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 3Xbox 360PS VitaPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSWindows PhoneAmazon Fire TVNvidia ShieldOuyaWindows Mobile
Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2014 (Game released)
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 1 October 2013
VGTimes:
9.2/10
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
92/100
A legendary sequel to the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The game is set in Los Santos, a city that players first came to love in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas...
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...
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 March 2013
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A dynamic online third-person action game where the warrior's journey takes place through an expansive interplanetary system torn by faction conflicts. Under the...
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...
Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game, Simulation
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 August 2013
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
4.3/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
79/100
War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of equipment and realistic damage physics. It is the...
Game released: Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Stadia, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4 → 23 January 2014
VGTimes:
8.2/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The game reinterprets the story of Lara Croft, showing her not as an immortal legend, but as a living person, facing the wild and ruthless environment for the first...
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: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Stadia → 26 May 2014
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Watch Dogs is a third-person, open-world sci-fi action-adventure game. The game takes place in the summer of 2003 in New York, whose key systems were infected with...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 13 August 2012
VGTimes:
9.6/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
95/100
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, iOS, Android → 24 October 2013
VGTimes:
8.6/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Batman: Arkham Origins is a continuation of the adventure stealth action game with a third-person view in the Batman Arkham universe. The game takes place seven...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 22 October 2013
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
An open-world action-adventure set in the Marvel Universe follows an original story of superheroes facing off against villains. Players control Iron Man...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, Mac, PlayStation 3, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 11 October 2013
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
80/100
A detective thriller with adventure elements based on the Fables comics, The Wolf Among Us takes place in Fabletown, where characters from fairy tales, legends, and...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 24 February 2013
VGTimes:
8.4/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
88/100
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: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 4 April 2014
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
76/100
The Elder Scrolls Online is an online role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place 1000 years before the time...
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
Steam:
94/100
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: 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac, Linux → 3 October 2014
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Set in the open world of Mordor, this fantasy action game with role-playing elements follows a hero pursued by a spirit seeking to bend him to its will. As he...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, PS Vita, Ouya, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2012
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
83/100
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, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 26 June 2014
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
77/100
GRID: Autosport is a third-person racing simulator from the creators of the DIRT and GRID series. The game features a day-night cycle, long marathons both day and...
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2011
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Bayonetta is a fantastic action-slasher game with a third-person view. Bayonetta is the only survivor of an ancient clan of witches that maintained the balance...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 15 November 2013
VGTimes:
5.8/10
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Set in the open roads of Redview County, this arcade racing game centers on the rivalry between street racers and the police. Players can take either side: racers...