Sega Amusements Reveals House of the Dead: Reawakened VR Arcade Cabinet

Sega Amusements has revealed details and gameplay footage for House of the Dead: Reawakened, an upcoming VR arcade game that combines classic light gun gameplay with modern virtual reality technology.

The cabinet is designed as a "terrifying gothic" manor setting. Two 43-inch vertical displays form the manor's side windows, while an 85-inch display serves as the front door. Players wearing DPVR E4C commercial-grade VR headsets aim haptic feedback guns equipped with recoil mechanics while arcade spectators watch the action on the cabinet's external screens.

House of the Dead: Reawakened is built on Unreal Engine 5 and supports two players simultaneously. The game follows the lineage of the original The House of the Dead, which debuted in arcades in 1997 and was ported to Sega Saturn in 1998. The franchise has since spawned numerous arcade releases, home console ports, spin-offs, and a film adaptation. The most recent mainline arcade release was The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn in 2018.

Sega Amusements will showcase House of the Dead: Reawakened at the IAAPA Orlando trade show in mid-November. While an official release date has not been announced, the game is expected to arrive in arcades during 2027.