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
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Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2012 (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
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: 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 racing arcade game with a third-person view in the Need for Speed series. The game takes place in the fictional...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, iOS, Android, Wii U → 2 November 2012
VGTimes:
7.6/10
Players:
7.1/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) — arcade racing with third and first person views. In this part of the series you will find a huge city of Fairhaven, which...
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, developing the ideas and mechanics laid down in it, connected by common characters and...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2013
VGTimes:
7.2/10
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
67/100
Resident Evil 6 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the popular Resident Evil series. Ten years have passed since that memorable night...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, PS Vita, Ouya, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2012
Players:
9.3/10
Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 13 August 2012
VGTimes:
9.6/10
Players:
8.3/10
Metacritic:
81/100
The game takes place in Hong Kong from the perspective of secret agent Wei Sheng, embedded in the local triads. The game pays special attention to combat mechanics...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
Game released: Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 26 April 2012
VGTimes:
9.4/10
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
89/100
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a continuation of the legendary first-person action role-playing game Deus Ex. The game will take you to 2027, in which you will play...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PS Vita, PSP, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, iOS → 28 September 2012
Players:
6.6/10
Metacritic:
80/100
FIFA 13 is a third-person football simulator with elements of a sports game from developers from EA Canada. The main publisher of the game is Electronic Arts...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 24 February 2013
VGTimes:
8.4/10
Players:
8.2/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Hitman: Absolution is a stealth action game with a third-person view. You play as the famous Agent 47. You are a global killer working for a mysterious Agency. But...
Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 3 September 1997
Players:
8.8/10
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...
Game released: Android, iPad, Linux, Mac, PC, PS Vita, iPhone, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, iOS, Xbox One → 10 May 2012
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
87/100
Machinarium is an amazing quest about the robot Josef, who seeks to return his beloved. The game has mesmerizing hand-drawn graphics and truly mind-bending puzzles...
Game released: Nintendo 3DS, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 27 January 2012
Players:
7.6/10
Metacritic:
77/100
Resident Evil: Revelations is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view set in the Resident Evil universe. The game takes place between the events of...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, PC → 15 March 2012
Players:
9.1/10
Metacritic:
79/100
Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...
