Here’s the official description of the game, which was originally released on consoles in 2020:

A series of strange disappearances have been occurring in the American Midwest within a place called Racoon City. A specialist squad of the police force known as S.T.A.R.S. has been investigating the case, and have determined that the pharmaceutical company Umbrella and their biological weapon, the T-Virus, are behind the incidents—though they’ve lost several members in the process. Jill Valentine and the other surviving S.T.A.R.S. members try to make this truth known, but find that the police department itself is under Umbrella’s sway and their reports are rejected out of hand.

However, soon reports of a grisly “cannibal virus” begin to surface, and vicious dogs begin roaming the streets. With the viral plague spreading through the town and to her very doorstep, Jill is determined to survive.

However, unbeknownst to Jill, an extremely powerful pursuer has already been dispatched to eliminate her.

While you can play the game on the touchscreen, Capcom recommends you use a controller.


Resident Evil 3 is a free download now on the App Store. You can play a limited part of the game.

To unlock the entire game, you’ll need to make an in-app purchase. Until April 16, that’s just $9.99. You can also make a $1.99 in-app purchase to unlock all in-game rewards.

You’ll need an iPhone 15 Pro or later to play on iPhone. On the iPad, you’ll need a tablet with an M1 chip or later, or the current-generation iPad mini. For a Mac, you’ll need an M1 chip or later.

One purchase will unlock the game on all three platforms. You can also start playing on one device and pick up right where you left off on another.

Finally, the game will take up 31GB of space on your device.