First-person shooter

A screenshot from the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R., an example of a first-person shooter.

First-person shooter (FPS) refers to a genre of game where the user plays the game from the perspective of the protagonist, who is armed with a gun. First-person shooters are not limited to any gaming console; they are dependent on the perspective game itself. Some popular examples of first-person shooters include Left 4 Dead, Doom (video game), and VALORANT (video game).

History

The original first-person shooter was a game created by Steve Colley called Maze War, which was released in 1973. Maze War was developed for computers at a NASA research center. Other first-person shooters were released in the following decades by small developers and prominent gaming companies, such as Atari's game Battlezone, but Doom, released in 1993 by id Software, revolutionized the genre. Doom's success led it to become a game series across multiple platforms, with its newest installment being released in 2020.

Since then, first-person shooters have maintained their popularity. First-person perspective can be utilized in different styles of games, such as in single-player, story-based games or in multiplayer battle royales. This flexibility offers fans of first-person shooters variety and ensures the continued popularity of the genre.