Housemarque
7
Games
7
Ranked
81
Avg CDB Score
About
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Housemarque is a game developer working on console and PC. True to our core gamer audience, we prioritize stratified gameplay mechanics and impeccable audiovisual execution to create euphoric gaming experiences.
Housemarque was co-founded in 1995 by Harri Tikkanen and Ilari Kuittinen. Prior to joining forces, Harri and Ilari founded two of Finland’s first game development studios – Bloodhouse and Terramarque.
‘This is gaming’ is our motto."
In June 2021 it was announced that Housemarque had joined Playstation Studios.
Score distribution
Ranked games
- 1
Saros
8852 critic reviews·Apr 30, 2026·Sony Interactive EntertainmentPS5SAROS is the next game from Housemarque, coming to PS5 and PS5 Pro in 2026. Set on the planet Carcosa under the threat of an ominous eclipse, take on the role of Arjun Devraj, a powerful Soltari…
- 2
Returnal
8740 critic reviews·Apr 30, 2021·Sony Interactive EntertainmentPCPS5Returnal is a 2021 roguelike third-person shooter video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It follows Selene Vassos, an astronaut who lands on the planet…
- 3
Nex Machina
8620 critic reviews·Jun 20, 2017·HousemarquePCPS4From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with…
- 4
Resogun
8513 critic reviews·Nov 15, 2013·Sony Computer EntertainmentPS3PS4Resogun is a shoot 'em up game. Unleash an explosive array of devastating weapons to obliterate hordes of ruthless enemies while making sure you rescue the last survivors and keep your multiplier…
- 5
Alienation
7915 critic reviews·Apr 26, 2016·Sony Interactive EntertainmentPS4Isometric shooter set in the fantasy/science-fiction, which is the spiritual successor of similar conceptually, Dead Nation. The player takes the role of a mercenary who fights against all the hordes…
- 6
Matterfall
7214 critic reviews·Aug 15, 2017·Sony Interactive EntertainmentPS4Overcome an ever-expanding threat that might have already seeped too far into the core of humanity itself.
- 7
Dead Nation
716 critic reviews·Nov 30, 2010·Sony Computer EntertainmentPS3Dead Nation is a top-down shoot 'em up video game for PlayStation 3 developed by Finnish video game developer Housemarque. It was released on November 30, 2010 in North America, and December 1 in…