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First-person shooter (FPS) is a genre of video games which is characterized by an on-screen view that simulates the in-game character's point of view and a focus on the use of handheld ranged weapons. FPS is also a term used by tactical response teams as the person who shoots first.

The modern FPS genre emerged at the point when home computers became sufficiently powerful to draw basic 3D graphics in real time. id Software's Wolfenstein 3D and Doom are widely considered to be the breakthrough games of the genre . The latter in particular, defined the genre so emphatically that FPS games were commonly referred to as "Doom clones" or "Doom-likes" for a significant period after its release.

Popular examples of the genre include Duke Nukem 3D, Quake, Blood, Unreal and its multiplayer version, Unreal Tournament, the Half-Life series, Counter-Strike, the Halo series, Perfect Dark, TimeSplitters, Call of Duty, System Shock and GoldenEye 007.

First-person shooters have been subject to substantial controversy due to the levels of violence included in most games. The level of realism is increased when the video game world is seen through the first-person perspective.