Method for playing sound effect, terminal device and storage medium

A terminal device, comprising:

• one or more processors and a memory containing a computer program that, when being executed, causes the one or more processors to perform:
• displaying a virtual environment comprising a first virtual object;
• and
• playing, in response to that the first virtual object is located in a visual blocking region in the virtual environment and the first virtual object triggers a sound event in the visual blocking region, a sound effect of the sound event after reduction processing, the visual blocking region being configured for producing a blocking effect on a virtual element in the visual blocking region, and the reduction processing being configured for reducing an effect of the sound effect in distinguishing a location of the first virtual object.