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 2PlayStationXboxSNESGame Boy AdvanceMophunZodiacCommodore 64Videopac+ G7400ZX SpectrumBREWGameCubeExEnN-GageJ2MEAtari 5200Odyssey 2SymbianDOSApple IIPalm OSWindows MobileNeo GeoAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2003 (Game released)
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2010
Players:
7.5/10
Metacritic:
95/100
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, which developed the ideas and mechanics laid out in it, connected by common characters...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game
Game released: PC → 16 February 2009
Players:
7.2/10
Metacritic:
69/100
Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 26 February 2004
Players:
8.7/10
Metacritic:
88/100
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...
Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 14 December 2011
Players:
7.2/10
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: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC, Windows Mobile, Xbox, iOS, Android, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 25 November 2008
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
66/100
Syberia is a legendary adventure puzzle game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of Kate Walker, a lawyer from New York, who goes on a deal to sell...
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: PC, Mac, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color → 31 January 2006
Players:
8.6/10
Metacritic:
76/100
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — summer holidays. After 1 year of study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry is once again forced to...
Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, Android → 25 April 2003
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
81/100
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the rules of Dungeons...
