Resident Evil 3 (2020)

This page is for the remake of Resident Evil 3. For the original game, see Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.

Resident Evil 3

Developers
	Capcom
	K2
	M-Two
	Redworks
Engines
	RE Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 3, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	77
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Horror, Zombies
Series	Resident Evil

Key points

Features many graphical options with visual demonstrations for each.

Includes Resident Evil Resistance.

Enabling Shadow Cache may increase performance by 33%.^{[citation needed]}

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Resident Evil Modding Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM. Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM has been removed as of October 2020.

A demo is available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\RE3\re3_config.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/952060/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\952060\remote
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/952060/pfx/

20 save slots + 1 autosave slot available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Vert- gameplay and Hor+ menus. See Ultra-widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and menus at 21:9. Vert- gameplay at 32:9 (see Ultra-widescreen).
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use this script for Flawless Widescreen for more FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TAA, FXAA+TAA, and SMAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		See Zombies animate at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		HDR experience can be improved using: RenoDX Using the "FidelityFX CAS + Upscaling" with HDR causes an overall duller image compared to SRGB. If using HDR, turn off FidelityFX CAS + Upscaling.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Ultra-widescreen

Use this script for Flawless Widescreen

Hex-edit the game executable for 32:9 and wider
Download RE2 Mod Framework. Extract the contents of RE3.zip to <path-to-game>. Open re3.exe with a hex-editor such as HxD. Change FD FF A7 3F 00 00 00 00 to FD FF A7 40 00 00 00 00 as hex. Save the file. Requires DirectX 11

Disable vignette

Use RE3 Resistance 3D Vision fix[citation needed]
Doesn't cause color inversion bug Requires DirectX 11

Use Resident Evil 3 Proper Vignette Removal
Doesn't cause color inversion bug Requires DirectX 11

Hex-edit the executable of the game
Open re3.exe in a hex-editor, e.g. HxD. Search for 8B 87 3C 01 00 00 89 83 DC 00 00 00 and replace it with 31 C0 90 90 90 90 89 83 DC 00 00 00 as hex. Save the file. Causes color inversion bug Supports DirectX 11 and 12

Disable sharpening

Use RE3 Resistance 3D Vision fix[citation needed]
Requires DirectX 11

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Forced negative mouse acceleration and deadzone. No known way to disable it.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Only 3 presets (A/B/C) available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Needs Steam Big Picture PlayStation Controller Configuration Support
PlayStation button prompts		Use the PS4 Button Mod.
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Works only with an Xbox controller.
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Labeled "Controller Vibration" in-game.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Camera settings

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  Controller presets

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  Keybindings settings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Seperate sliders for Voice, BGM, and Sound Effects.
Surround sound		5.1 surround sound.
Subtitles		On and Off toggle.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Language options

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Fan translation by GamesInArabic.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Indonesian				Fan translation by IGTC Team, download.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Persian				Fan translation By SubRan Team, download
Polish
Portuguese				Fan translation by David Pires, download
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan voice-over by «GamesVoice», download Fan voice-over by «Mechanics VoiceOver», download
Spanish

Network

See Resident Evil Resistance.

Issues fixed

Zombies animate at 30 FPS

Even if you play at 60 or variable (uncapped) FPS, zombies still animate at a maximum of 30 FPS when they are far from the player.

Make zombies always animate at full frame rate
Open re3.exe in a hex-editor (e.g. HxD). Go to offset EE3A50 (Ctrl+G in HxD). Replace the values 44 8B C5 with 45 31 C0. Save the file.

Random crashing during gameplay

The game may crash with an error message mentioning "Fatal Application Exit" and "The GPU device instance has been suspended" regarding the renderdevicedx11.cpp file.

Switch the game to the DirectX 12 rendering mode

Color inversion bug when disabling vignette

Certain fixes may cause a color inversion bug.

Use RE3 Resistance 3D Vision fix or Resident Evil 3 Proper Vignette Removal
Won't cause color inversion bug Both fixes require DirectX 11. If your game crashes on startup, you may have DirectX 12 set as renderer. Open re3_config.ini and change TargetPlatform=DirectX12 to TargetPlatform=DirectX11.

22 FPS after the hospital section

Turn off V-Sync inside the Nvidia Control Panel if set globally or for the game.

Purple lighting on hair

Switch the game to the DirectX 11 rendering mode

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	If supported, the game defaults to DirectX 12.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

Mods

RE2 Mod Framework - Adds first-person mode, manual flashlight, disable vignette

Improved Global Lighting and Disable Vignette

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1		10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 AMD FX-6300		Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-9590
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 3 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum requirements are for 1080p/30 FPS and recommended are for 1080p60 FPS.