The First Descendant update 1.4.6 is scheduled for October 22, 2026 at 07:00 UTC. The announcement covers Steam, XBOX and PS5, with Descendant balance changes and improvements, content improvements and bug fixes planned.
For players waiting for an adjustment to their character, the date is the immediate news. The effects on individual Descendants will depend on the detailed changes, which the team plans to publish in separate patch notes.
October 22 at 00:00 PDT, subject to change
Published on Steam on October 20, the official post gives 00:00 PDT as the planned update time. That corresponds to 07:00 UTC, or 9 a.m. in mainland France, on October 22. These are different local times for the same scheduled event.
The announcement lists Steam, XBOX and PS5 under that schedule. Players on those platforms therefore have a shared provisional date to work from. The team explicitly warns that both the timing and the patch content may change, so the announced time should remain a planning reference rather than a guaranteed appointment.
Descendant adjustments in the preview
The preview groups the planned work into Descendant balance changes and improvements, content improvements, and bug fixes. Balance adjustments are relevant to players following their character’s performance, but the category alone does not establish whether a particular Descendant will become stronger, weaker or play differently.
The distinction matters before changing equipment in anticipation of the patch. A general commitment to balance work cannot support a specific build recommendation: that requires the actual character changes and their values. Nor does the preview provide a basis for anticipating a specific change to your usual activities in the game. The separate patch notes are the next useful reference for assessing those decisions.
The other categories also need to be read within their stated scope. Content improvements do not themselves confirm a new map, mission or reward, while the promise of bug fixes does not establish that a particular issue has been resolved. Players waiting on either should look for the relevant change in the detailed notes before treating it as part of this update.
October 22 is the current target for the patch, with its scope still provisional. For now, the announcement supports planning around the scheduled update; decisions about builds or a specific fix depend on the changes the team publishes separately.
See also our The First Descendant game page, our article on The First Descendant: the October 16 hotfix hides and our article on The First Descendant: blockers persist after the.
