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2002PCPlayStationXbox

A fast arcade light-gun shooter where you blast through hordes of mutants and zombies. Branching paths and rescue moments add variety, wrapped in a gritty, B-movie horror mood.

  • Dread and tension
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Playing together in co-op
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for The House of the Dead III are The House of the Dead 2, The House of the Dead and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The House of the Dead III special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The House of the Dead 2

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1998PC

Brings what grabs you about The House of the Dead III: good gunplay, dread and tension as well as playing together in co-op.

A classic arcade rail shooter where quick aim and reflexes carry you through hordes of zombies and mutants. Branching paths, multiple endings and its unintentionally campy B-movie charm define the appeal.

The House of the Dead

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade light-gun shooter where you blast through a mansion full of zombies and mutants as an agent. Fast reflexes, branching paths and campy B-movie charm define this short, intense ride.

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

Dark, serious atmosphere

An on-rails light gun shooter that retells the early Resident Evil games and the rise and fall of the Umbrella Corporation. You blast through familiar locations in short stages, with weapon upgrades and optional co-op.

Doom

Action-packed real-time combat

You are the lone survivor holding back Hell in this 1993 classic, blasting through demon hordes at breakneck speed. This re-release packs the full original campaign, including Episode IV, into modern hardware with mod support.

Loaded

Playing together in co-op

A brutal top-down shooter for the PlayStation featuring six deformed, bizarre characters such as a psychotic clown and a giant baby. You blast through hordes of enemies in grim prison-style missions, solo or with a second player.

Doom II: Hell on Earth

Action-packed real-time combat

The legendary shooter classic sends you and your Super Shotgun through maze-like levels packed with demons that have overrun Earth. Blistering, relentless combat, hidden secrets and nasty new foes like the Arch-vile keep it a genre benchmark to this day.

F.E.A.R. 3

Playing together in co-op

A linear horror shooter where you fight as the slow-mo-wielding Point Man or the body-possessing ghost Paxton Fettel, best played in co-op with a friend. Combat is more action-heavy than its predecessors, with the scares somewhat toned down.

Dead Space: Extraction

Dark, serious atmosphere

An on-rails shooter in the Dead Space universe that shows the early Necromorph outbreak on the Aegis VII colony through several survivors. Aimed shooting, limb dismemberment and a grim atmosphere deliver cinematic, intense horror.

Killing Floor

Playing together in co-op

A wave-based co-op shooter where up to six players fend off hordes of grotesque clone mutants and gear up at the trader between rounds. Class perks, teamwork and the brutal Patriarch boss fight define the experience.

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