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Short for Military Simulation. It is usually a type of airsoft game often consisting of several hundred players, usually wearing a standardized loadout for whichever side in the game they are playing on so they will be recognizable to their teammates and add to the realism of the event. They can sometimes last several days, and are often very expensive to get ready for depending on what kind of gear you need for the event and what kind of gear you already have. Milsim games are typically more organized than a standard pickup game at a local airsoft field, being that squads often communicate with radios, and different squads have different objectives. Milsim games can vary in realism quite substantially, some even going all the way through the night, using pyrotechnics to increase the effect, and sometimes even using real guns firing blank rounds.
Man, I wish I had enough gear and money to go that Milsim West milsim game!
Milsim by The Very Merry Crusader January 11, 2015
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A word that is short for "Military Simulation"

A game in which adults and teenagers follow military style objectives in order to win against an opposing force of other adults and teenagers.

A Military Simulation game that can take an average of 1-3 days to complete.
TTF Milsim is a very good military simulation group!
Milsim by AirsoftNation.org January 5, 2015
A bunch of Shitheads on a game trying to be cool and Simulate the Military
Look at those MilSim Faggots
MilSim by 1stFR Col Chase August 24, 2019
Military Simulation, also used to describe the type of style an airsofter play, CQC or Milsim, usually used as a term by airsofters and some paintballers to show off how fancy their gear looks and the money they are willing to pay to play rediculous airsoft games
Peter S is Milsim

"What type of airsoft do you run?" "I play Outdoor Milsim."
Milsim by Sssttteeevvveeee August 19, 2011
A type of player commonly found on the virtual kids game roblox, they primarily wear military uniforms either fictional or real world (but many tend to wear real world uniforms.) These uniforms are either formal or non formal.
They are sometimes found on games that involve firearms, like phantom forces, bad business, etc. They could also be found on other games of many different genres.

A recent game that contains milsims is the Church, a game filled with homophobes, racists, rednecks, white suprematists, etc.
Over there my friend, is a milsim in its virtual habitat.
It is an abbreviation for "Military Simulation."

In the case of gaming, it defines a genre of shooters that are made to mimic a raging armed conflict.

They're often similar to first-person-shooters but with an added layer of strategy and realism, mainly via supplementary variables such as logistics, weather/climate or technology. Milsims typically mandate extra effort in collaboration and organization, while putting an emphasis on the slower and more tactical side of real warfare (enumerating the various different roles in an actual war), whereas non-milsim shooters usually focus on individual strategy and gunplay.
"Do you know any good Milsims worth trying?"

"Yeah, I've been a big fan of Arma and Foxhole in recent years."

Milsim Fiend 

Taking the "R" from "Milsim Friend" for that one guy who takes military sims or tactical shooters way too seriously. Someone who's... A little too into it. Sometimes they would also bring up military stuff into topics that are nothing to do with the military.
Everyone: *talks about topic"

Milsim Fiend: "Did you guys know the M249's rate of fire was actually reduced in the late 2000s to improve barrel life in sustained firefights?"

Person A: "…milsim fiend just deployed mid-waifu debate."
Person B: "We're talking about topic and he's talking about suppressive fire."
Milsim Fiend by CrossFLangley April 15, 2025