The House of the Dead 2: Remake brings arcade royalty to Xbox in 2025

Horror fans have another arcade remake to look forward to this spring, as The House of the Dead 2: Remake has been announced for Xbox.

The House of the Dead 2: Remake brings arcade royalty to Xbox in 2025
Tom West

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Following its predecessor's arrival in 2022, The House of the Dead 2: Remake is launching on Xbox in the coming months. Arcade fans wanting to blast through undead critters and The House of the Dead 2: Remake achievements will be able to dive into the Xbox horror game sometime this spring.

The House of the Dead 2: Remake brings its arcade fun to Xbox in 2025

  • The House of the Dead 2 was first released by Sega as an arcade game in 1998
  • The House of the Dead 2: Remake launches on Xbox console in spring 2025
  • Developer: The House of the Dead 2: Remake is developed by MegaPixel Studio
Publisher Forever Entertainment has announced that House of The Dead 2: Remake will launch on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One this spring. It's a rail shooter action-horror game for up to two players, taking you to the streets of a small city to curb the growing threat of undead monstrosities tearing the place apart. While now no longer supporting the original light guns we had in the arcade cabinets, it still features instant reloading by shooting off-screen and the same multi-path campaign.

The House of the Dead 2 was one of my favorite arcade cabinet games when growing up — I like to purposely forget how awful I was at it — so it's awesome to see it making a return on Xbox this year. Alongside the return of the original game's campaign, featuring remastered HD graphics and music (the classic soundtrack will also be available), this remake also packs in Training and Boss Rush modes.

"In February 2000, a small city was suddenly overrun by hostile creatures. Two AMS agents, James Taylor and Gary Stewart, were sent to investigate," the Steam description reads. "Upon arrival, they noticed that the situation resembled the Curien Mansion incident from 1998. Determined to uncover the source of the infestation, they began shooting their way through hordes of creatures."

If you're in the market for other Xbox ports of classic games, Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered launches on Xbox next month, and we already have its achievement list. As for The House of the Dead 2: Remake, will you be shooting chunks out of the dead later this year? Drop a comment below and let us know!
Written by Tom West
Tom has been playing video games since he was old enough to hold a controller, experimenting with a number of systems until he eventually fell in love with Xbox. With a passion for the platform, he decided to make a career out of it, and now happily spends his days writing about that which he loves. If he’s not hunting for Xbox achievements, you’ll likely find him somewhere in The Elder Scrolls Online or fighting for survival in Battlefield.
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