Resident Evil 3 similar games & best alternatives

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Resident Evil 3

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Stunning graphics and sound design
  • Intense and satisfying combat with dodge mechanic
  • Thrilling nemesis encounters
  • Engaging narrative with strong characters
  • High replayability through challenges and difficulties

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign length
  • Linear level design with cut content
  • Scripted and predictable enemy behavior
  • Multiplayer mode criticized for balance and progression
  • Not worth full price, recommended on sale

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]

  • METAL EDEN

  • NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

  • Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

  • NINJA GAIDEN 4

  • Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Resident Evil 3 but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

  • Dead Space™ 2

  • Max Payne 3

  • Cronos: The New Dawn

  • DOOM 3

  • The Evil Within

More exploratory

Games that feels like Resident Evil 3 but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Beyond Hanwell

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • Dead Space

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

  • The Evil Within 2

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™

More social

Games that feels like Resident Evil 3 but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Resident Evil 6

  • Resident Evil 5

  • Resident Evil Revelations

  • Resident Evil Revelations 2

  • The Darkness II

  • Evil West

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Resident Evil Village

  • Resident Evil Requiem

  • Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

  • Devil May Cry 5

  • Resident Evil Requiem: Leon Must Die Forever

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Resident Evil 3. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Resident Evil 3. These titles are not in What to play next.

Resident Evil 3: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026