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Free look

Video game concept

Any games with true free look (ability to fully control the view horizontally and vertically).

33
games
10
platforms

Alternate name: Mouse look

Star Wars: Dark Forces (PlayStation)
Star Wars: Dark Forces
PS1 1996-11-30
Star Wars: Dark Forces (MS-DOS)
Star Wars: Dark Forces
DOS 1995-02-15
System Shock (MS-DOS)
System Shock
DOS 1994-03-26
Cortex Command (Linux)
Cortex Command
LIN 2012-09-28
TAGAP (Windows)
TAGAP
WIN 2007-07-31
Duke Nukem 3D (MS-DOS)
Duke Nukem 3D
DOS 1996-01-29
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (MS-DOS)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
DOS 1992-03
CyClones (MS-DOS)
CyClones
DOS 1994-11
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (MS-DOS)
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds
DOS 1993-01
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (NEC PC9801)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
9801 1993-12-17
Legend of Grimrock (Linux)
Legend of Grimrock
LIN 2012-12
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (PlayStation)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
PS1 1997-03-14
This became the norm around the time when fully 3D games (such as Quake and Dark Forces 2) became available (around mid 1990s), and can be considered the point after which tagging 1st/3rd person games with this is no longer particularly enlightening.
Related:
* Leaning
* Look around

Not to be confused with aim dead zone nor floating aim.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Controls

Games by year

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The first Free look video game was released on March 1992.

Electronic Arts, Night Dive Studios and LucasArts published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 9
MS-DOS 6
Windows 4
Mac OS X 3
PS 2
FM Towns 2
NEC PC9801 2
Mac OS Classic 2
BeOS 2
WinCE 1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts4
Night Dive Studios3
LucasArts3
Data Realms3
Origin2
Apogee Software2
Electronic Arts Victor2
Almost Human Games2