House of the Dead: Reawakened

House of the Dead: Reawakened is a new location-based VR arcade game from SEGA Amusements. The horror attraction is built for one or two players and combines the series' classic lightgun concept with virtual reality headsets, haptic gun controllers and an elaborately designed arcade cabinet.

No set date for placement in arcades has been given yet. SEGA Amusements is announcing the presentation at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando in November 2026. The game is designed as a location-based VR attraction for arcades and family entertainment centers, not as an announced home version.

Reawakened is intended for commercial VR arcades. It uses DPVR-E4C headsets and a dedicated SEGA Amusements cabinet. Versions for PC, PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo consoles have not been announced so far.

Players fight their way through three missions against hordes of creatures, alone or in pairs. The gun controllers feature haptic recoil, and each headset gets its own 2.1-channel audio. SEGA cites 4K VR visuals based on Unreal Engine 5.

The machine is designed as a Gothic mansion. An 85-inch screen forms the locked front door, and two vertical 43-inch displays form the shutters. Animated lighting, a working clock tower and a staged door and window effect are meant to deliver a jump scare even before the actual VR game. The headsets are connected via armored cables, and the gun controllers calibrate automatically using magnets.