Best Third-Person Action Games
For a long time now, there has been an unspoken rivalry in the gaming industry between arcade and realistic games. The former focuses on arcade gameplay, while the latter emphasizes authenticity and realism. Action games are at the forefront of this struggle.
Many games are released in this genre every year, and many of them can be considered arcade. They often use a third-person camera.
Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)
July 21, 2017
Players:
6.2/10
Metacritic:
81/100
Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm that brought strange, zombie-like creatures into the world. The survivors called them Husks. The last remnants of...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Walking Simulator
November 8, 2019
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Death Stranding is Hideo Kojima’s original game, a realistic walking and logistics simulator with action, survival, and stealth elements, viewed from a third-person...
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Zombies, Survival horror, Remake, Horror
September 2, 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Remake of the adventure action game The Last of Us, created on the engine of The Last of Us: Part 2. The new version features improved graphics, gameplay...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Japanese role-playing game
September 26, 2019
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Hardcore role-playing action from the creators of God Eater. You have to take on the role of a vampire and, together with your companions, confront the very essence...
Action, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Stealth, Survival horror, Science fiction, Adventure, Horror
December 2, 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Fantastic horror The Callisto Protocol is created in the mold of Dead Space: the cramped quarters of a distant space station are filled with biophage...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Science fiction, Star Wars, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Online
April 5, 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Star Wars universe, which combines all the released films of the...
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game
March 25, 2013
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A dynamic online third-person action game where the warrior's journey takes place through an expansive interplanetary system torn by faction conflicts. Under the...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure
November 27, 2018
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
65/100
Darksiders 3 is an action-adventure hack-and-slash game set in a post-apocalyptic world from a third-person perspective. In this new installment of the saga...
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike
March 28, 2019
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Risk of Rain 2 is a dynamic action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the second part you will find a full three-dimensional environment...
Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Role-playing game
August 13, 2012
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Darksiders 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the sequel are directly related to the original plot of...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game, Dungeons
May 14, 2026
Steam:
70/100
Third-person role-playing action game from the creator of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. The main character is an undead being who fights the living. You are a...
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Slasher
January 5, 2010
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Set in a demon-ravaged post-apocalyptic world, this third-person action game follows War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, who is accused of bringing about the...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
October 5, 2011
VGTimes:
7.5/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Orcs Must Die! — a dynamic action game with a third-person view and elements of tactical strategy in the “tower defense” genre. You have to play the role of a...
Online, Action, Horror, Science fiction, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op)
July 18, 2022
Players:
1/10
Steam:
63/100
Abominations once confined to video store tapes have escaped the tape and become deadly realities. Experience pulsating 4v1 combat amid neon-drenched cinematic...
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