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High-definition remasters for PlayStation consoles

High-definition remasters for PlayStation consoles: PS2/PS3 games re-released in 1080p on PS3, starting with God of War Collection (17 November 2009) and The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (2011), largely by Bluepoint Games.

Highguard

Highguard: free-to-play 3v3 PvP raid shooter by Wildlight Entertainment (ex-Apex Legends/Titanfall devs), revealed at The Game Awards 2025, launched January 26, 2026, shut down March 12, 2026 after overwhelmingly negative reception.

Higurashi When They Cry (ひぐらしのなく頃に)

Higurashi When They Cry (ひぐらしのなく頃に) is Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion's 2002 murder-mystery horror sound novel set in Hinamizawa, adapted into anime by Studio DEEN (2006) and Passione (GOU/SOTSU 2020-21), with a new Studio DEEN anime announced in 2026.

Himitsu no AiPri

Himitsu no AiPri (ひみつのアイプリ) is a 2024 Takara Tomy Arts arcade card rhythm game in the Pretty Series, paired with Aipri Verse, with a TV anime from April 2024 and successor Onegai Aipri.

Hiroki Kikuta (菊田裕樹)

Hiroki Kikuta (菊田裕樹), born 1962 in Aichi, is a Japanese composer and game designer who scored Secret of Mana (1993) and Seiken Densetsu 3 for Square, founded Sacnoth, and produced Koudelka; distinct from other Kikuta namesakes.

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: Blood Money

Hitman: Blood Money (2006) is IO Interactive's fourth Hitman stealth game starring Agent 47, released for PC, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360; known for its notoriety system, accident kills, and money-based upgrades, scoring 82 on Metacritic.

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.

Hitman: Contracts

Hitman: Contracts is a 2004 stealth action game by IO Interactive and Eidos, the third Hitman game, released April 20, 2004 on PC, PS2, and Xbox, with 12 missions remaking Codename 47 levels.

Hitman: Sniper

Hitman: Sniper is Square Enix Montréal's 2015 mobile fixed-position sniping game starring Agent 47, set in Montenegro with 150+ missions, a Death Valley zombie mode, 10 million players, and a 2022 sequel, The Shadows.

Hitoshi Sakimoto (崎元仁)

Hitoshi Sakimoto (崎元仁), born 1969 in Tokyo, is a Japanese video game composer of Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, Vagrant Story, and Valkyria Chronicles, and founder-president of the music production company Basiscape (2002).

Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight (Team Cherry, 2017) is a 2D Metroidvania action-adventure set in the ruined insect kingdom of Hallownest. Kickstarter-funded, Metacritic 87-90, over 1 million sales; sequel Silksong stars Hornet.

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hollow Knight: Silksong is Team Cherry's 2025 Metroidvania sequel starring Hornet in the kingdom of Pharloom, released September 4, 2025; Metascore 90, critics 91 versus players 84, with crests and tools replacing charms.

Hololive Dreams

hololive Dreams (holodori, ホロドリ) is hololive production's first official smartphone game, a free-to-play rhythm & RPG by COVER and QualiArts launched July 23, 2026 on iOS, Android, and Steam, with 50+ talents, 150+ songs, and Dream Park building.

Home Safety Hotline

Home Safety Hotline is a 2024 analog horror game by Night Signal Entertainment (Nick Lives, David Johnsen) where the player is a 1990s call center operator diagnosing supernatural household pests from a database; released Jan 16, 2024, with Seasonal Worker DLC.

Homefront (video game)

Homefront is a 2011 first-person shooter by Kaos Studios and THQ for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, set in 2027 North Korean-occupied America; Metacritic 70, THQ stock fell ~21-25%, Kaos closed June 2011, sequel The Revolution 2016.

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.

Homeworld 2

Homeworld 2 is Relic Entertainment's 2003 3D space RTS for PC and Mac, sequel to Homeworld. Players command the Pride of Hiigara against the Vaygr across 15 missions; Metacritic 83; remastered in 2015.

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak (also known as Deserts of Kharak) is a 2016 ground-based RTS by Blackbird Interactive, a prequel to Homeworld set on planet Kharak, following Rachel S'jet's expedition to the Primary Anomaly; released January 2016, Metacritic 79.

Honey (Fighting Vipers)

Honey (ハニー, Hanī), renamed Candy abroad, is a fashion-designer fighter introduced in Sega AM2's 1995 arcade game Fighting Vipers; she returned in Fighting Vipers 2 and inspired Honey the Cat in Sonic the Fighters.

Hong Kong 97 (香港97) (video game)

Hong Kong 97 (香港97), aka Hongkong1997, is an unlicensed 1995 Super Famicom shoot 'em up by Yoshihisa "Kowloon" Kurosawa's HappySoft, sold on floppy disks, infamous for its racist plot, looping "I Love Beijing Tiananmen" music, and real-corpse game over screen.

Honkai Impact 3rd (崩坏3)

Honkai Impact 3rd (崩坏3, Houkai 3rd) is miHoYo's free-to-play 3D cel-shaded anime action RPG, released in China October 2016 and globally March 2018, where a Captain leads Valkyries against the Honkai; Part 2 launched on Mars in 2024.

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.