What is the best game similar to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis?

The closest game to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is Alan Wake II, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Resident Evil 3: Nemesis?

The three closest games to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis are: 1. Alan Wake II (97/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Deadly Premonition (97/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (97/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Resident Evil 3: Nemesis's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Deadly Premonition similar to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis?

Yes, very much so — Deadly Premonition scores 97/100 similarity to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. They share 8 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis?

The best Shooter games similar to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis are Alan Wake II, Deadly Premonition, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation and Dino Crisis 2. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Resident Evil 3: Nemesis attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis calculated?

We compare Resident Evil 3: Nemesis against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Resident Evil 3: Nemesis experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat in quite the same way. We compared Resident Evil 3: Nemesis against over 6,700 titles across 10 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Alan Wake II, Deadly Premonition and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation lead the list, with Alan Wake II reaching a 97/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Resident Evil 3: Nemesis special.

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Top games similar to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Alan Wake II

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

IGDB93· 5

Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB89· 1

Year 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

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#3Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.4K

Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping melee combat

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#5Resident Evil

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

IGDB80· 1

Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, Metroidvania exploration and exploration and discovery

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#6Tomb Raider: Legend

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonExploration

Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6

Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

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#7Cronos: The New Dawn

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161

Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#8Shadows of the Damned

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB83· 4

Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#9The Suffering

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB82· 4

Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

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GOG

#10The Last of Us: Left Behind

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic

IGDB87· 9

Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#11Resident Evil

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB79· 3

Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#12Sleeping Dogs

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonOpen World

Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13

Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom, while skipping survival mechanics

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#13Tomb Raider: Chronicles

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1

Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, first-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping survival mechanics

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Steam

#14Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

iRank92

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloThird PersonSci-FiExploration

IGDB92· 4

Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#15Total Overdose

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World

IGDB66· 3

Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping survival mechanics

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