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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

American McGee's Alice

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

Game released: PC → 11 January 2001

Players: 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...

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...

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...

Motor City Online

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 29 October 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

An online racing game where players build a collection of hot rods and compete against other racers. Cars can be customized, and races help establish a reputation...

Sanity: Aiken's Artifact

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 January 2001

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This science-fiction action game combines third-person and top-down perspectives with puzzle elements. Set in the future, it depicts people developing extraordinary...

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: 76/100

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...

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...

Executive (2000)

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

Game released: PC → 2000

Executive (2000) is a first-person simulator with a touch of flight simulator from the developers from the World Air Simulation studio. The game is published by...

Seal: Travelers of Destiny

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 24 July 2002

Seal: Travelers of Destiny is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from developers from Garam & Baram Corp. The game is published by Kama...

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...

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...

Phantasy Star Online

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

Game released: PC → 20 December 2001

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This futuristic third-person role-playing game takes place in a persistent online world. The ship Pioneer 2 completes its long voyage to a new home world, but an...

Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing is a first-person simulator with a dash of racing and sports game from the developers at Synetic GmbH. The game is published by THQ Inc...

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...

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...

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2

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

Game released: PC → 2003

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 is a dynamic adventure action game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk setting. The events of the game take place thirty years after the...

Requiem Hurts: Kankin

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game

Game released: PC → 29 June 2001

Requiem Hurts: Kankin is a first-person action game with a mixture of shooter, anime or manga game and adult game from developers from Illusion studio. The game is...

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...

Interact Play VR

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game

Game released: PC → 24 August 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Interact Play VR is a first-person simulator with a mixture of anime or manga games and adult games from the masters at Illusion studio. The game is published by...

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...

Third-person view

Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2001 for PC (Game released)