Third-person view
Third-person view is a perspective in video games where the player always sees their character. Usually, the camera is positioned behind the character, and recently, a popular solution has been to shift the camera slightly to the side, so that the player feels like they are looking over the character's shoulder. Sometimes the camera is free, allowing the character to be viewed from all angles. This view is used in shooters, action games, RPGs, and their hybrids.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2PlayStationXbox 360XboxGame Boy AdvanceWindows 3.xNintendo 64GameCubeGame Boy ColorDOSPalm OSWindows MobileNeo GeoAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2001 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 20 March 2002
Players:
9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
70/100
The Kingdom of Myrtana is engulfed in a terrible war. Hordes of orcs have invaded human lands, and the king needs a large amount of magical ore, from which he can...
Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 14 December 2011
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
95/100
Grand Theft Auto 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action game with a third-person view in the open world. Working for the mafia sooner or later ends in trouble...
Game released: Android, iOS, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation 4, Game Boy Advance → 14 June 2012
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
86/100
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...
Game released: Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2000
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a continuation of the series of popular action-horror games with a third-person view. You will once again plunge into the chaos of the...
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 26 May 2000
Players:
9/10
Metacritic:
70/100
Resident Evil Code: Veronica is a dark action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. The game will tell about the events taking place...
Game released: iOS, Neo Geo, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2012
Players:
10/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large stages with...
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2002
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...
Game released: GameCube, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 27 June 2003
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
91/100
This skateboarding sports game centers on performing tricks and completing challenges at locations ranging from Los Angeles to Tokyo. Players can skate as Tony Hawk...
Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2001
Players:
10/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
84/100
The return to Hong Kong in 2048 reveals the events leading up to Fear Effect and shows how the team of mercenaries Hana, Royce, Dick, and the mysterious Rain was...
Game released: Dreamcast, iOS, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PC, Windows Mobile, Game Boy Advance → 15 December 2000
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
92/100
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) is a third-person action game with elements of a sports game and a stunt game from Neversoft Entertainment, Inc.. The game is...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 24 May 2002
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy 10 — just like in the previous games of the series, the player controls the main character from a third-person perspective, moving through locations...
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV → 24 November 2010
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Crazy Taxi is a racing action game with a third-person view. In this game you have to drive a crazy taxi. The main goal is to deliver the client, for this you will...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Advance, iPhone, Sharp X68000, SNES, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1991
Players:
9.7/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Final Fight — The main character of this game is the mayor of Metro City, Mike Haggar. One day he receives an anonymous phone call, and a voice tells him that...
Game released: DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC → 30 November 1995
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
50/100
Metacritic:
71/100
This science-fiction action platformer follows Jim, an ordinary earthworm who becomes an intelligent superhero after a strange suit lands on him. When he learns of...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Text quest
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PC → 22 February 2001
Steam:
97/100
Rhapsody of Zephyr is a third-person role-playing game with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from Softmax Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Softmax Co. , Ltd...