House of the Dead Remake Coming to PS5 and You Won't Have to Wait Long

Forever Entertainment announced thatThe House of the Dead Remakewill be coming to PlayStation 5 consoles soon, bringing a coat of fresh paint to the classic arcade shooter from 1997. Players will be able to discoverThe House of the Dead Remakeon the latest generation of Sony’s consoles, with modern graphics and better controls than its original version.

The House of the Deadoriginally came out in 1996 for arcade systems. With five main installments and several spin-offs,The House of the Deadis a staple in most arcades and is still popular almost 30 years after its first installment. In April 2021, MegaPixel Studio and Forever Entertainment announcedThe House of the Dead Remake, a new version of the original game with better graphics and new features. A year later,The House of the Dead Remakecame to the Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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In a new trailer on its YouTube channel, Forever Entertainment announced the PlayStation 5 version ofThe House of the Dead Remake. While this game keeps the core gameplay and storyline of the 1996’s shooter,The House of the Dead Remakecomes with new featuresand modern controls to improve the overall user experience. On top of introducing this new port, the publisher revealed the release date ofThe House of the Dead RemakePS5 version to be July 14, 2025.

The House of the Dead Remakeretains the original gameplayof the rail-shooter, with players having to kill various creatures from undead to gargoyle-like mutants. This remake brings a new game mode on top of the original campaign and its multiple endings, where hordes of zombies assault the player. The graphics and performance ofThe House of the Dead Remakewere adjusted to the PlayStation 5, with a gallery showcasing the defeated enemies and bosses and a list of achievements giving additional goals to players.

In the comments to this new trailer forThe House of the Dead Remakeon PlayStation 5, several fans wondered if this new port would support the PS Move controllers. While Forever Entertainment didn’t provide any official answer, PS Move controllers may be compatible withThe House of the Dead Remakeon PlayStation 5 as the game supports gyro motion controls and the PlayStation 4 version works with these controllers. With the evolution in eye-tracking technologies, some players arehoping for a PS VR2 portofThe House of the Dead Remakewith the gun automatically pointing to wherever the player is looking, but neither developer MegaPixel Studio nor publisher Forever Entertainment ever hinted at such a version.

The House of the Dead Remakeis available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The game will be coming to PlayStation 5 on June 03, 2025.

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