Resident Evil 3

Resident Evil 3 Remake is a full reimagining of the 1999 classic on the RE Engine, released in April 2020. It is the second part of Capcom's remake trilogy (RE2R → RE3R → RE4R): the events begin 24 hours before RE2 Remake and end after it. Jill Valentine, an S.T.A.R.S. officer, tries to escape Raccoon City during the T-virus outbreak. Nemesis (Tyrant-Type-NE-α), a bio-weapon created by Umbrella to eliminate former S.T.A.R.S. officers, is hunting her.

Campaign route: Downtown streets → underground subway → Raccoon City Police Department cameo → hospital → underground NEST 2 laboratory. About 25% of the game can be played as Carlos Oliveira, a mercenary of UBCS (Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service) and Jill's ally. The main playthrough takes 5 to 7 hours, noticeably shorter than RE2 Remake, where both campaigns last 20 to 30 hours. Unlike RE2R, there are no two A/B scenarios and no second full playthrough as another character.

Nemesis is the central hook of the game. Unlike the slow Mr. X from RE2R, he is armed with a rocket launcher with bio-charges and a flamethrower, runs faster, jumps over buildings and grabs with tentacles. He goes through several transformations: from a humanoid in a coat to a four-legged mutation and the final form. His line "S.T.A.R.S..." from the 1999 original is preserved and is considered one of the most recognizable in the history of the series.

An honest disclaimer: Metacritic 79 against 91 for RE2 Remake, mainly because of content cut from the 1999 original. The remake has no Clock Tower (an iconic second-act location), Cemetery, Raccoon Park or Dead Factory (the final act was rewritten around NEST 2), no Live Selection mechanic and no Mercenaries mode. The fan mod "Last Escape" actively restores the cut locations, a telling sign of the scale of the criticism.

If the depth of the 1999 original matters to you, know this in advance. Mainstream buyers rate RE3R significantly higher: Steam 82% all time / 88% recently, based on about 30,800 reviews. In March 2026, after a 90% sale, the game reached 20,000 concurrent players, its highest result in six years.

The game includes Resident Evil Resistance, an asymmetric 4 vs 1 mode: one Mastermind controls traps and zombies, while four Survivors try to escape cooperatively. It is downloaded separately from the Steam library. The servers are running, but the online count is low: about 60 people at the same time per day as of June 2026, and matchmaking should be expected to take 5 to 20 minutes. An important clarification: this is not Resident Evil Re:Verse, the mode that came with RE Village and was shut down by Capcom on June 30, 2025. Resistance is still running.

Localization: the official translation includes Russian subtitles and interface (no official voice-over from Capcom). For fans of Russian dubbing, two major fan translations are available: R.G. MVO (Mechanics VoiceOver) v2.8, updated until May 2025, and GamesVoice v1.5 (October 2025, Pyotr Glyants as Carlos Oliveira). Both are installed manually as a mod and do not affect the official product. For an RE newcomer, the recommended order is: RE2 Remake → RE3 Remake → RE4 Remake. RE3R completes the Raccoon City arc and prepares the player for the events of RE Requiem.

Resident Evil 3 (2020 remake) is a survival horror game from Capcom: Jill Valentine against the bio-weapon Nemesis in Raccoon City, overrun by the zombie virus, one day before the events of RE2 Remake. Includes Resident Evil Resistance, an asymmetric 4 vs 1 multiplayer mode. Russian subtitles. Steam: 82% positive reviews / Metacritic 79.