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 2PlayStationXboxPSPNintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceZodiacVideopac+ G7400BREWDoJaGameCubeExEnAtari 8-bitN-GageGenesisJ2MEAtari 5200Odyssey 2SymbianColecoVisionDOSLynxPalm OSWindows MobileNeo GeoAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2004 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2009
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a continuation of the popular series of games with endless possibilities of interaction in a large open world. Five years ago, Carl...
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2010
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
80/100
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...
Game released: GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 18 November 2004
Players:
8.1/10
Metacritic:
76/100
Arcade race and continuation of one of the most successful parts of the series. This time there will be even more races, more tuning, more cars and races. And most...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: PC → 19 November 2004
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
80/100
This role-playing game with action and horror elements is set in modern-day Los Angeles, where the protagonist becomes a vampire and enters a world of supernatural...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2004
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fantasy role-playing game with a third-person view in the Star Wars universe. You can choose your path in this epic game...
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: GameCube, PSP, iOS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox → 3 December 2004
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...
Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 26 February 2004
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
83/100
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: 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...
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Logic, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 8 October 2004
Players:
9.2/10
Metacritic:
73/100
Silent Hill 4: The Room is a mystical action-horror game with a third-person view and puzzle elements. The goal of the game is to help the character Henry Townsend...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: iOS, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP → 21 July 2011
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
94/100
An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...
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...
Role-playing game, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure
Game released: PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 23 August 2012
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Set in the Star Wars universe five years after Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, this role-playing game follows the Sith Lords’ campaign against the Jedi and...
Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 30 July 2004
Players:
10/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow — the gameplay is not much different from the 1st part of the series. The game's graphics have been slightly...
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Windows Mobile, Xbox, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 26 August 2005
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Syberia 2 is a continuation of the exciting point and click adventure with a third-person view. The game will continue the story of Kate Walker, who went on a...