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.
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Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2017 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2011
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
94/100
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is a role-playing game with action elements in an open world. It was developed and released by Bethesda for PS3, Xbox...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Stadia → 14 June 2016
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action-horror game with a third-person view, which tells the story of four teenagers and a maniac who wants to...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 1 March 2017
Players:
8.7/10
Metacritic:
89/100
Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in the world of a futuristic post-apocalypse. The game is dedicated to the...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 5 December 2017
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Complete Edition Horizon Zero Dawn, which includes the original game and the expansion The Frozen Wilds. You will have to immerse yourself in a...
Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Open world
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 September 2017
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Released in 2017, Destiny 2 is a sequel to the MMOFPS from the first person Destiny. The last city of humanity fell under the onslaught of a...
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Tactics, Survival, Battle Royale
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 21 December 2017
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
81/100
PUBG: Battlegrounds is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical shooter in third-person perspective, where only the last surviving participant wins. In...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia, iOS, Mac → 14 February 2017
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A direct sequel to Sniper Elite 3, in which the main character travels to Italy in 1943. He acts in the ranks of the Italian resistance and tries to...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 20 October 2015
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Life is Strange is an episodic adventure from developers Dontnod Entertainment. The game takes place in the fictional city of Arcadia Bay, Oregon...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 26 September 2017
Players:
8.5/10
Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition is a special edition of the role-playing game in the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout 4. The game includes all...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2015
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is a continuation of the cooperative action horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. This...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Mac → 22 July 2016
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Human: Fall Flat is an arcade puzzle game in a large open world with a third-person view. You'll be able to explore the environment and solve physics...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 26 June 2014
Players:
7.5/10
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...
