Third-person view 1997 for PC — top best games in the Third-person view genre

Resident Evil (1996)

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

Game released: PC → 6 December 1996

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Resident Evil (1996) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. July 24, 1998. Monstrous murders began to occur in the vicinity of Raccoon...

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Space

Game released: PC → September 1997

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 73/100

This third-person action-adventure set in the Star Wars universe takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. As mercenary Dash Rendar, the...

X-COM: Apocalypse

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 4 September 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 89/100

A tactical strategy game about combating an alien invasion in Mega Primus in 2084, where social order is collapsing and extraterrestrials terrorize the population...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 16 September 2009

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Star Wars: Jedi Knight — Dark Forces 2 is an exciting action game with a first-person view in the Star Wars universe. As Kyle Katarn, you will master the...

Nuclear Strike

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters

Game released: PC → 2002

This action shooter with flight-simulation elements follows a special operation in Southeast Asia to stop Colonel LeMonde from using a nuclear weapon. Nuclear...

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup

Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 17 June 1997

Players: 4.8/10

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup — Significant changes have been made to this part of the game. In particular, the game's graphics engine has received significant...

War Gods

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 30 June 1997

Players: 5.5/10

This 3D fighting game follows ten humans who gain the powers of war gods after mysterious space ore crashes to Earth. In story mode, each fighter faces the others...

FlightGear

Simulation, Flight Simulator, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Open world

Game released: PC → 17 July 1997

Players: 5.5/10

A free open-source flight simulator developed since 1996 by a community of enthusiasts and developers from around the world. The project is distributed under the...

Magic: The Gathering

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: PC → 6 March 1997

Players: 7/10

A card-based strategy game inspired by Magic: The Gathering, it combines card duels with a campaign set in the fantasy world of Shandalar. The player travels...

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adult game, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 29 July 2004

Steam: 86/100

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! is a continuation of the exciting "point and click" adventure series about the forty-year-old balding womanizer Larry Laffer. The...

Jet Moto

Arcade, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Motorcycle racing

Game released: PC → 19 November 1997

Futuristic motorcycle races on air bikes take place across tracks winding through muddy swamps, icy slopes, and choppy seas. Courses feature sharp turns, drops, and...

Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 18 April 1997

This puzzle-platformer sequel to The Lost Vikings follows the Vikings after they are captured again by the alien Tomator and sent through time. Erik, Olaf and...

Fighting Force

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: PC → September 1997

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 80/100

This futuristic beat ’em up follows four heroes fighting their way through city streets to confront a criminal leader and his army. Players choose one of the four...

Twisted Metal 2

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 19 November 1997

Players: 8.5/10

Twisted Metal 2 — The game's plot is again built around a tournament organized by the mysterious Calypso, a disfigured psychopath with magical powers. The...

Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 1997

Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands is a third-person role-playing game with action, massively multiplayer and fantasy elements from Iron Realms Entertainment. The game...

Agile Warrior: F-111X

Simulation, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 5 July 1997

Agile Warrior: F-111X is a third-person simulator with a dash of flight simulator from the masters at Black Ops Entertainment, LLC. The main publisher of the game...

D.O.G: Fight For Your Life

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Casual game

Game released: PC → 24 July 1997

Steam: 59/100

D.O.G: Fight For Your Life is an adventure racing action game with a third-person view. In the game you have to go to a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, where...

Independence Day

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 11 March 1997

Independence Day is a third-person arcade game with elements of simulation, action, shooter and flight simulator from developers from the studio Radical...

Blade Runner (1997)

Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 25 November 1997

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Blade Runner is a classic adventure in a cyberpunk setting. The game's plot takes place in the world of Blade Runner and follows detective Ray McCoy as he hunts...

TORCS

Free game, Simulation, Racing, Third-person view, First-person view

Game released: PC → 6 December 1997

Players: 1/10

TORCS is a free racing simulator with first and third person views, which is distributed as open source. The game is designed to test artificial intelligence in a...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 5

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 14 February 1997

Steam: 78/100

This turn-based historical grand strategy is set during the Three Kingdoms period, as rulers vie for influence. In the series’ fifth installment, a ruler’s success...

Helicops

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → March 1997

Players: 8.2/10

Helicops is a first-person action game with a mixture of shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator and game in the anime or manga genre from the Paragon...

Smurfs (1993)

Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PC → April 1997

Smurfs (1993) is a third-person action game from the studio Infogrames Europe SA. The game is published by Infogrames Europe SA. Smurfs (1993) is also known as...

NHL 98

Hockey, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 25 October 1997

An ice hockey simulation based on the 1997–98 NHL season. The game features club teams and full national teams, with gameplay realism and strategy refined with...

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Historical

Game released: PC → 30 December 2008

Metacritic: 69/100

This adventure game combines puzzles and exploration with a conspiracy involving drug kingpin Karzac and the prophesied return of the ancient Mayan god...

Sentient

Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → April 1997

Steam: 30/100

Sentient is a first-person strategy game with a dash of adventure from the masters at Psygnosis Limited. The main publisher of the game is Psygnosis...

Curse of Monkey Island

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 31 January 2007

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This third entry in the Monkey Island series is a third-person adventure about pirate Guybrush Threepwood, who faces the demon pirate LeChuck and tries to save...

Sonic 3D Blast

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2010

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 88/100

An isometric platformer in which Sonic sets out to rescue the Flickies and stop Dr. Eggman from finding the Chaos Emeralds. Eggman turns the unusual birds into...

Twinsen's Odyssey

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Isometric, Exploration

Game released: PC → 20 October 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

Twinsen's Odyssey — action adventure with quest elements. The graphic component is inherited from the previous part. Players also view the world from an...

Myth: The Fallen Lords

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 31 October 1997

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 91/100

A real-time tactical strategy game set in a fantasy world where armies face the Fallen Lords, their leader Balor, and various undead creatures. Battles unfold...

City of Lost Children

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → April 1997

City of Lost Children is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Psygnosis Limited. The game is published by Psygnosis Limited. In some...

Ecstatica 2

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 June 1997

Ecstatica 2 is a third-person action game with a dash of horror, puzzle and fantasy from the developers at Andrew Spencer Studios. The main publisher of the game is...

Madden NFL 98

In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 2 November 1997

Madden NFL 98 is a first-person sports game from Tiertex Ltd.. The game is published by Electronic Arts, Inc. and THQ Inc.. In some circles, Madden NFL 98 is also...

Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 31 October 1997

Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror — 2D adventure game with a third person view. Using a point-and-click interface, the player guides protagonist George...

Machine Hunter

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 6 June 1997

Machine Hunter is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter and strategy from the studio Eurocom Developments Ltd. The game is published by Eidos...

Tigershark

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 8 August 1997

Steam: 100/100

Tigershark is a third-person action game with shooter elements from the n-Space studio. The main publisher of the game is GT Interactive Software...

Mageslayer

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 24 September 1997

Players: 10/10

Mageslayer is a third-person action game with fantasy game elements from the masters at Raven Software Corporation. The main publisher of the game is GT Interactive...

Dark Earth

Action, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Adventure

Game released: PC → 21 October 1997

Players: 10/10

Dark Earth is a third-person action game from Kalisto Entertainment SA. The main publisher of the game is MicroProse...

Premier Manager 98

Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 8 November 1997

Players: 9.3/10

Premier Manager 98 is a third-person business simulator with a touch of sports game from the masters from the studio Dinamic Multimedia, S.A.. The game is published...

Sonic & Knuckles Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 20 March 1997

Sonic & Knuckles Collection is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the developers of the Sonic Team studio. The main publisher of...

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Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 1997 for PC (Game released)