Third-person view 2003 for PC — top best games in the Third-person view genre

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - a game in the Third-person view genre

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

Game released: PC → 9 October 2009

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, which developed the ideas and mechanics laid out in it, connected by common characters...

Gothic 2

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

Game released: PC → 29 November 2005

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Gothic 2 is a continuation of the legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes place shortly after the events...

Need for Speed Underground

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

Game released: PC → 31 January 2006

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Need for Speed Underground is an arcade racing game with first and third person views. In this part of the famous series, you will participate in night races...

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: PC → 5 September 2009

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fantasy role-playing game with a third-person view in the Star Wars universe. You can choose your path in this epic game...

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 4 January 2008

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...

Silent Hill 3

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

Game released: PC → 8 February 2007

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The game is a direct continuation of the first Silent Hill and tells about the already matured Heather, who finds herself in a heap of incredible events. In an...

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

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

Game released: PC → 30 May 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in an open world. The events of the game take place in the 30s of the last...

EVE Online

Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Exploration, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PC → 16 February 2009

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A space MMO set in a shared sandbox universe, EVE Online lets players choose their own pursuits and shape the history of New Eden. Everyone plays on the same...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: PC → 26 March 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...

Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2006

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

This action-adventure with platforming elements follows Lara Croft as she accidentally frees the god Set from a secret tomb in Egypt. To stop him and prevent the...

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

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

Game released: PC → 10 August 2006

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 60/100

An action-adventure with platforming and puzzle elements follows four previously untold adventures of Lara Croft in search of ancient artifacts. The settings...

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

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

Game released: PC → 16 February 2007

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 60/100

An action-adventure with platforming and puzzle elements follows Lara Croft after she is accused of murdering her former mentor, Werner Von Croy, and forced to...

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven

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

Game released: PC → 9 September 2005

Players: 9.7/10

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven is an action role-playing fantasy game with a third-person view. The expansion brings many significant changes to the gameplay. A major...

Hitman: Codename 47

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 15 March 2007

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person stealth action game follows Hitman, a contract assassin investigating his past while carrying out assignments around the world. The story unfolds...

Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 8 April 2009

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

This expansion to Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos is a real-time fantasy strategy game that opens a new chapter in the history of Azeroth. Its single-player campaign...

Bloodrayne

Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 12 July 2007

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This third-person action horror game is set in the years between the World Wars. The dhampir BloodRayne serves as an agent of the Brimstone Society, a secret...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 16 September 2009

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Star Wars: Jedi Knight — Jedi Academy — third-person action game in the Star Wars universe. The plot of the game begins ten years after the events of...

Dino Crisis 2

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

Game released: PC → 1 May 2005

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Dino Crisis 2 is an action game with a third-person view. The story follows the events of the first game, Regina is now sent on another mission, to a facility...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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

Game released: PC → 19 July 2007

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person fantasy action-adventure follows two vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. They travel through a world...

Pirates of the Caribbean

Role-playing game, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view

Game released: PC → December 2005

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Pirates of the Caribbean — Captain Nathaniel Hawke arrives on Oxbay Island after a severe storm. His first mate Malcolm Hatcher is retiring, so Hawk must hire...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Online

Game released: PC → 16 September 2009

Players: 4.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 — Jedi Outcast is an action-adventure game with first and third person views in the Star Wars universe. As Kyle Katarn, an agent of...

Ve stínu havrana

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 October 2003

This third-person adventure with puzzles follows Severin, a good-natured monk who one day leaves his monastery to seek his path in life. All the characters are...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 22 April 2003

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a spy stealth action game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of a mysterious US national security agency called Third...

Black Mirror (2003)

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

Game released: PC → 28 May 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person adventure horror game follows Samuel Gordon, who returns to his family estate after a long absence and investigates the death of his ancestor...

Neverwinter Nights (2002)

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 16 March 2007

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Neverwinter Nights (2002) — original script — this is a campaign. It includes about 60 hours of gameplay. Gameplay focuses on developing the player's...

Freelancer

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 19 October 2006

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This space simulation follows humanity’s first steps into 48 galactic systems, where competing ambitions shape life among the stars. In Freelancer, the player...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

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

Game released: PC → 17 April 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the game, first released on XBox and later ported back to PS2 and PC. Most of the gameplay consists of...

Homeworld 2

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

Game released: PC → 16 June 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Homeworld 2 — A new threat is approaching the Hiigarans. Warlike Vaygrs want to take over the entire galaxy. As before, the player controls a huge mother ship...

Entropia Universe

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Sandbox, Open world, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 30 January 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 62/100

Entropia Universe is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. The game world is divided between four planets, each of which presents its...

Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion

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

Game released: PC → 7 May 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An expansion for Medieval: Total War focused on the struggle for control of the British Isles. Players lead one of eight factions, including the Vikings, Saxons...

Hidden & Dangerous 2

Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 8 June 2005

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Hidden & Dangerous 2 — The player, controlling a team of 4 (or 1) British Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers during World War II, must conduct a series of...

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Online

Game released: PC → 18 June 2009

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A first-person tactical shooter set during U.S. military operations in Mogadishu in late 1993. Delta Force operatives and Army Rangers are sent to capture Somali...

Beyond Good & Evil

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

Game released: PC → 13 May 2008

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This science-fiction action adventure takes place on Hyllis, a planet under siege by an alien race. Young reporter Jade becomes involved with the rebel organization...

Longest Journey

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cyberpunk, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 1 May 2007

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Longest Journey is a stunning graphic adventure where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes. Begin an exciting...

18 Wheels of Steel: Across America

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 4 November 2004

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

This trucking simulator follows a career in freight transport across the United States. The player drives a truck, hauls cargo between destinations and competes to...

Final Fantasy XI

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

Game released: PC → 17 September 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy MMORPG takes place in Vana'diel, where three powerful nations face the beastmen forces and the threat of another war. The player takes the role of an...

Elder Scrolls 3: Bloodmoon

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

Game released: PC → 16 October 2003

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The expansion for Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind takes place on the frozen island of Solstheim, where the Empire is establishing a new mining colony. The venture is...

Midnight Club 2

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 9 October 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Midnight Club 2 is an arcade street-racing game set in the open cities of Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. Players race against other drivers in cars and on...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 11 April 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a stealth action game with a third-person view. This is a special edition of the game MGS2: Sons of Liberty, which fans of this...

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th

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

Game released: PC → 8 August 2007

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A historical flight simulator about B-17 bomber crews flying missions over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Players plan sorties, select and manage a...

Third-person view

Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2003 for PC (Game released)