Immersive sim

An immersive sim (simulation) is a video game genre with games that are typically played from a first-person perspective, and include a number of different elements borrowing from computer role-playing games, stealth games, survival horror and platform games. These elements are combined along with a compelling environmental setting as to give the player a stronger feeling of control within the game (the sense of immersion), and to encourage emergent gameplay, where challenges the player must overcome do not necessarily have pre-defined solutions. These games generally feature open-ended gameplay, allowing the player to progress in any order and pursue side missions alongside any main story missions. Immersive sims are generally compared to the first titles in the game series Thief, System Shock, and Deus Ex, known as the earliest and critically acclaimed titles in the genre.

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