Cover of The House of the Dead: Overkill

The House of the Dead: Overkill co-op

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

2009 · Headstrong Games · 76/100

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: Wii
Developer: Headstrong Games
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

Overkill is a rail shooter, with pre-determined character movement, while the shooting element under player control by pointing the Wii Remote at the screen, moving the aiming reticle. The player can point the reticle near the edge of the screen to move the camera angle slightly in that direction, allowing a further field of view known as "Danger Cam". The story mode can be played solo or with another human player, with one weapon or dual-wielding controls.

Years ago during the Cold War, the U.S. military made a new superhuman formula called Formula X but the project for its use failed. The bunker for the experiments was shut down and abandoned. In 1991, seven years before The Curien Mansion Incident, AMS Special Agent G is given his first assignment and sent to a small town in Louisiana to investigate a series of disappearances and hunt down a deranged crime boss, Papa Caesar. Due to the presence of mutants, G is forced to team up with police detective Isaac Washington who is out to avenge his father's murder, which Caesar masterminded.

Frequently asked

Does The House of the Dead: Overkill 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: Overkill locally and online?

Locally: 2 players. Online: not documented.

Does The House of the Dead: Overkill support cross-play?

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