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 2Xbox 360PSPWiiNintendo DSNintendo DSiiPhoneVideopac+ G7400BREWN-GageJ2MEOdyssey 2SymbianLynxPalm OSWindows MobileBlackBerryZeeboArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2009
Role-playing game, Strategy, Online, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Cooperative (co-op)
October 27, 2009
Players:
5.9/10
Metacritic:
78/100
League of Legends is an online real-time strategy role-playing game in a fantasy setting. Choose your character and engage in team-to-team battle. Use your...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure
July 15, 2003
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world
October 28, 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
January 31, 1997
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Final Fantasy VII is a third-person role-playing game in the anime and fantasy style. In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., Mako...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Online
May 29, 2009
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This first- and third-person military simulation is set in the fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus, where U.S. Marines become caught in a conflict over control...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Exploration, Open world, Adventure
May 6, 2003
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
69/100
A space MMO set in a shared sandbox universe, EVE Online lets players choose their own pursuits and shape the history of New Eden. Everyone plays on the same...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy
March 3, 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player takes control...
