The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead is a 1997 light gun shooter video game developed by Sega AM1 and published by Sega for arcades. Players assume the role of agents Thomas Rogan and "G" as they combat an army of undead experiments created by Dr. Curien, a mad scientist. The game was developed for over a year on the Sega Model 2 arcade hardware. Targeting an adult audience, AM1 devised a story and atmosphere inspired by Western horror films. AM1's plans for detailed environments, non-linear level designs, and a gory aesthetic were challenged – and often limited – by the Model 2 hardware and other factors. After its initial release in arcades, the game was ported to the Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, and Japanese mobile phones.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1996
- Developer
- Sega Wow
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 13 September 1996 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sega Wow |
| Publisher | Not recorded |
| Platforms | Arcade |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q6113095, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is The House of the Dead? How long to beat it
Total play time for The House of the Dead is about 2.7 hours to do everything, and around 0.8 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 | 0.8h | 68 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 1.9h | 11 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 2.7h | 7 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where The House of the Dead 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 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 53ahead of 9% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 30ahead of 72% 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
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Common questions about The House of the Dead
What platforms is The House of the Dead on?
The House of the Dead is available on Arcade. It first released in 1996.
Who made The House of the Dead?
The House of the Dead was developed by Sega Wow.
How long does it take to beat The House of the Dead?
about 0.8 hours for the main story, 1.9 hours with the main extras, 2.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.