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 360XboxPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceiPod TouchiPhoneCommodore 64BREWDoJaGenesisJ2MEOdyssey 2SymbianDOSPalm OSWindows MobileBlackBerryiPod ClassicAtari 2600Arcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2008 (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: 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: Windows Phone, iOS, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, PSP, Nintendo DS → October 2010
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
59/100
Need for Speed: Undercover is a continuation of the popular arcade racing series with a third-person view. The plot of the game will allow you to work undercover...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 28 October 2008
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy universe. The events of the games take place in 2277. 200 years have passed since the...
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...
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 → 30 May 2006
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A stealth action game about contract killer Agent 47, who travels to America after an unknown organization begins eliminating members of his agency, the ICA. When...
Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS → 3 March 2009
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Tomb Raider: Underworld is a third-person adventure action game in which Lara Croft explores ancient and uncharted locations concealing mysteries of the underworld...
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...
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: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 September 2010
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
82/100
This third-person fantasy hack-and-slash takes place in the fortified city of Fortuna, where the religious Order of the Sword fights demons. Young knight Nero is...
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
Steam:
85/100
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...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, God Simulator, Open world
Game released: Mac, PC → 3 June 2009
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
84/100
This evolution and civilization simulation follows a species from a single cell to spacefaring exploration. Progression spans five stages—Cell, Creature, Tribe...