Third-person shooter

A third-person shooter is a 3D computer game where the camera view is outside and usually behind the main player character. This is in contrast to the in-character view of first-person shooters. Many modern FPS incorporate a optional third person view such as Mafia and others. Which genre is used for a game when both views are available varies. Many RPGs are third-person shooters, and many other games such as flight simulators and many driving games have a third person view available.

Third-person shooters are much less common than first-person shooters, and are usually used when the focus of a game is more on the character than the action, or when the game includes more elements than just shooting.

See Category:Third-person_shooters for a list of such games.