Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

The House of the Dead

Title	The House of the Dead
First release	1996
Developer	Sega Wow
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	Arcade, PC (Windows), Sega Saturn
Genre	shoot 'em up
Also known as	ザ・ハウス・オブ・ザ・デッド · Za Hausu Obu Za Deddo
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	M Mature 17+
Releases	Arcade: 1996-09-13 (NTSC-J), 1997-03-04 (NTSC-U) PC (Windows): 1998-01-01, 1998-09-03 (Other) Sega Saturn: 1998-03-26 (NTSC-J), 1998-03-31
Wikidata ID	Q6113095

The House of the Dead is a 1997 arcade video game developed by Sega AM1 and released by Sega GameWorks in the USA on March 4, 1997. The House of the Dead is the first game in The House of the Dead series. 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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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q6113095) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

TheGamesDB (19732,126680) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (5580,79574) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Arcade Database (ADB) (hotd) · last updated 2026-10-09 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`hotd`
Title at ADB	The House of the Dead (Revision A)
Manufacturer	Sega
Year	1997
Genre	Shooter / Gun
Players	2
MAME driver status	PRELIMINARY

The House of the Dead – Marquee — Marquee

The House of the Dead – Cabinet — Cabinet

The House of the Dead – In-game — In-game

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-09 05:20 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Sega · internal use only

1 / 7 Box art Box art (front) (NTSC-U)

Image credits

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Saturn Longplay [016] The House of the Dead (EU)

World-of-Longplays · Sega Saturn version · longplay · 1:00:03auto-matched
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The House of the Dead (Saturn) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · Sega Saturn version · longplay · 1:35:03auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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