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
	M-Two
	K2
	Redworks
2022 update	NeoBards
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	RE Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 3, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	77
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Horror, Zombies
Series	Resident Evil

Resident Evil 3 is a singleplayer survival horror game co-developed by Capcom, M-Two, K2 and Redworks and published by Capcom. It is part of the Resident Evil series and a remake of the original 1999 game of the same name, chronologically takes place in Racoon City in the similar time period as Resident Evil 2.

The game itself also includes the multiplayer game Resident Evil Resistance.

It was released on April 3, 2020. A demo of the game is also available.

On June 14, 2022, Capcom rolled out a update for the game in which raytracing and 3D audio were added, but the same update had also removed the option to use DirectX 11, forcing players to use DirectX 12. After complaints of worse performance, a beta branch was made available to use the older version of the game. The same update also breaks many mods made specifically for older version of the game, requiring many modders to update their mods to be compatible with the latest version.

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 was removed on October 1, 2020.

A demo is available.

Essential improvements

REFix

An REFramework plugin that provides fixes and gameplay improvements. Works on both the DX11 non-raytraced version and the DX12 version.

Removes horizontal mouse speed scaling relative to pitch

Removes input damping

FOV-dependent sensitivity

Removes dynamic difficulty

Improves zombie animation frame rate

Installation
Download REFramework and REFix. Put dinput8.dll found in RE3.zip or RE3_TDB67.zip depending on your version of the game in <path-to-game>. Run your game and then exit (so it makes its files/folders etc). Put REFix.dll from REFix into <path-to-game>\reframework\plugins.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\952060\remote
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-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 https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1858-resident-evil-3-flawless-widescreen-fix-for-329surround/ 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)		Using the "FidelityFX CAS + Upscaling" with HDR causes an overall duller image compared to SRGB. If using HDR, turn off FidelityFX CAS + Upscaling.
Ray tracing (RT)

Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.

Ultra-widescreen

Use this script for Flawless Widescreen

Disable vignette

Use REFramework
Put dinput8.dll found in RE3.zip or RE3_TDB67.zip depending on your version of the game in <path-to-game> (if you do not use VR, do NOT extract anything else, only dinput8.dll). If you Press Insert in-game to access to the menu and disable the vignette. You might need to toggle in and out of first person mode for the vignette to be disabled in third person.

Hex-edit the executable of the game

Go to <path-to-game>. Copy re3.exe and paste it somewhere. Open re3.exe from <path-to-game> 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. Save and close the file. Notes Causes color inversion bug. Supports DirectX 11 and 12. This fix will only work on the dx11_non-rt branch of the game, updated as of 04/27/2023. If a mistake is made and the file gets corrupted, verify the game files through Steam to restore it to its original state or replace original re3.exe with saved copy.

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.

Use REFix

Make zombies always animate at full frame rate

Go to <path-to-game>. Copy re3.exe and paste it somewhere. Open re3.exe in a hex-editor (e.g. HxD). Go to offset 1C70F00 (Ctrl+G in HxD). Replace the values 44 8B C5 with 45 31 C0. Save and close the file. Notes This fix will only work on the dx11_non-rt branch of the game, updated as of 04/27/2023. If a mistake is made and the file gets corrupted, verify the game files through Steam to restore it to its original state or replace original re3.exe with saved copy.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Forced negative mouse acceleration and deadzone. Use REFix to remove this.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
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

DualShock 4 controllers		Needs Steam Big Picture PlayStation Controller Configuration Support
DualShock button prompts		Use the PS4 Button Mod.
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Tracked motion controllers		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Button/gesture prompts

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Works only with an Xbox controller.
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
Royalty free audio

Language options

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Exclusive to the ray tracing build.
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
Latin American Spanish				Added on September 25, 2023, exclusive to the ray tracing version. Fan voice-over by Primera Llamada and NegaArmax (Available in two versions: DX11 and DX12, respectively).
Thai				Exclusive to the ray tracing build.

Network

See Resident Evil Resistance.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		new Geo-11 3D Driver (RTX3000/4000 compatible)
vorpX		G3D, Z3D, DirectVR. Officially supported game.

Headsets
SteamVR		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers		Use Praydog's REFramework. See Input for details.
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Standing		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Room-scale		Experimental. Use Praydog's REFramework.

Issues fixed

22 FPS after the hospital section

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

Nemesis stuck running in circles on the moshpit

The game must run at higher than 30fps.
Disable fps limiter or lower video settings.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12, 11	Updated to D3D12 exclusively in 2022. The previous D3D11 version is available via the dx11_non-rt beta branch on Steam.

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)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-9590
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 3 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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