Third-person view 2001 for PC — top best games in the Third-person view genre

Gothic - a game in the Third-person view genre

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: PC → 20 March 2002

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The Kingdom of Myrtana is engulfed in a terrible war. Hordes of orcs have invaded human lands, and the king needs a large amount of magical ore, from which he can...

Max Payne

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Shooter

Game released: PC → 23 July 2001

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Max Payne is a cinematic action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character of the game is Max Payne, a fair cop who single-handedly tries to...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 2005

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...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Logic, Survival

Game released: PC → 2 December 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Silent Hill 2 (2001) — mystical action-horror with puzzle elements and third-person view. James Sunderland comes to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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

Game released: PC → 26 April 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, which is a sequel to the game Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Events take place 1500...

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: PC → 21 April 2011

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A real-time tactical strategy set on the American frontier, where Cooper and his gang track down bandits responsible for a train robbery. Hired to find the...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic

Game released: PC → 22 November 2001

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — the gameplay of the game is presented in the form of an arcade with a third-person view, combining elements of an...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2007

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...

Bust-A-Move

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 18 May 2001

An arcade puzzle game and a spin-off of Bubble Bobble, Bust-A-Move challenges players to clear a field of colored bubbles. Each round begins with bubbles arranged...

Microsoft Train Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Trains

Game released: PC → 22 August 2001

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This train simulator lets players operate trains on real-world routes in Japan, the United States and Europe. The three locomotive types are the electric Acela...

IL-2 Sturmovik

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 23 November 2001

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 91/100

IL-2 Sturmovik — The single-player campaign reconstructs the famous battles of the Great Patriotic War, giving players the feeling of being participants in...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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

Game released: PC → 2 August 2007

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This gothic fantasy action-adventure with puzzle elements continues the story of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Raziel pursues Kain through different eras of...

Venom. Codename: Outbreak

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

Game released: PC → 16 August 2002

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Venom. Codename: Outbreak is a tactical first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The plot tells about the events of 2034, when alien parasites, brought to Earth in...

Colin McRae Rally 2.0

Simulation, Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 12 December 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 — the game features 8 countries in which the competition will take place: Finland, Sweden, France (on the island of Corsica), Greece...

Blade of Darkness (2001)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 7 October 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A third-person action game set in a medieval fantasy world, with combat based on strikes and attack combos. The hero can sever enemies’ limbs and use them in...

Evil Dead: Hail to the King

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Survival

Game released: PC → 28 March 2001

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 47/100

Anachronox

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 22 July 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This science-fiction role-playing game follows Sylvester “Sly” Boots and Stiletto Anyway as they investigate a mystery that threatens the galaxy. Their journey...

Woody Woodpecker Racing

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 31 January 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 46/100

Woody Woodpecker no Go ! Go! Racing is an alternative name for Woody Woodpecker Racing. Overall, the project turned out to be rather weak. Most reviewers gave the...

From Dusk Till Dawn

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 17 May 2002

Players: 6/10

From Dusk Till Dawn — Seth Gekko, one of the two survivors of From Dusk Till Dawn, was sentenced to death for the murders committed by his dead brother...

4x4 Evo 2

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

Game released: PC → 27 May 2002

Players: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 61/100

An off-road racing game centered on rallies featuring vehicles from different manufacturers. Players can choose from 70 vehicles made by 10 manufacturers and...

American McGee's Alice

Action, Shooter, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 11 January 2001

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This action platformer blends shooter and horror elements as Alice returns to Wonderland, a place she can barely recognize. The Mushroom Forest is afflicted by...

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Metacritic: 64/100

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business — the smoke clears, the whistle of bullets cannot be heard. Arulco is free of enemies, but you still have work to do...

Empire Earth

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox, Top-down view

Game released: PC → November 2006

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Empire Earth — the fate of a newborn civilization will remain in your hands for half a million years of human history. Start collecting natural resources bit...

Ricochet (2003)

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Arkanoid

Game released: PC → November 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Ricochet (2003) is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and arcanoid from developers from the studio Reflexive Entertainment Inc.. The game is...

Rune (2000)

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 12 February 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This third-person fantasy action game follows Ragnar, a Viking warrior who confronts rogue members of his clan. He wields a massive battle axe as he fights for...

Oni - a game in the Third-person view genre

Oni

Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 2 March 2001

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This futuristic third-person action game follows Konoko, an elite agent in the Tech Crimes Task Force. Combat combines hand-to-hand fighting with gunplay, while...

Spider-Man (2001)

Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PC → 17 September 2001

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A third-person action game based on the Spider-Man comics. The hero fights a host of villains, jumps and travels across the city by swinging on webs; locations...

Polaris SnoCross

First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PC → 5 July 2002

Players: 6.5/10

Polaris SnoCross is a motorcycle simulator with a first-person view from developers from Driver-Inter, Ltd. studios. and Vicarious Visions. The publisher of the...

International Tennis Open

Tennis, Third-person view, Sports game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 1 June 1994

Steam: 33/100

This tennis simulation lets players represent one of nine nations and progress from practice to tournament matches. The action is viewed from a third-person...

Runaway: A Road Adventure

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

Game released: PC → 14 March 2007

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in New York in 2000, this point-and-click adventure follows Brian, a college student nearing graduation who is attacked by mobsters. On the run with a...

Hard Truck 2: King of the Road

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Racing, Casual game, Open world

Game released: PC → 17 April 2001

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Hard Truck 2: King of the Road — you will face tough competition, so don't relax and try to deliver your cargo before everyone else. The work will not be easy...

Etherlords

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 9 November 2001

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A turn-based fantasy strategy game with collectible card elements centers on a conflict between four races of wizards seeking dominion over the world. Each race has...

Hydro Thunder

Arcade, Action, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 6 April 2001

Hydro Thunder is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and warship simulator from the developers of Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.. The main publisher...

SEGA Bass Fishing

Third-person view, Sports game, Simulation, Arcade

Game released: PC → 4 March 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This bass-fishing sports simulator with arcade elements challenges players to fish at different locations and compete in tournaments. Players can choose from...

Planet of the Apes (2002)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 4 October 2001

Metacritic: 41/100

Planet of the Apes (2002) is a third-person action game with fighting and puzzle elements from Visiware. The game is published by Fox Interactive, Inc. and Ubisoft...

Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 30 August 2001

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This science-fiction action game with strategy elements follows a squad of heavily armoured troopers fighting battalions of insect-like enemies. In Starship...

Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 21 November 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

This adventure follows Gilbert Goodmate as he tries to recover Phungoria’s sacred mushroom and save his grandfather from execution. He has a week to find the thief...

Steel Beasts

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Tanks

Game released: PC → 10 July 2003

Metacritic: 86/100

Steel Beasts is a tank action game with a third-person view. This is a modern tank simulator dedicated to the American main battle tanks M1A1 Abrams and the German...

Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This science-fiction action game with strategy elements is set on the Island, a vast fragment of a lost planet where three peoples collide. Kabuto, a giant created...

1NSANE

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 28 October 2008

Metacritic: 69/100

1NSANE — no restrictions, no tracks or boring racetracks. You have to conquer exciting off-road terrain both in single mode and with friends over a local...

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Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2001 for PC