The House of the Dead 4 co-op

Couch co-op for 2 players · full campaign in co-op

2005 · WOW Entertainment · 69/100

Split-screen

shared screen instead

Local

2 players

Online

Not documented

Cross-play

Not confirmed

Co-op at a glance

Split-screen: No — shared screen
Local co-op: 2 players
Online co-op: Not documented
Full campaign in co-op: Yes
Cross-play: Not documented
Drop-in / drop-out: Yes
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3
Developer: WOW Entertainment, SEGA AM1
Series: The House of the Dead

Co-op details come from the IGDB games database. Missing entries mean “not documented”, not necessarily “not available”. Data checked: 2026-09-30

What it is

The House of the Dead 4 is a light gun arcade game with a horror theme and the fourth installment of the House of the Dead series of video games, developed by Sega. The game takes place between the events of The House of the Dead 2 and The House of the Dead III, and introduced several new gameplay concepts. Players can control characters James Taylor, from The House of the Dead 2, or Kate Green, a new character to the series. The House of the Dead 4 is the first game to run on the Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. A PlayStation 3 version featuring support for PlayStation Move and the two stages from The House of the Dead 4 Special was released on April 17, 2012 on the PlayStation Network.

In 2003, veteran AMS agent James Taylor and rookie Kate Green gather intelligence at the fifth basement floor of the AMS' European headquarters. James suspects that the events of the 2000 Goldman case have not ended. A sudden earthquake rocks the room, collapsing the basement walls and trapping the agents. Several days later, while awaiting backup, James' PDA goes off; hordes of creatures appear on the security cameras. James and Kate arm themselves and escape. In a classified information room, they uncover a plot to fire nuclear missiles worldwide within 24 hours' time.

Frequently asked

Does The House of the Dead 4 have split screen?

No split screen is documented. 2 players can still play locally — on one shared picture.

How many players can play The House of the Dead 4 locally and online?

Locally: 2 players. Online: not documented.

Does The House of the Dead 4 support cross-play?

No cross-play is confirmed for The House of the Dead 4. Our cross-play data comes from a hand-maintained list, because the games database has no field for it.