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Haunting Ground
Haunting Ground (Demento in Japan) is Capcom's 2005 PlayStation 2 survival horror game starring Fiona Belli, who escapes a castle's stalkers with her German Shepherd Hewie via a panic system; a cult classic with scarce, expensive copies.
Hearts of Iron
Hearts of Iron, also HOI4 (Hearts of Iron IV), is Paradox Development Studio's World War II grand strategy wargame series; the 2016 fourth installment lets players lead any WWII nation with alternate-history paths, deep supply and production systems, and 32-player multiplayer.
Hearts of Iron IV
Hearts of Iron IV (HoI4) is Paradox Development Studio's World War II grand strategy wargame, released 6 June 2016; it sold 500,000 copies by 2017, holds Metacritic 83, supports 32-player multiplayer, and receives ongoing expansions like Götterdämmerung and No Compromise, No Surrender.
Heavenly Sword
Heavenly Sword is a 2007 hack and slash action-adventure game for the PlayStation 3, developed by Ninja Theory and published by Sony, following the warrior Nariko against the invading King Bohan.
Hell Let Loose
Hell Let Loose: WWII 50v50 tactical first-person shooter by Black Matter, published by Team17; Steam Early Access 2019, full release 2021; IP sold to Team17 in 2022; sequel Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (2026).
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Ninja Theory, 8 Aug 2017, PS4/PC) is an action-adventure following Celtic warrior Senua into Viking Hell for her dead lover's soul, praised for its psychosis depiction, binaural audio, and 2018 BAFTA wins.
Helldivers
Helldivers: cooperative shooter franchise by Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony, set in satirical managed-democracy Super Earth. Began as 2015 top-down twin-stick PS4/PS3/Vita game; Helldivers 2 (2024) is a third-person, four-player live-service shooter with permanent friendly fire.
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Heroes of Might and Magic III, subtitled The Restoration of Erathia, is a 1999 turn-based strategy game by New World Computing, published for Windows by 3DO.
Heroes of Newerth
Heroes of Newerth (HoN), a 2010 DotA-based MOBA by S2 Games on the K2 engine, sold to Garena 2015, run by Frostburn Studios, shut down 2022, revived as HoN: Reborn in 2025.
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm (HotS) is Blizzard Entertainment's free-to-play 5v5 MOBA, launched June 2, 2015, known for shared team experience, talents instead of items, and multiple battlegrounds; revived at BlizzCon 2026 with hero Xal'atath.
Hi-Fi Rush
Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm action game by Tango Gameworks, shadow-dropped January 25, 2023 on Xbox Series X|S and PC. Protagonist Chai battles Vandelay Technologies, timing attacks to a rock soundtrack; Metacritic 87; studio later acquired by Krafton in 2024.
High on Life (video game)
High on Life is a 2022 comedic first-person shooter by Squanch Games and Justin Roiland, featuring talking alien guns fighting a cartel that uses humans as drugs; biggest 2022 Game Pass launch, 7.5 million players, Metacritic 67.
Hitman (2016 video game)
Hitman (2016) is an episodic stealth game by IO Interactive and Square Enix, the sixth Hitman entry, released from March 11, 2016 in six missions starring Agent 47, with Metacritic 84 and 3.6 million early sales.
Hitman (franchise)
Hitman is IO Interactive's Danish stealth franchise starring cloned assassin Agent 47, beginning with Codename 47 (2000) and continuing through the World of Assassination trilogy (2016–2021), known for sandbox disguises and staged-accident kills.
Hitman 2 (2018 video game)
Hitman 2 (2018) is IO Interactive's stealth game starring Agent 47, released 13 November 2018 by Warner Bros. for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia; six sandbox maps, Sniper Assassin co-op, Ghost Mode 1v1, Metacritic 82, later delisted under World of Assassination.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is IO Interactive's 2002 stealth game starring Agent 47, published by Eidos for PC, PS2, Xbox, and GameCube. It introduced the Silent Assassin rating and suspicion meter, sold 4 million copies, and is being remastered in 2027.
Hitman 3
Hitman 3 (HITMAN III), 2021 stealth game by IO Interactive, final World of Assassination trilogy entry starring Agent 47; rebranded HITMAN World of Assassination in January 2023 with free upgrade.
Hitman: Absolution
Hitman: Absolution is a 2012 stealth game by IO Interactive, published by Square Enix, on Glacier 2. Agent 47 kills Diana and protects Victoria; known for Instinct, Point Shooting, Contracts Mode, and a divisive disguise system.
Hitman: Codename 47
Hitman: Codename 47 (2000) is IO Interactive's PC stealth game introducing Agent 47, a cloned assassin with disguises and ragdoll physics, published by Eidos and spawning the Hitman franchise.
Homefront: The Revolution
Homefront: The Revolution, also known as Homefront 2, is a 2016 first-person shooter by Dambuster Studios about a resistance fighting the Korean People's Army in occupied Philadelphia.
Homeworld
Homeworld is a 1999 real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra, pioneering fully 3D space battles and regarded as a genre classic.
Honkai: Star Rail (崩坏：星穹铁道)
Honkai: Star Rail (崩坏：星穹铁道) is HoYoverse's free-to-play turn-based gacha RPG, launched April 26, 2023; known for Weakness Break combat, the Astral Express story, $132.3M first-month mobile revenue, and TGA 2023 Best Mobile Game.
Honor of Kings (王者荣耀)
Honor of Kings (王者荣耀), also known internationally via Arena of Valor, is Tencent TiMi's 5v5 mobile MOBA launched in China in 2015, with 100+ heroes, 100 million daily active users in 2020, and repeated top-grossing mobile game revenue.
Hunt: Showdown
Hunt: Showdown, renamed Hunt: Showdown 1896 in 2024, is Crytek's PvPvE extraction first-person shooter set in 1895 Louisiana and 1896 Colorado, with 12-player bounty matches, permadeath, sound-based tracking, and a 59,968 Steam peak.
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike (Project I.G.I. 2) is a 2003 tactical stealth FPS by Innerloop Studios and Codemasters for PC, sequel to Project IGI, starring ex-SAS agent David Jones across 19 missions; Metacritic 64.
Icewind Dale
Icewind Dale (2000) is a Black Isle Studios party-based D&D RPG on the Infinity Engine, set in the Forgotten Realms' frozen north, combat-focused with a six-character player-created party; Beamdog's Enhanced Edition followed in 2014.
Ikaruga (斑鳩)
Ikaruga (斑鳩) is Treasure's 2001 Sega NAOMI vertical shoot-'em-up, a spiritual sequel to Radiant Silvergun with a black-and-white polarity system, chain scoring, five chapters, and ports to Dreamcast through Switch and Steam.
Immersive sim
Immersive sim (immersive simulation): a video game design tradition from Looking Glass Studios (Ultima Underworld, System Shock, Thief) defined by systemic gameplay, emergence, and player agency; term coined by Warren Spector in the 2000 Deus Ex postmortem.
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Immortals Fenyx Rising (formerly Gods & Monsters) is a 2020 Ubisoft Quebec open-world action-adventure game on the Golden Isle, where Fenyx saves Greek gods from Typhon; Metacritic 81.
Imperator: Rome
Imperator: Rome is a 2019 Paradox Development Studio grand strategy game set after Alexander the Great's death, spanning Iberia to Tibet, with pops, characters, and trade; reworked by the 2.0 Marius update and later community patches.