The House of the Dead III
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The House of the Dead III

72
Critic Rating
#Shooter

About

The House of the Dead III is a 2002 light gun arcade game with a horror zombie-survival theme, and the third installment to the House of the Dead series of video games, developed by Wow Entertainment and Sega. It was later ported to the Xbox in 2003, Microsoft Windows in 2005, the Wii in 2008 in a compilation with The House of the Dead 2, and PlayStation 3 in 2012 with PlayStation Move support. The game continues the story of the previous games and introduces new gameplay concepts such as story branching. The game's protagonist is Lisa Rogan, daughter of Thomas Rogan, the first game's main character, and players control Lisa, G, or Daniel Curien.

Storyline

The zombie infestation has spread all over the world, reducing the world into desolation with the civilization collapsing. In 2019 (16 years after the events of The House of the Dead 4), a paramilitary force led by retired AMS agent Thomas Rogan infiltrates the EFI Research Facility, a research center formerly owned by Dr. Roy Curien located in an unnamed place in Europe or North America, to investigate what led to the world's collapse. During the mission, his entire team is killed, until he and his second-in-command, Captain Dan Taylor are left. When they manage to find their answer in a giant laboratory, Death, a gigantic mutant who serves as the facility's security guard, kills Taylor and injures Rogan. While fighting to stay alive, Rogan is approached by an unidentified figure in a semi-corporate attire who offers help. Contact with him is lost. Two weeks later, on October 31, Rogan's daughter, Lisa, accompanied by his former partner, semi-retired agent "G", arrives at the facility to rescue him. While navigating through the facility, they fend off against hordes of undead creatures, before they encounter Death, whom they fight twice. Later, they fight a deformed sloth, The Fool, and a mutated tendrilous plant named The Sun. Along the way, Lisa muses to "G" how she has to live in the shadows of her well-known father and that she is often the subject of his comparison.

Playtime Estimates

Main Story0.8h
Main + Extra2.1h
Completionist3.8h
All Styles1.0h
Confidence: 100%Updated: 9/10/2026

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Multiplayer

Local Max2 players
Local Co-opUp to 2
Campaign Co-opYes

Languages

LanguageSupport
EnglishAudio
EnglishSubtitles
EnglishInterface

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Game Info

Release Date6/1/2002
DeveloperWOW Entertainment
PublisherSega
PlatformsArcade, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows)
GenresShooter
IGDB Rating72/100 (30)

Game Modes

Single player
Multiplayer

Themes

Action
Fantasy
Science fiction
Horror
Historical

Perspectives

First person

Release Dates

PlayStation 3Feb 7, 2012
PlayStation 3Feb 15, 2012
XboxOct 24, 2002
PC (Microsoft Windows)Feb 11, 2005
PlayStation 3Apr 19, 2012
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