First-person shooter
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A first-person shooter is a video game focused on weapon-based combat seen from a first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through the eyes of the main character. Thi
A player explores a non-combat area in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, with their equipped weapon visible in the bottom right of the first-person perspective
A fast-paced battle against multiple enemies in Ultrakill
More 21st century first-person shooters utilize the Internet for multiplayer features, but local area networks were commonly used in early games.
2011 shooter Xonotic
Wolfenstein 3D
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Wolfenstein 3D is a 1992 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen for MS-DOS. It was inspired by the 1981 Muse Software video game Castle Wolfens
Cover art of the mail order DOS version
John Romero in 2012
John Carmack in 2006