Category:Perspectives

Category	Definition	Notes	Examples
Audio-based	Audio games have no graphical viewpoint and feature only audio. Audio games can have visuals, but can be played on audio cues alone.	MobyGames	Blind Drive Sportsfriends (Johann Sebastian Joust) Terraformers (2003)
Bird's-eye view	Any view that is above a player character or is an overview of a larger world, often at a small angle.	MobyGames	Fallout Civilization
Cinematic camera	Fixed camera positions that the player cannot exert control, or exert limited control over.	MobyGames	Beyond: Two Souls Grim Fandango Resident Evil
First-person	View from the first-person.	MobyGames	Doom
Flip screen	Flip screen divides the game world into fixed screens, displayed one at a time. Commonly found in 2D platform games.	MobyGames	The Binding of Isaac
Free-roaming camera	Player can freely control the camera to scroll, rotate or zoom through a larger environment.	MobyGames	The Movies
Isometric	View using isometric 2D assets to create the impression of 3D space. Often incorporates a bird’s-eye view.	MobyGames	Into the Breach Ultima VII Fallout
Scrolling	Game world scrolls according to movement of the character.	MobyGames	Thomas Was Alone
Side view	Any view from the side for both scrolling and static environments.	MobyGames	Katana Zero
Text-based	These games have no graphical viewpoint as they are composed entirely of text or spreadsheets.	MobyGames	Zork
Third-person	View from the third-person of a player character, normally behind or over the shoulder.	Used for games that do not fit into the more descriptive categories. MobyGames	Gears of War Stranglehold Batman: Arkham Asylum
Top-down view	A view from directly above facing down, is relatively fixed and does not have much of an angle. Also called an overhead view.	MobyGames	Grand Theft Auto