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Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain is a 2010 interactive drama action-adventure game by Quantic Dream, published by Sony for PlayStation 3, directed by David Cage; four protagonists hunt the Origami Killer through a branching, QTE-driven narrative, later ported to PS4 and PC.

Heihachi Mishima

Heihachi Mishima (三島 平八) is the Mishima Zaibatsu founder and "King of Iron Fist" antagonist of Bandai Namco's Tekken fighting game series, father and enemy of Kazuya, seemingly killed in Tekken 7 and resurrected as Tekken 8's third DLC character in October 2024.

Helena Douglas (エレナ・ダグラス)

Helena Douglas (エレナ・ダグラス), "Fortune's Heiress", is the DOATEC leader in Dead or Alive, daughter of Fame Douglas, a Pi Gua Quan fighter with the bokuho stance, and Christie's rival.

Hell Is Us

Hell Is Us is a 2025 action-adventure game by Rogue Factor and NACON, in which Remi explores the war-torn fictional country of Hadea fighting supernatural creatures.

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.

Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 (no native-script name) is a 2024 third-person co-op shooter by Arrowhead Game Studios, published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PS5, PC, and later Xbox, with 15 million sales by November 2024, always-on friendly fire, and a Game Master-driven Galactic War.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a cozy life sim by Sunblink and Sanrio, launched on Apple Arcade July 28, 2023, then Switch, PC, and PS5. Friendship gifting gates quests on Friendship Island; DLC includes City Town.

Hello Neighbor

Hello Neighbor (2017) is a stealth horror game by Dynamic Pixels, published by tinyBuild, about sneaking into a neighbor's basement against a learning AI; critically panned (Metacritic 38) but commercially successful, spawning Secret Neighbor, Hello Neighbor 2, books, and an animated series.

Heracross (ヘラクロス)

Heracross (ヘラクロス, Heracros), #214, a Bug/Fighting rhinoceros-beetle Pokémon from Generation II with 125 base Attack, Guts/Swarm/Moxie, and a Skill Link Mega form; not the TCG card or speedrun NPC Bois.

Heretic (video game)

Heretic (1994) is a dark fantasy first-person shooter by Raven Software, published by id Software, on a modified DOOM engine, starring the Sidhe elf Corvus; known as the first Doom clone, it pioneered inventories and vertical aiming, and got the Heretic + Hexen remaster in 2025.

Heretic II

Heretic II: 1998 dark fantasy third-person action game by Raven Software, published by Activision, on a modified Quake II engine; sequel to Heretic starring Corvus; never released digitally.

Heroes of Might and Magic

Heroes of Might and Magic (HoMM) is a turn-based fantasy strategy series spun off from the Might and Magic RPGs, created by New World Computing in 1995, owned by Ubisoft since 2003, and revived in 2026 by Olden Era and a Heroes 3 Remake.

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 Might and Magic III: Horn of the Abyss

Horn of the Abyss (HotA) is a fan-made global expansion for Heroes of Might and Magic III adding Cove, Factory, and Bulwark towns, campaigns, spell research, and balance fixes; requires Shadow of Death or Complete, not HD Edition.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, a turn-based strategy prequel by Unfrozen and Hooded Horse set on Jadame, entered Steam Early Access April 30, 2026 with six factions and sold one million copies in a month.

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.

Herta (Honkai: Star Rail)

Herta (黑塔) is a free 4-star Ice Erudition character in Honkai: Star Rail, Genius Society #83 and master of Herta Space Station, appearing as a puppet. Her Talent triggers AoE follow-up attacks when enemies fall below 50% HP, making her a Pure Fiction staple; a 5-star version, The Herta, arrived in version 3.0.

Herzog Zwei (ヘルツォーク・ツヴァイ)

Herzog Zwei (ヘルツォーク・ツヴァイ), Technosoft's 1989 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis real-time strategy game, sequel to Herzog (1988); credited as the first RTS, influenced Dune II, re-released on Switch in 2020.

Hex Maniac (オカルトマニア)

Hex Maniac (オカルトマニア, Occult Maniac) is a female-only Pokémon trainer class debuting in Generation III, specializing in Psychic- and Ghost-types; famous for the Lumiose City 'you're not the one' ghost encounter in X and Y.

Hexen II

Hexen II: 1997 dark fantasy FPS/RPG by Raven Software, published by id Software, third in the Heretic/Hexen Serpent Riders trilogy; Quake engine, four classes, hub levels, Portal of Praevus expansion.

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

Hexen: Beyond Heretic is a 1995 dark fantasy FPS by Raven Software, published by id Software, sequel to Heretic on a modified Doom engine, with three character classes (Fighter, Cleric, Mage) and hub-based puzzle levels.

Hey You, Pikachu!

Hey You, Pikachu! (Pikachu Genki Dechū) is a 1998 Nintendo 64 virtual pet game by Ambrella and Nintendo using the VRU microphone to talk to Pikachu; only VRU game released in the US, mixed reviews.

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.

Hidden Agenda (2017 video game)

Hidden Agenda (JP: Shikeishikkou Made 48 Jikan) is a 2017 Supermassive Games PlayLink crime thriller for PS4, where 1-6 players vote on choices via smartphone app to hunt the Trapper killer.

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.

High on Life 2

High on Life 2 (2026) is Squanch Games' comedic first-person shooter sequel to High on Life, released February 13, 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass, with skateboarding replacing sprinting and talking alien guns; ESRB M, Metacritic 75.

High School Story

High School Story is a 2013 mobile simulation game by Pixelberry Studios where players found and run a high school, recruit classmates, and date; it ended service in 2022 after inspiring a Choices adaptation.