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FPS

Also known as: First-person shooter

By VGS Daniel

A shooter played from the eyes of the player character.

A first-person shooter is a game built around gunplay or other ranged combat, viewed from the perspective of the character. FPS can also mean frames per second; context usually makes the meaning clear.

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VGS Daniel. “FPS.” Video Game Scholar, 25 Sept. 2026, videogamescholar.com/dictionary/fps.

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