THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake

THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake

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Player's Guide to the House of the Dead: Remake
By NeoStrayCat
Welcome, fellow HotD and and light-gun players to House of the Dead: Remake, based on the 1997 original Arcade game where the entire game has been remade to near 1:1 of the original (give or take a few differences).

This guide will detail various things here and there, such as gameplay controls and other things. If there are any questions you want to ask, reply them in the comments and see if I can answer it. (Any Q/A, except lightgun support, to which I don't have and know the questions for, is fair game.)

This will also be a centrilzed hub for other guides linked here for easier access, and yes, the guide makers on those will be credited as their sources.
   
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Basic Stuff
Controls: (Be aware that the controls with KB/M and Controller are not rebindable, and that chances are that you might have to set it with Steam's own contoller settings.)

Keyboard/Mouse:

Controller:

My recommended settings are to have the crosshair sensitivity to "3.0", its default sensitivity of 1.0 makes the crosshair move real slow in my testings. But you can calibrate the crosshair settings as you see fit. Other options would be also to have automatic reload set to "0.0s".

Yeah, it'll get annoying hearing "reload" hundreds and hundreds of times throughout your playthough until you are able to unlock the infinite ammo cheat. (Though you can turn off the "reload" sound effect in the options.)
Cheat Codes
Once you unlock a specific number of achievements (the numbers needed are tied to the code in question), you will be able to unlock cheat codes. Enter them at anywhere in the main menu and its selections ("New Campaign", "Statitstics", "Leaderboard", "Options", and the "Gallery".), the only exception is in-game or if you accidentally select continue to put you in-game.

Cheat codes do not disable achievements, and can unlock one due to it (the "Full Armory" achievement after inputting "Unlock All Weapons"). You can enter the code via controller inputs here to which you can enable or disable at any time.

Button legend assumes Xbox buttons first, then PS second, and then NS buttons last for the specific codes that require directional input.

8: Infinite Ammo - Xbox: LB, RB, LB, RB, A, A. / PS: L1, R1, L1, R1, X, X. / NS: L, R, L, R, B, B.
16: One Shot - Left, Up, Right, Down -> A, A / X, X / B, B
24: Unlock All Weapons - Xbox: A, A, B, B, LB, RB. / PS: X, X, O, O, L1, R1. / NS: B, B, A, A, L, R.
32: Infinite Continues - Up, Up, Up, -> RB/R1/R
40: God Mode - Left, Right, Left, Right -> A, A / X, X / B, B



These will be displayed if you performed the code(s) correctly.

For the Keyboard/Mouse version of those cheats, refer to here...

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2801074747

(Credit: Guide by VanillaFLWR)
Mods
Music:


Original Arcade OST: Here[drive.google.com]

Original Arcade OST Alternative: Here[drive.google.com]

ReadMe's are both included on how to install them. (Short version: Simply drag/drop and replace all [dot]bank files in the game's "StreamingAssets" folder.) The Alternative OST has 2 unused tracks from the original HotD Arcade version that will replace Chapter's 2 and 3 BGM instead.

Classic voices and sound effects are being considered and worked on at the highest quality possible. Though this will take some time. (Update: 1/3/23 - I know, I know, still haven't gotten back to it yet, but I will sooner or later.)
Q/A
Q: Can I be able to set either P1/P2 with Keyboard/Mouse controls?
A: Yes, you can, but it takes a while to set up. Make sure either P1 and/or P2 is set to their own controllers while plugged in, then set the option of "Controller Type" to either Keyboard/Mouse either on P1 or P2's side. Do not use the Keyboard until after you start a new game, then either left click or press Space when P1/P2 is ready to play with Keyboard.

Q: Can I change the blood options similar to that of the original (like red, green, blue, purple)?
A: Yes, as of the July 2022 update, the PC version now has 20 different settings of blood options instead of the original 4.

Q: The remake soundtrack...
A: Yeah, I know. As with the previous question, hope the devs can bring the original soundtrack (either the Arcade or the PC/Saturn version of the soundtrack) back in an update. But at the moment, there are currently mods for either specific soundtracks. Check the "Mods" section for the original Arcade OST (and an Alt), for the Saturn/PC OST and a Remixed soundtrack, refer to this guide...

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2800888955

(Credit: Guide by Kildren Ryo, OST soundtrack mods on those worked by Trexx45)
7 Comments
NeoStrayCat  [author] 19 Feb @ 6:03am 
@The Sandal Bomber
I also tried getting remote play to run on this, didn't work out myself, or I did something wrong on it. Might have to go back and see if its possible now these days or otherwise.

@shaunakhub
Well, other than just Processor, Memory, and Storage info you mentioned (which I assume is close enough for the minimum system requirements), the only thing that's missing is if it includes a graphics card or not. (Which to assume, it probably doesn't and only uses integrated Intel UHD graphics, which may not probably work with certain games and that it might require a graphics card to function.)
shaunakhub 19 Feb @ 3:46am 
I have an i5 8th Gen, 16GB, 1TB Laptop (Thinkpad L490). The game does not play at all, I can only hear the soundtrack.. Anyone can guide if my laptop is of too low specs to play this ?
Hunting Horn Main 24 Dec, 2022 @ 2:29am 
any guidance on setting up 2p for remote play, trying to set it up its only 1 keyboard option in steam.
NeoStrayCat  [author] 24 Jul, 2022 @ 11:07am 
@SpeedySpyder38
Sorry for not answering ASAP, but yeah, I've heard/read a few users that seem to have this problem too, not even sure what exactly is causing it. I mean, as for me, it runs fine without issue on my end and I usually have everything up to date such as drivers and other important updates on my PC.
SpeedySpyder38 19 Jul, 2022 @ 5:47am 
I purchased the game and downloaded it. My laptop easily matches the system requirements. But still , whenever I open the game it does not display anything , just the music plays in the background. Can anyone help me ?
NeoStrayCat  [author] 30 Apr, 2022 @ 10:27am 
@Night Mare Combat
You're welcome!
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 29 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00pm 
thank you for this guide