House of the Dead
Everyone probably has memories of playing House of the Dead in arcades, as for a long time it was a popular light gun game. The series saw many a release both in arcades and on home consoles, but surprisingly it’s been years since we’ve gotten a new entry. The last proper House of the Dead game released was House of the Dead: Overkill in 2011, on Wii, PlayStation 3, mobile, and PC. The series is made up of frantic rail shooter games, revolving around combating zombies and other supernatural horrors. There’s usually some pretty salty language and mature themes to go along with it, too.
While rail shooters may not necessarily be the most popular genre these days, there’s one place that a new House of the Dead game would work perfectly: VR. We’ve already seen some interesting rail gun experiences on VR like Until Dawn: Rush of Blood and Rez Infinite. This presents the perfect opportunity to bring the series back in all its rude and bloody glory, making it more immersive than ever before. Whether it’s on HTC Vive, Oculus, PSVR or anything else, the time is ripe for more House of the Dead.
