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 360XboxPS VitaPSPNintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceBREWDoJaMSXGameCubeExEnAtari 8-bitN-GageJ2MESEGA CDSymbianColecoVisionNeo Geo CDPalm OSWindows MobileAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2005 (Game released)
Game released: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PSP → 11 November 2005
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) is a legendary third-person arcade racing game in the Need for Speed series. The game takes place in the fictional city of...
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: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iPhone, iPad, Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 20 September 2011
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...
Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 29 November 2000
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
86/100
A sequel to the atmospheric action game about surviving among dinosaurs, set after Dino Crisis. This time, special agent Regina is sent on a new mission to a...
Game released: GameCube, PSP, iOS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox → 3 December 2004
Players:
8.8/10
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...
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...
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: 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: PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox, iOS, Android, Ouya, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 20 December 2010
Players:
10/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Oddworld. The game will take you into an adventure world...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction
Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 16 September 2009
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
74/100
This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and large bosses...
Action, Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
Game released: PC → 13 June 2008
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Silent Hunter 3 — the player is given command of a German submarine from the Second World War. The game includes 5 training missions, a dynamic campaign and...
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 22 December 2000
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Dino Crisis is an action game with a third-person view. A special forces group lands on the small tropical island of Ibis with the task of finding and delivering...
Game released: Linux, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 12 June 2012
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Psychonauts is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot follows a young special agent named Raz, who learns to use his...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Online, Science fiction
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 29 July 2005
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
79/100
This science-fiction action shooter is set in the Star Wars universe and features battles from Episodes I through VI. Players choose from several soldier types 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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based
Game released: PC → 3 February 2011
Players:
8.5/10
Space Rangers 2: Dominators — real-time strategy with an isometric view. The main events of the second part of the game take place 250 years after the end of...