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THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake

Wait45%

Mixed · 636 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

MegaPixel Studio S. A. · Action · Aug 7, 2025

Player review score
45%
Mixed
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
36
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 83 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 67 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 636 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 299 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise25% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
30 of 299 sampled reviews raised it
This branching design is one of the remake’s strongest features, preserving the replayability that defined the arcade experience.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
14 of 299 sampled reviews raised it
I also do love that you still have your pistol with you meaning you're carrying 2 weapons with you.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
14 of 299 sampled reviews raised it
This is with full 6DOF motion controller support, so it's just like playing with a light gun at the arcade.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay30 reviews
Combat14 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
31% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Co-op
86% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
41% still recommend
Audio
42% still recommend
Bugs
21% still recommend
Performance
38% still recommend
Interface
23% still recommend
Crashes
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $11.98.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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