The best first person 3D games
Games with first person 3D perspective represent the environment using all three spatial dimensions. The action is seen from a first-person point of view. FPS (First-person shooters) make extensive use of first-person 3D.
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Doom
DOS1993protecteddemo id software
Doom was released by id Software in 1993. It is widely regarded as one of the most influential and groundbreaking video games of all time, particularly within the first-person shooter (FPS) genre.Set in the future on the moons of ...
The Need for Speed
DOS1995 Electronic Arts
The Need for Speed is a first-person perspective racing game developed and published by Electronic Arts in 1995 for DOS. The game immerses players in high-speed races with the primary objective of winning each race across a variet...
Battlehawks 1942
DOS1988 LucasArts
Welcome to the skies of World War II, where dogfights are fast, fuel is low, and you probably forgot to raise your landing gear. Battlehawks 1942 (1988) is a flight sim with just enough realism to make you sweat and just enough ar...
Driller
DOS1987 Incentive Software
Driller (also known as Space Station Oblivion) is an abandoned action-adventure game developed by Incentive and released by Epyx in 1987 based on the Freescape Engine. In Driller, you control an excavation probe in a real 3d envir...
Thief: The Dark Project
Windows XP/98/951998protected Looking Glass Studios
Thief: The Dark Project is a first-person stealth video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Released in 1998, it is considered a groundbreaking title in the stealth genre and has had a signi...
Star Wars: Dark Forces
DOS1995protected LucasArts
Car and Driver
DOS1992 Lerner Research
Ever wanted to read Car and Driver magazine and then actually drive the cars featured in it? Well, someone in 1992 said “why not both?” and Car and Driver the game was born. Surprisingly realistic for its time, it lets...
Carrier command
DOS1989 Realtime Games
Part RTS, part simulation, Carrier Command was ahead of its time in the same way that an aircraft carrier is ahead of a canoe. You control a futuristic warship, launch aircraft and amphibious units, and fight over tiny islands tha...
Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux2004freeware
Pools of Darkness
DOSMac OS1991protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Pools of Darkness is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It is the fourth entry in the "Gold Box" series of Dungeons & Dragons games, which are based on the Advance...
Blood
DOS1997protected Monolith Productions
Ah yes, Blood (1997)—the cheerful little game where you rise from the grave, wield a pitchfork, and quote evil-sounding movie lines while setting cultists on fire. It’s a first-person shooter soaked in gore and dark hu...
F-22 Lightning 2
DOS1996 NovaLogic
3D Cyber Blaster
DOS1992remake HomeBrew Software
If Doom and Laser Tag had a baby raised by dial-up modems, it would be 3D Cyber Blaster. Released in 1992, this shooter has you blasting neon enemies in a world that looks like a Tron-themed laser maze. The sound effects are glori...
Extreme Assault
DOS1997 Blue Byte Software
Legends of Valour
DOS1992 Syntetic Dimensions
Lombard RAC Rally
DOS1988 Red Rat software
Sharkey's 3D Pool
DOS1990 Aardvark Software
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Windows XP/98/951997protected LucasArts
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
DOS1992protected Blue Sky Productions
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is one of the first free-roaming first-person 3D ARPG (action RPG) ever created. The Stygian Abyss is the dungeon of the same name, part of the land of Britannia, and it's set in the Ultima uni...
Aces of the Pacific
DOS1992 Dynamix
Aces of the Pacific (1992, DOS) takes to the skies over WWII’s Pacific Theater, where you can dogfight in legendary aircraft and prove your piloting prowess — or spin into the sea with style. The graphics are dated, bu...
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
DOS1991 LucasArts
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (later known as LucasArts) in 1991. It was designed for MS-DOS systems and later released for Amiga computers. The game ...
Gunship
DOS1986demo MicroProse Software
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded
Windows 10/112011canceled
Indianapolis 500
DOS1989 Papyrus Design Group
Heroes of the 357th
DOS1992 Midnight Software
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Windows XP/98/952002protected Bethesda Softworks
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a critically acclaimed open-world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. It was released in 2002 and is the third installment in the Elder Scrolls series. The game is...
Formula 1 Grand Prix
DOS1991 MicroProse Software
Midtown Madness
Windows XP/98/951999demo Angel Studios
Midtown Madness is a car racing game developed by Angel Studios (later known as Rockstar San Diego) and released by Microsoft in 1999 for Windows. Midtown Madness is known for its open-world design, allowing players to e...
Strike Commander
DOS1993protected Origin Systems
Strike Commander is combat flight simulation game created by Chris Roberts (the designer behind Wing Commander) and Jeff George. Strike Commander was developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1993 for DOS.
Test Drive
DOS1987 Distinctive Software
Test Drive is a racing game developed by Distinctive Software and released by Accolade in 1987 for multiple platforms, including DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It marked the beginning of the Test Drive franchise...