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The House of the Dead: Remake

The House of the Dead: Remake is a remade version of the game introduced in 1997 in arcade platform. A classic arcade rail-shooter receives a whole new entourage and gameplay changes to suit modern gaming…

69 7 April 2022 ESRB M from $2.49

The House of the Dead: Remake is an arcade developed by MegaPixel Studio S.A., released 7 April 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $2.49 at GOG.

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What The House of the Dead: Remake is

The House of the Dead: Remake is an arcade game developed by MegaPixel Studio S.A. and released in 2022. It was published by Forever Entertainment S.A.. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Europe, the renowned biochemist and geneticist Dr. Curien becomes consumed by an obsession with unlocking the secrets of life and death. Backed by the DBR Corporation and its team of scientists, his behavior grows increasingly erratic and his experiments turn grotesque and inhumane, until his sprawling mansion and laboratory erupt with genetically engineered monsters. On December 18, 1998, AMS agent Thomas Rogan receives a desperate distress call from his fiancée, Sophie Richards, trapped somewhere inside the Curien Mansion. Rogan and his partner, known only as "G", rush to the estate and find it overrun by Curien's horrific creations. Armed with a fallen scientist's journal detailing…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the The House of the Dead series

The House of the Dead: Remake is the 34th of 36 entries we hold in the The House of the Dead series. It arrived 3 years after Sega Heroes. The next entry was The House of the Dead 2: Remake in 2025. Its critic score of 69 is 6 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is The House of the Dead: Overkill at 82.

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How it was received

The House of the Dead: Remake holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.49 at GOG, 90% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

The House of the Dead: Remake launched on 7 April 2022, within three weeks of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Ghostwire: Tokyo, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Ghostwire: Tokyo, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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The House of the Dead: Remake — frequently asked questions

When did The House of the Dead: Remake come out?
The House of the Dead: Remake was released on 7 April 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does The House of the Dead: Remake cost?
The cheapest current price for The House of the Dead: Remake is $2.49 at GOG, which is 90% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

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