Single-player games like Resident Evil 3
Below are 22 single-player Steam games similar to Resident Evil 3, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Resident Evil 2
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
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Resident Evil 4
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Tormented Souls
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
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Alien: Isolation
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
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The Evil Within
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
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Zombie Army Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
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Back 4 Blood
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Resident Evil 6
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
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BioShock™ Remastered
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
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Ori and the Blind Forest
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
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Resident Evil 5
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
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System Shock® 2 (1999)
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
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Monster Hunter: World
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
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Monster Hunter Wilds
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
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Devil May Cry 5
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
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Resident Evil Village
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
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Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil 3.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.