The Ultimate Resident Evil 3 Remake Guide: Every Safe Code, Locker Combination, Puzzle Solution, and Key Item
Surviving the zombie-infested streets of Raccoon City is hard enough without having to constantly evade the relentless Nemesis. To get an edge, you need to scavenge every weapon part, ammo stash, and inventory upgrade hidden behind locked doors.
Whether you are aiming for a speedy S-Rank or just trying to survive on Inferno difficulty, this definitive cheat sheet gives you every safe code, puzzle solution, crucial key item, and boss reward in the Resident Evil 3 remake.
🛠️ Key Progression Tools: Bolt Cutters & Lockpick
You cannot progress through the story or access most secrets without these two tools. Here is exactly where to grab them as early as possible.
How to Get the Bolt Cutters
- Where: Downtown – Garage / Repair Shop.
- When: Right after you put out the alleyway fire using the Fire Hose. Follow the newly opened path into a small garage building.
- Location: They are mounted brightly on the wall directly ahead of you as you walk through the door.
- What they open: Red chains holding doors and gates closed. You will need them immediately to cut the chain on the door to the right of where you found them, as well as to unlock the supermarket door for the Blue Gem.
How to Get the Lockpick
- Where: Subway Power Station.
- When: After you navigate the alleyways and use the Bolt Cutters to access the Power Station area.
- Location: Proceed through the safe room and go down the stairs. You will find a dead body propped up against a gate at the bottom, holding a small case. Examine the case in your inventory to open it and extract the Lockpick.
- What it opens: Simple yellow padlocks found on locker doors, medical boxes, and various residential doors throughout Raccoon City. You must use it immediately on the gate right next to the corpse to reset the circuit breakers.
📦 Nemesis Supply Drops (Boss Rewards)
Nemesis isn't just a walking nightmare—he is also a walking loot chest. If you deal enough damage to him during his active pursuit phases in Downtown Raccoon City, he will drop a metallic Umbrella Supply Case.
To make him drop a case, toss a single Hand Grenade at his feet, or shoot an explosive red barrel when he stands near it. Knocking him down rewards you with these specific upgrades:
Drop 1: Extended Magazine (Handgun)
- When: Right after you restore power to the Subway Grid and exit the substation back onto the streets.
- Strategy: Nemesis will burst through a wall. Toss a grenade immediately to down him and grab the case.
- Reward: Expands Jill's G19 handgun capacity to 33 rounds.
Drop 2: Moderator / Silencer (Handgun)
- When: After navigating the Subway Control Room and luring Nemesis back toward the Toy Uncle shop/Donut shop area.
- Strategy: He will jump down in front of you. Down him with another explosive or heavy gunfire.
- Reward: Increases handgun critical hit chance and provides sound suppression.
Drop 3: Shotgun Shotgun Ammo
- When: After you complete the Subway Route Puzzle and begin heading back down into the subway station. Nemesis will ambush you in the flaming alleyways.
- Reward: A box of extra Shotgun Shells (Great for saving ammo, though less crucial than weapon attachments).
Drop 4: Flame Rounds
- When: On your way back to the subway station, right before entering the underground area. Nemesis will pursue you aggressively through the streets.
- Reward: Flame Ammo for your Grenade Launcher.
🏙️ Downtown & Raccoon City Streets Puzzles & Safes
1. The Drugstore Owner’s Safe
- Location: In the upper-level apartment building across the street from the pharmacy, right next to the "Drugstore Owner’s Journal" file.
- Clue Location: Found on the Aqua Cure poster in the back of the pharmacy.
- Safe Code: Left 9, Right 3, Left 7
- Reward: Handgun Dot Sight upgrade (Essential for precision headshots!).
2. Subway Kite Bros Railway Route Puzzle
- Location: Inside the Subway Control Room.
- The Goal: Input the correct stations and track numbers on the master computer console to chart a path for the escape train.
- Puzzle Solution:
- RE - 01
- FA - 02
- RA - 03
- SA - 02
- FO - 01
3. Clock Tower Commemoration Monument (Gem Puzzle)
- Location: In the Subway Station safe room. You must insert three colorful gems into the clockwork monument.
- Where to find the gems: (Note: You must examine the Fancy Boxes in your inventory to open them and get the gems).
- 🔴 Red Gem: Located inside the Moon Donuts safe room.
- 🔵 Blue Gem: Inside the supermarket across from the Toy Uncle shop (Requires the Bolt Cutters).
- 🟢 Green Gem: Inside the Toy Uncle shop (Requires the Lockpick).
- Rewards: Grenade (First gem), Tactical Stock upgrade for the Shotgun (Second gem), Hip Pouch inventory upgrade (Third gem).
👮 Raccoon City Police Department (RPD)
Playing as Carlos, you will navigate the familiar halls of the RPD. If you played the Resident Evil 2 remake, these combinations will feel very nostalgic!
4. West Office Safe
- Location: On the first floor (1F), tucked into the small side room of the main West Office.
- Clue Location: Found in the "Internal Memo" file in the RPD darkroom.
- Safe Code: Left 9, Right 15, Left 7
- Reward: Hip Pouch (Permanently expands Carlos's inventory).
5. Shower Room Locker
- Location: On the second floor (2F) locker room.
- Clue Location: Written on a whiteboard in the room between the Operations Room and the Safety Deposit Room corridor.
- Locker Code: CAP
- Reward: Flash Grenade
6. Third Floor (3F) Hallway Locker
- Location: At the top of the stairs on the third-floor landing.
- Clue Location: Found tucked away in a photo file inside the Safety Deposit Room.
- Locker Code: DCM
- Reward: Assault Rifle Ammo
🏥 Spencer Memorial Hospital
7. Nurses' Station Safe
- Location: On the second floor (2F) at the main reception desk of the Nurses' Station.
- Clue Location: Found in the Operating Room on a clipboard file (Requires the Hospital ID Card).
- Safe Code: Right 9, Left 3 (or 9 Clockwise, 3 Counterclockwise)
- Reward: Dual Magazine upgrade for Carlos's Assault Rifle.
8. NEST 2 Vaccine Synthesis Puzzle
- Location: In the Vaccine Synthesis Lab on the second floor of the underground NEST 2 facility.
- The Goal: After collecting the Liquid Filler and Culture Sample, combine them and insert them into the synthesis machine. You must adjust three temperature panels to balance the system.
- Puzzle Solution: Set the dials to the following sequence from left to right:
- MID (Middle)
- HIGH
- LOW
Bookmark this guide for your next playthrough to completely bypass the search for clues and keep your speedruns running flawlessly!
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