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Fallout (video game)

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (Interplay, 1997) is a turn-based post-apocalyptic RPG by Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky, and Brian Fargo, using the SPECIAL system after GURPS was declined; it founded the Fallout series.

Fallout 2

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is a 1998 isometric turn-based RPG by Black Isle Studios and Interplay, sequel to Fallout, following the Chosen One of Arroyo seeking the GECK; made in about 8 months, scored 86 on Metacritic.

Fallout 3

Fallout 3 (2008), Bethesda's action RPG in post-apocalyptic Washington D.C., introduced V.A.T.S. pause-targeting, sold about 12.4 million copies, and spawned five DLC packs and a GOTY edition.

Fallout Shelter

Fallout Shelter is a free-to-play construction and management simulation by Bethesda Game Studios set in the Fallout universe, released on iOS in June 2015 and later on many platforms.

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, also called Fallout Tactics, is a 2001 Micro Forté and 14° East squad-based tactical combat game for PC, the third Fallout-universe game, first with multiplayer, non-canon except pivotal events.

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is a 2004 Interplay action RPG for PS2 and Xbox, the first console Fallout game and second spin-off; non-canon, linear hack-and-slash, Metacritic 64/66, distinct from Fallout Tactics (2001).

Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas is a 2010 action role-playing game by Obsidian Entertainment, set in the Mojave Wasteland around a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, where a courier pursues the stolen Platinum Chip.

Fantasy Life (ファンタジーライフ)

Fantasy Life (ファンタジーライフ) is a Level-5/Brownie Brown life sim and action RPG for Nintendo 3DS, Japan 2012, West 2014; sequel FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time released May 21, 2025.

Farming Simulator

Farming Simulator (Landwirtschafts-Simulator), GIANTS Software's Swiss agricultural simulation series since 2008; 40+ million sold, FS25 (2024) with 400+ licensed machines, 2.5 billion mod downloads, and the Farming Simulator League esports.

FarmVille

FarmVille was a free browser-based farming simulation game by Zynga, played on Facebook from 2009 until Flash's retirement ended it in 2020, peaking at 84 million monthly players.

Fatal Frame (video game)

Fatal Frame (Zero) is a 2001 survival horror game by Tecmo for the PlayStation 2, in which a woman photographs ghosts in a haunted Japanese mansion.

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen) is the fourth Fatal Frame survival horror game, a 2008 Japan-only Wii title remastered by Koei Tecmo for PS4/PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Steam on March 9, 2023, set on Rōgetsu Isle with Camera Obscura ghost combat.

FIFA 16

FIFA 16 is a soccer simulation game released in 2015 by EA Canada under EA Sports, remembered for debuting women's national teams and the FIFA Ultimate Team Draft mode.

FIFA 17

FIFA 17 (2016), EA Vancouver's football simulation, first FIFA on Frostbite, introduced The Journey with Alex Hunter, Pushback Technology, rewritten set pieces, FUT Champions, sold an estimated 6.91 million units in its first retail week.

FIFA 19

FIFA 19 is EA Sports' 2018 football simulation for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch, adding the UEFA Champions League, Timed Finishing, Active Touch, and Dynamic Tactics; Metacritic 83 critics, 3.1 users.

FIFA 21

FIFA 21, also styled EA SPORTS FIFA 21, is EA's football simulation released October 9, 2020, with PS5/Xbox Series X|S versions December 4, 2020; Frostbite engine, Kylian Mbappé cover star, revamped Career Mode, Metacritic 72, UK's best-selling 2020 game.

FIFA 22

FIFA 22, EA Sports' 2021 football simulation (released October 1, 2021), introduced HyperMotion technology on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Stadia, with 8.7 million mocap frames, 4,000+ animations, Create a Club, and FUT Heroes; Mbappé cover star.

Fighting game

Fighting game genre: one-on-one close-range combat in 2D or 3D arenas. Defined by Street Fighter II (1991), frame-based 60 fps mechanics, delay-based versus rollback netcode, and the arcade-rooted FGC, distinct from beat 'em ups and platform fighters.

Final Fight (video game)

Final Fight is a side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game released by Capcom in 1989, in which up to two players fight through gangs to rescue a kidnapping victim.

Final Fight (ファイナルファイト)

Final Fight is a 1989 Capcom side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game set in Metro City, in which Cody, Guy, or mayor Mike Haggar fights the Mad Gear gang.

First-person shooter

First-person shooter (FPS), a video game genre played from a character's viewpoint with shooting as the main action; defined by 3D navigation and online multiplayer, popularized by Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, and a leading esports category.

Football Manager

Football Manager (FM): football club-management simulation series by Sports Interactive, published by SEGA Europe; descended from Championship Manager. FM25 was cancelled, FM26 launched 4 November 2025 on Unity; distinct from EA Sports FC career modes.

For Honor

For Honor: Ubisoft Montreal's 2017 third-person melee action game (PS4, Xbox One, PC) with the stance-based Art of Battle combat system, Knights, Vikings, Samurai, Wu Lin, and Outlanders factions, Dominion 4v4 multiplayer, and ten years of seasonal live support.

Forbidden Forest (video game)

Forbidden Forest is a 1983 side-view action game for the Commodore 64 by Paul Norman and Cospi, in which an archer fights monsters to defeat the Demogorgon.

Forge of Empires

Forge of Empires (FoE) is InnoGames' free-to-play strategy city-builder, released 2012 for browsers, later iOS and Android, guiding a city from the Stone Age to the future; it passed EUR 1 billion lifetime revenue in 2023.

Forspoken

Forspoken is a 2023 action RPG by Luminous Productions and Square Enix for PS5 and PC, following New Yorker Frey Holland in Athia; known for magic parkour and a mixed 64 Metacritic score.

Forza Horizon

Forza Horizon is Playground Games' open-world action racing series for Xbox Game Studios, launched 2012 in Colorado; six entries through Forza Horizon 6 (Japan, May 2026), sharing Forza Motorsport's 360 fps physics engine and Drivatar AI.

Forza Horizon 3

Forza Horizon 3 is a 2016 open-world racing game by Playground Games and Microsoft Studios, set in Australia with 350+ cars, first Forza cross-play, Metacritic 91, delisted September 27, 2020.

Freedom Fighters (video game)

Freedom Fighters (2003) is a squad-based third-person shooter by IO Interactive, published by EA, set in a Soviet-occupied alternate-history New York; plumber Chris Stone recruits and commands up to 12 fighters; re-released digitally in 2020.

Friday Night Funkin'

Friday Night Funkin' (FNF) is a free, open-source browser rhythm game from Ludum Dare 47 (2020) by ninjamuffin99, PhantomArcade, evilsk8r, and KawaiSprite; its Newgrounds demo is the site's most viewed submission and its Kickstarter raised $2.2M.