I tripped over the term NPC, quite literally, on my way to an event the other night. Rushing to get there, I fell right in front of the venue. Embarrassed by how many people had just watched me eat ...

Bloom, a non-player character with a face like a potato and a black beanie pulled tight around his ears, wants to know about my strategy and how I fare in combat. “I follow a map and I punch hard,” I ...

Sea of Remnant's open-world will feature more than 400+ named non-player characters (NPCs) with individual story arcs that can be influenced by the player's actions.

It is increasingly common in online communities to jokingly or insultingly refer to others as automated characters, like those in video games. This is a flawed and overly simplistic representation of ...

Non-player characters (NPCs) in video games generally have a pretty limited range. They might have a restricted number of canned responses to your questions but generally act as cannon fodder or story ...

Following on from the announcement earlier this month that Ubisoft is developing a new AI-powered in game characters to enhance the gaming experience by introducing NEO NPCs (non-player characters).

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...

Are you an “NPC”? Check with your teen! The acronym stands for “non-player character,” which in video game culture, is a figure not controlled by a player. Like a background character or one that is ...

Wait, What Does ‘NPC’ Mean? originally appeared on Parade. You probably hear a lot of different terms and slang words you’re unfamiliar with on the daily thanks to how fast things travel on the ...