The House of the Dead 2
The House of the Dead 2 is a 1998 light gun shooter video game developed by Sega AM1 and published by Sega for arcades on the Sega NAOMI system. It is the second installment of the House of the Dead series, and a direct sequel to the original House of the Dead, released in 1997. The story picks up slightly over a year after the original game, and follows several AMS agents investigating a zombie outbreak in Italy. The protagonists are tasked with finding the source of the attack while also locating a fellow missing agent known as G.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1998
- Developer
- Sega Wow
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 20 November 1998 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sega Wow |
| Publisher | Not recorded |
| Platforms | Arcade, Steam Deck |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2584289, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is The House of the Dead 2? How long to beat it
Total play time for The House of the Dead 2 is about 6.1 hours to do everything, and around 1.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.1h | 70 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 2.3h | 10 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 6.1h | 7 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where The House of the Dead 2 sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where The House of the Dead 2 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 56ahead of 11% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 32ahead of 74% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about The House of the Dead 2
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Common questions about The House of the Dead 2
What platforms is The House of the Dead 2 on?
The House of the Dead 2 is available on Arcade, Steam Deck. It first released in 1998.
Who made The House of the Dead 2?
The House of the Dead 2 was developed by Sega Wow.
How long does it take to beat The House of the Dead 2?
about 1.1 hours for the main story, 2.3 hours with the main extras, 6.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.