first-person shooter

American  

noun

1. a type of video game in which the player assumes the field of vision of the protagonist, so that the game camera includes the character's weapon, but the rest of the character model is not seen. FPS

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first-person shooter British  

noun

1.  FPS.  a type of computer game in which the player aims and shoots at targets, and the graphics displayed are seen from the viewpoint of the shooter

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Etymology

Origin of first-person shooter

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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first-person shooter

Then there’s “Doom,” a game that pioneered the first-person shooter genre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

Once his online classes are over, Luis zones out playing a first-person shooter game called "Half Life," often for five hours a day.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

His "great passion" was online first-person shooter games, and he had social contacts with other gamers over the internet, according to Michael Lohnegger, the criminal investigation chief in Styria, the state where it happened.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

There's a long relationship between videogames and alternative music, from early first-person shooter Doom to games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Guitar Hero.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024

We were evenly matched at most games, but he could trounce me at certain titles, especially anything in the first-person shooter genre.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline