The First Berserker: Khazan celebrates first anniversary with player stats and message from creative director

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan, publisher Nexon and developer Neople have shared player statistics and a message from the game’s creative director. They also announced that more content is on the way.

Junho Lee, our creative director, shared that the team is deeply committed to making things even better and more enjoyable for our players. While they’re excited about future challenges, the story of Khazan is still unfolding, and they’re working tirelessly to deliver even more content as a thank you to the incredible community that has supported them. They’re genuinely enthusiastic about what’s coming and hope everyone will love it.

Here are the full stats and message from Lee:

Stats

Journey’s End: How Player’s Completed Khazan’s Story
- 35 percent – Normal: The first step on the path to vengeance
- 40 percent – The First Berserker: Discovered the truth
- 25 percent – Chain: Deeper into darkness, chains of fate unbound
Most Fatal Boss Encounters: Arad’s Deadliest Bosses
- Expert Difficulty: Employee of the year, you’re not clocking out alive
  1. Viper (17,734,694 deaths)
  2. Volbano (16,140,829 deaths)
  3. Maluca (12,065,681 deaths)
- Hardcore Difficulty: Only the bravest entered Hardcore difficulty, Maluca got the promotion
  1. Maluca (206,169 deaths)
  2. Ozma (154,202 deaths)
  3. Elamein (151,835 deaths)
Khazan Has Fallen: Total Deaths Across All Berserkers Worldwide
- Total Deaths: 273,804,045
- Other Causes of Death: Death came with a vengeance, and not always from a boss
  - Falling: 20,616,318
  - Status Effect: 5,558,618
  - Traps: 2,287,317
- Deadliest Mobs: They don’t get a boss intro, but they earned one
  1. Prince Spider
  2. Lunatic Destroyer
  3. Wild Bear
Weapons of the Berserker: Khazan Has Three Types of Weapons… or Maybe Four?
- Most Popular Weapon Types
  1. Spear: 38 percent
  2. Dual Wield: 37 percent
  3. Greatsword: 25 percent
- Most Used Weapons
  1. Bloodthirsty Fiend’s Dual Wield
  2. Sentinel’s Greatsword
  3. Survivor’s Spear
- No Hands
  - 43 bosses caught these hands: Some Berserkers chose to rely on no weapons at all, beating bosses with their fists… does that count as a fourthweapon type?
Geared for War: The Armor Berserkers Trusted Most in Battle
- Most Trusted Armor
  1. Bloodthirsty Fiend
  2. Crimson Fiend
  3. Golden
- Most Popular Phantom
  1. Kenta the Unyielding (23,355,981)
  2. Wulfric the Resilient (6,951,297)
- Most Allocated Stat
  - Endurance (37,442,742)
Fastest Hardcore Difficulty Clear Time
- Two hours and 10 minutes
  - 16 bosses in two hours and 10 minutes—shorter than many movies
Top Three Fastest Boss Clear Times on Hardcore Difficulty
1. Reese (17 seconds)
2. Aratra (13 seconds)
3. Shactuka (16 seconds)

Message from Creative Director Junho Lee

Hello Berserkers,

This is Junho Lee, creative director of The First Berserker: Khazan.

Hey everyone, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the love you’ve shown The First Berserker: Khazan! It’s crazy to think back to this time last year – I was really hoping we’d get Khazan out into the world by the time the spring flowers bloomed, and we actually did it!

It seems like only yesterday we launched, and now a year has flown by and spring is here again. It’s amazing how quickly the time has passed. I truly gave everything I had to creating Khazan, believing it would define my career, and I held nothing back.

When we finally launched in 2025, I felt completely drained – I’d given it everything I had. But then, all of you stepped up and exceeded my expectations. You embraced the game, provided valuable feedback, and offered incredible support.

All of that effort actually energized both me and the whole development team, even more than building the game itself had taken out of us.

We’re more dedicated than ever to building something truly amazing and enjoyable for everyone.

Someday we’ll take on new challenges, but Khazan’s story is far from over.

We’re busy creating new things for you, and we’re really excited about them! It’s our way of saying thank you for all your support, and we sincerely hope you’ll enjoy what we have planned.

Thank you, sincerely, for playing The First Berserker: Khazan.

It’s incredibly meaningful to celebrate Khazan’s first anniversary with all of you. We’re committed to continuing to deliver our best work and earn your continued enthusiasm and support.

As always, thank you for being with us on this journey.

With gratitude,
Junho Lee

2026-03-27 16:18

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