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Best Third Person Shooter Games of All Time

Every player would like to see their character, even if only occasionally. That is why third-person shooters are also in demand among many people. Often, such games have a cover system and focus on positioning in combat.

However, compared to first-person shooters, these games are released less frequently. After all, the first-person camera is preferred by many gamers.

Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)
Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)
Action, Third-person view, Adventure, Zombies, Survival horror, Remake
March 24, 2023
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 8.4/10
Remake of Resident Evil 4 (2005) 2005. The story takes place in 2004, six years after the events of Resident Evil 2. Leon Scott Kennedy, a government agent, is...
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world
October 26, 2018
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 96/100
Continuation of the 2008 third-person action-adventure game set in a large open world. Players are once again invited to conquer the Wild West, with a host of...
GTA 5
GTA 5
Online, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts
September 17, 2013
VGTimes: 9.6/10
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Legendary continuation of the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The action takes place in the city of Los Santos, beloved since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For...
GTA 5
GTA 5
Online, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts
September 17, 2013
VGTimes: 9.6/10
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Legendary continuation of the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The action takes place in the city of Los Santos, beloved since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For...
Days Gone
Days Gone
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
April 26, 2019
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Single-player adventure action game Days Gone, in the genres of survival, stealth, and action, with a third-person perspective in an open world, was released in...
The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part 1
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Zombies, Survival horror, Remake
September 2, 2022
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 81/100
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, combat...
The Last of Us: Part 2
The Last of Us: Part 2
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
June 19, 2020
VGTimes: 9.7/10
Players: 6.7/10
Metacritic: 93/100
The Last of Us: Part 2 — an exciting narrative action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG elements set in the post-apocalyptic world of "The...
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Shooter
September 25, 2020
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 8/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Mafia: Definitive Edition is a remake of the legendary adventure action game Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. The game is built from scratch with an expanded story...
Grand Theft Auto 4
Grand Theft Auto 4
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Shooter
April 29, 2008
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 95/100
Grand Theft Auto 4 is a continuation of the cult series of games about the great car thief with a third-person view in the open world. In this part you will try on...
Mafia 2: Definitive Edition
Mafia 2: Definitive Edition
Adventure, Third-person view, Action, Shooter
May 19, 2020
VGTimes: 7.2/10
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Mafia 2: Definitive Edition is a re-release of the popular action adventure game Mafia 2 in HD resolution with all updates and additions. The game takes place in...
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
September 1, 2015
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 93/100
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is a continuation of the third-person stealth action adventure in the Metal Gear Solid series. Nine years have passed since the...
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
October 2, 2012
VGTimes: 7.2/10
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Resident Evil 6 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the popular Resident Evil series. Ten years have passed since that memorable night...
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition
Adventure, Action, Shooter, Third-person view
May 19, 2020
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 57/100
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition is a re-release of the popular action adventure game Mafia 3 in HD resolution with all updates and additions. The events of the game...
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world
May 18, 2010
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 95/100
The events of the game take place in America in 1911, in which the Wild West, as such, had almost collapsed, and technologies like cars and machine guns had already...
Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
March 28, 2019
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 93/100
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...
Fortnite
Fortnite
Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics
July 21, 2017
VGTimes: 7.9/10
Players: 6.2/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm, which led to the emergence of strange creatures resembling zombies. The survivors named them "brain eaters." The...
Remnant 2
Remnant 2
Adventure, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Procedural generation
July 25, 2023
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 82/100
The main character goes on an adventure through different terrifying worlds and fights demons to reach the most difficult bosses. It is possible to travel either...
PUBG: Battlegrounds
PUBG: Battlegrounds
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Tactics, Free game
December 12, 2017
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 59/100
Metacritic: 81/100
PUBG: Battlegrounds is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical shooter in third-person perspective, where only the last surviving participant wins. In this survival...
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view
March 5, 2009
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Resident Evil 5 is a third-person action game with shooter and horror elements from the masters from the studios Capcom Entertainment and CAPCOM Co.. The game is...
Just Cause 3
Just Cause 3
Action, Shooter, Third-person view
November 30, 2015
VGTimes: 7.3/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Just Cause 3 is a dynamic open-world action game with a third-person view. Rico returns to his homeland and immediately manages to get into trouble. Without having...
Control
Control
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
August 27, 2019
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 88/100
Control is a fantastic third-person action game from the creators of Max Payne, Quantum Break and Alan Wake. You will go to a very mysterious and unusual universe...
Dead Space
Dead Space
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror
January 27, 2023
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Third-person shooter with elements of horror and survival Dead Space — a completely revamped version of Dead Space (2008), featuring a new engine, modern...
Just Cause 4
Just Cause 4
Action, Shooter, Third-person view
December 4, 2018
VGTimes: 6.5/10
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 63/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Just Cause 4 is a continuation of a series of dynamic action games in an open world with a third-person view. This time the main character will find himself in a...
Max Payne 3
Max Payne 3
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view
May 15, 2012
