Resident Evil 3
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ActionZombiesHorrorFemale ProtagonistMultiplayerSurvival Horror

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Game description

Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.

Basic info

DeveloperCAPCOM Co., Ltd.
PublisherCAPCOM Co., Ltd.
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateApr 2, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460
Storage45 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 453 reviews from the past 1 year

74.9/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (84%)

Metacritic: 77 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Players enjoy Resident Evil 3 but say it is far too short: 219 reviews find it short on content, and it scores 74.9.

👍 Strengths

84 reviews find it entertaining, the most upvoted saying hours pass like nothing. Visuals & Sound ranks 240th of 1249, and 79 praise detailed character models and lighting. 37 say the gunplay feels great and movement is smooth. Players remember a satisfying final boss, and some cherish its world and nostalgia. Tech & Support ranks 259th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 1315th of 1351 and comes up in 75% of analyzed reviews. Reviewers say it lacks the depth and puzzles of the Resident Evil 2 remake, and 25 feel its story should have been DLC. Story & World ranks 941st of 1096. 21 find the difficulty too low, the most upvoted calling the puzzles simple and Nemesis not scary enough, and others call it very linear and not worth full price.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fantastic game, hours pass like nothing, entertaining” · 84 reviews
“impressive detail level, character models and lighting with excellent atmosphere” · 79 reviews
“nostalgic and full of life, cherished since adolescence” · 33 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom -2.58 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Negative “extremely linear, cutscene to cutscene with little freedom to explore” · 13 reviews

Progression 4% · Difficulty 30% · Onboarding 6% · Strategy 10% · Controls & feel 23%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.57 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “nostalgic and full of life, cherished since adolescence” · 33 reviews
Negative “lost the atmosphere and feeling that made original special” · 9 reviews

Story 40% · Characters 28%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 75% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -2.61 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “too short at 3-4 hours, lacks depth and puzzles compared to RE2” · 219 reviews
Positive “much longer than original with great additions” · 4 reviews

Variety 17% · Replayability 13%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.87 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “impressive detail level, character models and lighting with excellent atmosphere” · 79 reviews

Audio 7%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.06 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.19 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “full price is not worth it, DLC allows paying to skip playing the game” · 13 reviews
Positive “price reduced to twenty, now good value” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 12% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.18 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs very good, stable, smoothly with high and steady FPS” · 4 reviews
Negative “raytracing baja el rendimiento bastante” · 3 reviews

Stability 2% · Developer support 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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