Games like The First Descendant
What to play if you like The First Descendant
Start with Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with The First Descendant, then show where the experience changes.
Alternatives, with the trade-offs visible
These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.
88% shared experienceDying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Base building
86% shared experienceWarhammer 40,000: Darktide
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
85% shared experienceState of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Resource management and Sandbox freedom
84% shared experienceReady or Not
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Progression and Isolation
84% shared experienceMonster Hunter Wilds
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
84% shared experienceRemnant: From the Ashes
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Isolation
83% shared experienceCult of the Lamb
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Strategic depth
82% shared experienceGunfire Reborn
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Isolation
82% shared experiencePEAK
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Progression and Isolation
82% shared experienceThe Forest
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Resource management and Isolation
81% shared experienceValheim
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth and Isolation
81% shared experienceELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
81% shared experienceREMNANT II®
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth and Isolation
81% shared experienceTom Clancy’s The Division™
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Competitive intensity and Isolation
80% shared experienceBorderlands 3
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Isolation
80% shared experienceDying Light: The Beast
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Isolation and Build crafting depth
79% shared experienceBorderlands 4
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Isolation
79% shared experienceWarframe
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth and Sandbox freedom