Steam’s already dangling a ridiculous discount on Resident Evil 3 Remake—but Fanatical just went one better. While Valve’s store has Capcom’s 2020 remake sitting at 90% off during the Steam Spring Sale, Fanatical has nudged the price even lower, turning an already cheap pickup into a “why not?” impulse buy—especially in a week where the original Resident Evil 3: Nemesis has ended up more expensive than the remake on Steam.
What’s on Sale (and Where the Best Price Is)
Let’s get the numbers straight, because this is one of those rare moments where the difference between “great deal” and “best deal” is literally pocket change—but it still matters if you’re bargain hunting.
On Steam right now, Resident Evil 3 Remake is discounted by 90%, bringing it down to $2.99 as part of the Steam Spring Sale. That alone is wild for a modern, big-budget Capcom release—especially one that still looks slick, plays fast, and delivers that glossy survival-horror action vibe the remakes have become known for.
Fanatical, however, has undercut Steam with a slightly deeper cut: $3.60 / £3.15 at 91% off. The percentage is technically better, and the deal is framed as being cheaper than Steam’s current offer.
Yes, it’s only a 1% difference on paper. But deal-hunters don’t live on paper—they live on receipts. If you were already about to buy Resident Evil 3 Remake on Steam, the existence of a competing storefront shaving the price down even further is exactly the kind of small win that adds up over a year of PC gaming.
The Funniest Part: The Remake Is Cheaper Than the Original on Steam
Here’s where this story goes from “nice discount” to “gaming pricing is absurd.”
Capcom has finally brought the original Resident Evil trilogy to Steam—nearly two years after those versions arrived on GOG. Under normal circumstances, these re-releases are priced at $7.49 each. But because they launched during the Steam Spring Sale, they’re discounted.
As of the time of writing in that reporting, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (the original) is sitting at $3.74 thanks to a 50% discount.
Meanwhile, Resident Evil 3 Remake is discounted so aggressively that it’s cheaper than the nearly 27-year-old game it’s based on. On Steam, that’s $2.99 for the remake versus $3.74 for Nemesis.
That’s not just funny—it’s a perfect snapshot of how modern digital storefront economics work. Deep discounts on newer games are often used to pull in new players, juice franchise interest, and keep an IP’s momentum rolling. Classic releases, even when discounted, don’t always get pushed to the same “practically free” extremes.
And in this case, it creates a bizarre moment where the “bigger-budget and grander version” of Resident Evil 3 costs less than the original.
Why This Deal Matters (Even If You’ve Heard RE3 Remake Is “The Weak One”)
The elephant in the room: Resident Evil 3 Remake has never enjoyed the universal adoration that Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 4 Remake get showered with. It’s the remake people qualify. The one that comes with an asterisk. The one that inevitably gets compared to the original Nemesis and found wanting—especially because it “leaves out so much” of what fans loved about the 1999 game.
That criticism is real, and it’s persistent.
But the other truth is also real: Resident Evil 3 Remake is still a solid horror-action ride on its own terms. You play primarily as Jill Valentine, with Carlos Oliveira also playable, as the Nemesis bioweapon hunts Jill through the chaos of Raccoon City—Umbrella doing Umbrella things, meaning everything is terrible and everyone is in danger. It’s third-person, modernized, and built for forward momentum rather than old-school friction.
It’s also a game that, at this price, changes category.
At $60, players judge it like a premium tentpole. At $3-ish, it becomes a weekend snack: a fast, flashy slice of survival horror with a legendary villain, polished production, and enough set-piece energy to justify the download even if you already know it’s not the crown jewel of Capcom’s remake run.
One review score cited in the coverage pegged it at 7/10, with the critique that it’s “still one of the better entries to the series,” but struggles to decide whether it wants to be “po-faced and terrifying” or “a campy, blockbuster shooter.” That identity tug-of-war is exactly why the game is divisive—and also why some players end up enjoying it more than expected when they stop demanding it be RE2 Remake 2.0.
In other words: if you’ve been curious, this is the price point where curiosity wins.
Steam vs Fanatical: The Real Takeaway
The headline here isn’t just “game cheap.” It’s that Resident Evil 3 Remake is now being used as a franchise on-ramp—priced low enough that Capcom can scoop up newcomers and lapsed fans who might then go deeper into the series.
Steam’s 90% discount is already a statement. Fanatical undercutting it—even by a sliver—shows how competitive PC game retail has become, especially around major sale periods. For players, it’s a reminder to check more than one storefront before hitting buy.
And for Resident Evil specifically, it’s happening at a moment when the classic trilogy has just landed on Steam, creating a weird but fascinating storefront juxtaposition: the old games arriving “new” to Steam at modest discounts, while the modern remake gets fire-saled into everyone’s library.
If you’ve somehow never played Resident Evil 3 in any form, you’ve got two very different options in front of you right now—one modern and cinematic, one classic and historically beloved—and the market is currently telling you the remake is the cheaper entry ticket.
What Remains Unknown
- How long Fanatical’s 91% discount will last (no end time was confirmed in the available details).
- Whether the Steam prices listed will change before the Steam Spring Sale ends (sale pricing can shift, but no official change has been announced).
- Regional pricing differences beyond the listed USD/GBP figures (only specific prices in dollars and pounds were cited).
