Resident Evil 3

Buy83%

Very Positive · 127k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Action · Apr 3, 2020

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
15
Full audio7 of 15
Subtitles15 of 15

Should I buy Resident Evil 3?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 127k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The boss fights here feel much better than RE2 because of the evade mechanic and the arenas, but RE3 fumbled hard due to the absence of any meaningful unscripted long-term stalker enemies and the lack of puzzles to some extent.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story felt a bit more entertaining than Resident Evil 2 to me, mostly because the characters and cutscenes keep things moving and make it feel like a playable action-horror movie.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But honestly, even without gimmicky ray tracing, the game is graphically still very impressive.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game gives you a good mix of weapons to work with, a strength that has been consistent throughout the franchise, and switching between them keeps fights from feeling repetitive.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game looks great and feels pretty good to play, with solid combat, cool environments, and two playable characters which keeps things interesting.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was able to play at 4K at 70-100+ fps with my RTX 2060 using some optimized settings from YouTube and FSR set to Quality.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay125 reviews
Story111 reviews
Graphics61 reviews
Combat54 reviews
Characters13 reviews
Performance10 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
60% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
71% still recommend
Crashes
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • HDR available
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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