PvE

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, PvE has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Sep 2025 on Adrift. In the episode "Running puzzles in Arc Raiders" on Adrift, the hosts discuss how PvE elements enhance gameplay through cooperative problem-solving. Additionally, in "The Final Skywatch - Lost Skies," they reference PvE mechanics as a way to engage players in immersive storytelling and collaborative challenges.

Player versus environment (PvE), also known as player versus monster (PvM), and commonly misinterpreted as player versus entity or player versus enemy, is a term used for both single-player and online games, particularly MMORPGs, CORPGs, MUDs, other online role-playing video games and survival games to refer to fighting computer-controlled enemies – in contrast to player versus player (PvP) which is fighting other players in the game. In survival games a large part may be fighting the elements,