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Field of vision

Video game concept

Simulates field of vision to a degree, making characters unable to see 360 degrees unless they're nonhuman, augmented or otherwise different.

27
games
5
platforms

Alternate names: FOV
Name variations: field of view

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action (Windows)
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
WIN 2012-02-09
BOH (Amiga OCS)
BOH
OCS 2009
Sword of the Stars: The Pit (Windows)
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
WIN 2013-03-08
BOH (Linux)
BOH
LIN 2009-08-04
Darkwood (Windows)
Darkwood
WIN 2017-07-17
Jagged Alliance Online (Internet Only)
Jagged Alliance Online
WWW 2012? *
BOH (Windows)
BOH
WIN 1999
Invisible, Inc. (Windows)
Invisible, Inc.
WIN 2015-05-12
Survivor Squad (Windows)
Survivor Squad
WIN 2013-04
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (Windows)
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
WIN 1998-07-31
Xenonauts (Windows)
Xenonauts
WIN 2014-06-16
Alien Assault (Windows)
Alien Assault
WIN 2009-09-30
This is mainly for the player and player character(s), not the enemies (see stealth-sight for that).

Implies (human) characters have somewhat smaller than 180 degree vision (though often only 90 degrees for some reason) instead of the 360 degree vision as is common.

Example from BOH:

Related:
* line of sight
* Fog of war
* Facing
* FoV option/control

Popular tags

jaggedalliance openworldsurvivalcrafting roguelike sots-series stealthgame tactical

Parent groups

Facing, Visibility

Games by year

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The first Field of vision video game was released on July 31, 1998.

Endless Loop Studios, Goldhawk Interactive and Kerberos Productions published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 13
Linux 7
Mac OS X 5
Internet Only 1
Amiga 1