The House of the Dead is a Japanese horror rail shooter video game series developed by Sega. It is known for its fast-paced arcade gameplay, branching paths, and battling hordes of zombies and mutated creatures in a haunted laboratory and other outbreak zones. The franchise became especially popular in arcades and later expanded into home consoles, spin-offs, and adaptations. It is commonly referred to by its main title without numbered sequel suffixes when identifying the overall series.