Third-person view 2012 for PlayStation 3 — top best games in the Third-person view genre

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 30 October 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) is a legendary third-person arcade racing game in the Need for Speed series. The game takes place in the fictional city of...

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 December 2012

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...

Resident Evil 6

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 October 2012

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 72/100

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...

Mass Effect

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 December 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Mass Effect is a sci-fi action RPG with a third-person perspective. The events of the game will take you to XXII, when humanity mastered the technology of...

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Online, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2 November 2012

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

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...

Max Payne 3

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 May 2012

VGTimes: 10.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Max Payne 3 is a continuation of the legendary action game with a third-person view. Max Payne, the famous fighter for justice, returns after several years. The...

Resident Evil Code: Veronica

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 September 2011

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Resident Evil Code: Veronica is a dark action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. The game will tell about the events taking place...

Sleeping Dogs

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 14 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...

Hitman: Absolution

Action, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 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...

Machinarium

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Combat robots, Point & Click, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 September 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...

Mass Effect 3

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Space

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 March 2012

VGTimes: 8.3/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Mass Effect 3 is the final part of the space role-playing trilogy with a third-person view. Events begin with a devastating attack on Earth by an army of an ancient...

Walking Dead: Season 1

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 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...

FIFA 13

Football, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 September 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A football simulation focused on controlling a team and creating attacking chances. Precise dribbling lets players move with the ball in any direction, dodge...

Sniper Elite V2

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2 May 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A tactical shooter set in Berlin during the final days of World War II. American sniper Karl Fairburne must prevent the Red Army from acquiring technology from the...

Risen 2: Dark Waters

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 31 July 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

A third-person role-playing game set in a pirate-themed fantasy world, where sea monsters have halted seafaring after titans devastated the land. The hero, now a...

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 December 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Bully: Scholarship Edition is an improved edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world. The game is an original simulator of a...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 February 2012

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...

Assassin's Creed 3

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 31 October 2012

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 84/100

An action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with stealth elements in a historical setting and an open world, Assassin's Creed 3 was released in 2012...

Spec Ops: The Line

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 June 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Spec Ops: The Line is an unusual cinematic third-person shooter that will force you to confront not only real opponents, but even your own principles. Get ready to...

Prototype 2

Action, Beat them all, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 April 2012

VGTimes: 6.7/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Prototype 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure with a third-person view in the open world. In the game you will try on the role of the new hero James...

The Amazing Spider-Man

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 June 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 64/100

The Amazing Spider-Man is a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular film of the same name. The plot of the game originates in the Oscorp...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 September 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The story of the game begins with the amazing resurrection...

Catherine

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 February 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...

Journey

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 13 March 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Journey is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The main character is a nameless wanderer who must cross the desert and get to the mountain that is...

Blades of Time

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 March 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Blades of Time is an action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot tells about the brave hunter Ayumi, who goes on a journey...

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 1 May 2012

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a continuation of the exciting action game with a third-person view, which continues the tragic story of police officer Max...

Darksiders 2

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 November 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Darksiders 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the sequel are directly related to the original plot of...

Dragon Age 2

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 March 2012

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Dragon Age 2 is a tactical role-playing game with third-person perspective in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place over 7 years (including the...

Yakuza 5

Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 8 December 2015

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This third-person crime action game follows Kazuma Kiryu, a former underworld figure who has severed ties with his old life and works as a taxi driver in Hakata...

Sonic Adventure 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2 October 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic Adventure 2 is a continuation of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives to...

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 March 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This racing game centers on high-speed pursuits, with careers as both a racer and a police officer. Players can compete in races and chases, make getaways or bust...

Shank 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 7 February 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This 2D side-scrolling action platformer follows Shank, a former mob hitman drawn back into a fight when people close to him are threatened. He uses an arsenal of...

Binary Domain

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 16 February 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Binary Domain is a dynamic tactical shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. Tokyo, 2080. On the streets of the metropolis, people and robots clashed...

Jet Set Radio

Arcade, Third-person view, Stunts, Action, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 September 2012

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Jet Set Radio is an arcade game with a third-person view and stunt elements. You have to fight for Tokyo, mark your territory with graffiti, draw on walls, posters...

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 May 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is a third-person action-adventure game that tells the story of treasure hunter Nathan Drake, who is a direct descendant of the legendary...

Lollipop Chainsaw

Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 June 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A third-person action horror game about Juliet, a zombie hunter investigating the cause of a widespread outbreak. Armed with a chainsaw, she fights through hordes...

Mass Effect Trilogy

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 7 December 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Mass Effect Trilogy is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and shooter from BioWare. The game is published by Electronic...

I Am Alive

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 3 April 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This post-apocalyptic survival action game follows a man struggling to stay alive in a ruined city and find his missing wife and daughter, one year after a...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 May 2012

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is a continuation of the third-person tactical shooter in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series. There is devastation in...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 May 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...

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Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2012 for PlayStation 3