Research Reveals Players’ Preference Between First and Third Person

A survey conducted by QuanticFoundry and published last week showed gamers’ preference between first-person and third-person games.. In recent years, the gaming industry has a great diversity of games with the two styles of mechanics that were considered a success by the public.

However, would you know which one is the favorite of the players? QuanticFoundry surveyed over 1.2 million users to try to find an answer. The result showed an immense balance of the audience, as well as showing that there are several factors that can influence the choice of a first or third person game.

This is because gender is one of the main points that interfere in the choice of users. If in shooting games the preferred choice was for first-person titles, MMORPG players showed that the preference is clearly for third-person games. For their part, Sandbox-style games were the ones that showed the greatest balance.

Action and adventure games

• First person: 16.1%
• Third person: 58.7%
• No preference: 25.2%

Horror games

• First person: 44.9%
• Third person: 26%
• No preference: 29.1%

MMORPG games

• First person: 8.7%
• Third person: 75.1%
• No preference: 16.3%

role playing games

• First person: 12.6%
• Third person: 52.3%
• View from above: 12%
• No preference: 23.1%

sandbox games

• First person: 37.9%
• Third person: 27.3%
• No preference: 34.8%

shooting games

• First person: 82.2%
• Third person: 4.7%
• No preference: 13%

Age also influences the choice of players

Other data from the research also showed that the preference for first or third person games according to age. In this way, in addition to the playing style, the age of the players directly influences the choice of viewing style. Interestingly, gamers over the age of 35 almost always opt for third-person games.

Coincidence or not, this is usually the perspective of story games that do not require as much concentration from the players as in more competitive titles, for example. Meanwhile, the youngest end up choosing to play first-person titles. The age result also varies by gender.

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