VGTimes: 10.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Max Payne 3 is a continuation of the legendary action game with a third-person view. Max Payne, the famous fighter for justice, returns after several years. The...
Saints Row 4
Saints Row 4
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
August 19, 2013
VGTimes: 7.6/10
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Saints Row 4 is a continuation of the comedy action game in a large open world and a fantastic setting. The fourth part will continue the story of the Third Street...
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view
January 26, 2010
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 95/100
Mass Effect 2 is a continuation of the space role-playing trilogy with a first-person view. The events of the game continue the story told in the original. Captain...
Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row: The Third
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 14, 2011
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Saints Row: The Third is a continuation of the fun action game with a third-person view in the open world. In this world there is possible professional wrestling...
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view
May 10, 2016
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 93/100
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The final part of the adventures of Nathan Drake, which takes place several years...
Remnant: From The Ashes
Remnant: From The Ashes
Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)
August 19, 2019
VGTimes: 6.5/10
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Cooperative game from the creators of Darksiders 3, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The world has been taken over by terrifying monsters from another dimension...
World War Z
World War Z
Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)
April 16, 2019
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 70/100
World War Z — a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, created based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed for...
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 20, 2007
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Mass Effect is a sci-fi action RPG with a third-person perspective. The events of the game will take you to XXII, when humanity mastered the technology of...
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world
March 12, 2019
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 83/100
The game continues the storyline related to the spread of the "dollar flu" virus. As it turned out, the quarantine zone in New York could not hold out, and the...
Returnal
Returnal
Shooter, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Roguelike, Science fiction, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
April 30, 2021
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Selene's spaceship crashes on a hostile planet. The girl goes to explore the ruins of an ancient civilization filled with monsters and tries to survive. Each time...
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Action, Stealth, Third-person view
August 20, 2013
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a continuation of the spy stealth action game with a third-person view. A terrorist group calling itself "The Engineers...
Gears of War 4
Gears of War 4
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 11, 2016
VGTimes: 7.1/10
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Gears of War 4 is a futuristic action game with a third-person view in the Gears of War universe. The game takes place 25 years after the events of the third part...
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
January 20, 2015
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Max Payne
Max Payne
Action, Adventure, Third-person view
July 23, 2001
VGTimes: 10.0/10
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Max Payne is a cinematic action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character of the game is Max Payne, a fair cop who single-handedly tries to...
Gears 5
Gears 5
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)
September 6, 2019
VGTimes: 8.6/10
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Gears 5 — the continuation of the futuristic third-person action game set in the Gears of War universe. The game's events revolve around Kait Diaz, who could be...
Tom Clancy's The Division
Tom Clancy's The Division
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
March 7, 2016
VGTimes: 6.9/10
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Tom Clancy's The Division is a multiplayer online action game with a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic world. The game takes place in modern New York, during...
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2
Action, Shooter, Third-person view
October 14, 2008
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Saints Row 2 is a third-person gangster action game set in a large open world. The story takes place in the fictional town of Stillwater. The main character escapes...
Gears of War
Gears of War
Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)
November 7, 2006
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Gears of War is an action game with a third-person view in a fantastic post-apocalyptic setting. The game's plot revolves around Delta Force soldiers defending...
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
December 21, 2006
Players: 10/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. Brought to the brink of extinction on an icy wasteland...
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure
October 14, 2003
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a continuation of the exciting action game with a third-person view, which continues the tragic story of police officer Max...
Scars Above
Scars Above
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Horror, Exploration, Science fiction, Shooter
February 28, 2023
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 67/100
The events of the game take place far beyond the solar system. Dr. Kate Ward finds herself on a mysterious planet with deadly fauna, creepy monsters and the...
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
July 3, 2018
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is a re-release of an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a large open world. The game's graphics have been...
Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
September 20, 2011
Players: 5/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Gears of War 3 is the third part of the furious futuristic action game with a third-person view in the Gears of War universe. In the game you will once again take...
The Day Before
The Day Before
Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Horror, Post-apocalyptic
December 7, 2023
Players: 5.5/10
A large-scale game with survival elements, set in a “post-pandemic” world. The user becomes one of the survivors in America, overrun by hungry zombies and ruthless...
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view
October 13, 2009
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 96/100
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is an action-adventure game with a third-person view that continues the story of Nathan Drake. A couple of years after the events of...
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 2
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 7, 2008
Players: 7.3/10
Metacritic: 93/100
Gears of War 2 is an action game with a third-person view in a fantastic setting. In this part of the game, you have to fight under the surface of the planet, on...
Gears of War: Judgment
Gears of War: Judgment
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
March 19, 2013
Metacritic: 79/100
Gears of War: Judgment is an action game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You will face battles with alien invaders in the vastness of a world...
Red Faction 2
Red Faction 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 15, 2002
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 52/100
Metacritic: 75/100

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