Video game developers, designers, and scholars have devoted a substantial amount of time to understanding immersion—the psychological state in which players feel present within the game world—and ...

The first-person perspective can be a great boon in a huge range of games. It's very effective indeed at making the player feel more immersed in the experience. For example, first-person horror titles ...

Space Within is an upcoming first-person action game (release date TBD) that will delve into a character’s troubled mind, revealing layers of difficulties that he must deal with. Taking inspiration ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Only a few genres match the excitement of first-person shooters. FPS games have evolved far beyond simple gunplay, shaping ...

Decrepit is a first-person action game with Soulslike combat about fighting your way out of a forsaken castle. Every death strips your gear and drags you back to the dungeons, restarting in a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Resident Evil Requiem is notable for being the first game in the series to offer both the first- and third-person perspectives that modern Resident ...

Like Silent Hill f, we aren’t in the town in the game’s title for this adventure. Our new hero Simon Ordell instead finds himself on St. Amelia Island in Scotland. He isn’t exactly sure what’s going ...

Neon White is the most acclaimed game in this month’s offerings. It is a speedrunning-focused first-person game that came out in 2022, garnering a high average score of 89. Neon White has guns, but it ...

From looter-shooters to portal-powered puzzles, these games are a literal blast from the start.

Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...