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The House of the Dead

Original title: The House of the Dead - September 13, 1996
The House of the Dead
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ShooterArcade
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Director:Takashi Oda
Studio:Sega
Stars:Michael Guinn, Ramsay Scott, Lynn Harris
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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
WOW Entertainment
PublisherIGDB
Sega
Studio
Sega
GenresIGDB
Shooter, Arcade
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Arcade, Sega Saturn
Release DateIGDB
September 13, 1996
Metacritic Score
-
Game Engine
-
StoryIGDB

The House of the Dead is a first-person, light gun arcade game. Players assume the role of agents Thomas Rogan and "G" in their efforts to repel the dangerous, inhumane experiments of Dr. Curien, a madman.

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Crew & Contributors 4
Tetsuya Kawauchi
Tetsuya Kawauchi
Audio & Music • Composer
Takashi Oda
Takashi Oda
Direction • Game Director
Michael Guinn
Michael Guinn
Performance • Voice Actor
Ramsay Scott
Ramsay Scott
Performance • Voice Actor

Time to Beat

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Data aggregated from 2 sources: IGDB, Steam
Last updated: 01.08.2026
Time to Beat
Main Story2h
Main + Extras5h
Completionist8h

Data from IGDB

Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
English
✔✔✔
French
—✔✔
Italian
—✔✔
German
—✔✔
Spanish - Spain
—✔✔
Japanese
—✔✔
Polish
—✔✔
Portuguese - Portugal
—✔✔
Traditional Chinese
—✔✔

Source: IGDB + Steam, store.steampowered.com

Content Rating
Animated Blood and Gore
Animated Violence
Blood and Gore
ESRB M
System Requirements
Minimum
Requires a 64:bit processor and operating system
OS:Windows 10
CPU:Intel i5 3570K / AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
RAM:8 GB RAM
GPU:DESKTOP GTX 1050ti / 1650 / AMD Radeon RX 570
DirectX:Version 11
Storage:7 GB available space

Source: Steam

Available On
Steam$24.99US
GamesPlanet US$2.18US
GamesPlanet DE$2.51US
GamesPlanet FR$2.51US
GamesPlanet UK$2.64US
PlayerLand$22.49US
GOG
GOG$24.99US
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Data aggregated from 2 sources: IGDB, Steam
Last updated: 01.08.2026