What Is ESP (Wallhack) in FPS Games? A Visual Breakdown

What is ESP, and what is a wallhack?

ESP stands for Extra Sensory Perception. A wallhack literally lets you see through walls. Players often use the two words interchangeably, but ESP is the broader term: it highlights not only players but also items, vehicles, crates and map points.

ESP does not shoot or move your crosshair. It only gives you information, and you still make every decision yourself.

What ESP shows on screen

• Boxes. A frame around a player model, visible through walls and cover.
• Skeleton. Lines along the model's bones that show the pose: standing, crouching or prone.
• Name and distance. The player's nickname and how many meters away they are.
• Health bar. How much damage the enemy has already taken.
• Weapon in hand. What the player is holding right now.
• Snap lines. Lines from the center of the screen to each enemy so no target gets lost off-screen.
• Loot and objects. Valuable items, containers, vehicles, resources.

How ESP looks in different games

What ESP shows depends on the game: in a looter shooter items matter more, in a battle royale like PUBG players matter more.

In Escape from Tarkov, ESP usually separates players and Scavs by type, highlights valuable loot and containers and, in some builds, shows extraction points. Arena Breakout: Infinite follows similar logic: players and bots, loot and crates.

In Rust, ESP shows players, including sleepers, plus resources, crates, bases and tool cupboards. In DayZ it adds zombies, loot and vehicles to the player list. In PUBG the focus is on players, vehicles, items and airdrops.

The exact list depends on the specific product and is shown on its product page.

ESP vs chams vs radar

• Chams paint player models in a bright fill over the textures, so the silhouette shows through obstacles. No boxes or numbers, just color.
• Radar shows enemies as dots on the minimap or in a separate window. Nothing is drawn over the game view.
• ESP draws boxes, lines and labels directly over the game image.

Many cheats combine all three, and you choose what to turn on.

Common ESP settings

Turning everything on at once is messy: the screen fills up with frames and labels. That is why menus usually offer:

• render distance, so you do not see targets across the whole map;
• object filters: players only, loot only, valuable loot only;
• separate colors for visible targets and targets behind walls;
• individual toggles for name, distance, health and weapon.

Can other players see your ESP?

No. ESP is drawn only on the screen of the person who enabled it, and other players cannot see it. Still, replays and stats show it when a player tracks an enemy through a wall or pre-aims a corner before anyone appears.

FAQ

Are ESP and a wallhack the same thing?

Almost. A wallhack originally meant only seeing through walls, while ESP also covers distance, health, items and other data.

Can you get ESP without an aimbot?

Yes. In many cheats ESP works on its own and can be toggled separately from the aimbot. The feature set of each product is listed on its page.

Is ESP useful in looter shooters?

In Escape from Tarkov and Arena Breakout: Infinite, loot ESP is popular because valuable items are hidden across containers and rooms.

Bottom line

So what is a wallhack, and what is ESP? A visual cheat feature that shows players and items through walls and adds distance, health and other data. A wallhack is nearly the same idea with a narrower scope. Check the product page in the EliteHacks catalog to see which ESP elements a specific cheat includes.