ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.4K
Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
22 Melee games like Resident Evil 3: Nemesis that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis down to the 22 that fit the “Melee” category. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Resident Evil and Tomb Raider: Legend top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Resident Evil and Tomb Raider: Legend follow close behind.
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The best melee games like Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
22 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonExploration
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6
Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1
Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB66· 3
Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 61%· 1.6KIGDB62· 4
Year 2003Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
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
ShooterTPS
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
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonOpen World
Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13
Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiCyberpunk
Steam👍 79%· 361
Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment · Playmates Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2
Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 73%· 1.4K
Year 1998Dev Factor 5 · NintendoOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 74%· 857IGDB65· 1
Year 1996Dev LucasArts · NintendoOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and multiplayer gameplay
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonStealthSandbox World
IGDB71· 4
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts
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85
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85
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85
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