's the same as Warframe and Destiny 2, and the only compliant I've seen so far our shader issues, and mouse pulling issues which can be addressed and fixed. The game is a lot more friendly to world scaling then both…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 24 h played
Multiplayer & community60% positive · 20 mentions
“There is a ton of content in this game, totally for free. IMHO this game is an easy recommend for your PvE-flashy skills Looter-Shooter itch. The best part about the game for me are the individual descendant stories and the unique…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 845 h played
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