Adventure · October 21, 2021

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (2021)

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The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of standalone, cinematic branching horror games where the decisions you make in the game determine the story and the outcome you receive. House of Ashes is the third game in the series. In House of Ashes, at the close of the Iraq War, Special Forces hunting for weapons of mass destruction unearth something far deadlier – a buried Sumerian temple containing a nest of unearthly creatures. To survive the night below, they must forge a brotherhood with their enemies from the world above. - Navigate the underworld and escape a terrifying threat Fight your way out of a buried sumerian temple against hordes of deadly monsters that have claimed you as prey. - The enemy of your enemy is your friend This time, your crew is composed of 2 opposing factions that rarely see eye to eye. Can you put aside your character's rivalries to fight together as one ? - Don't play alone The two critically acclaimed multiplayer modes are back. Share your story online with a friend or aim for safety in numbers through the offline 5-player pass-the-pad mode. The Curator's Cut The Curator's cut features new scenes playable from the other characters' perspective with brand new choices and decisions to make. The Curator's cut is only available once you have completed the main story.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Choices Matter · 526
  • Horror · 480
  • Survival Horror · 442
  • Multiple Endings · 437
  • Psychological Horror · 432
  • Action-Adventure · 409
  • Dynamic Narration · 397
  • Story Rich · 397
  • Nonlinear · 376
  • Demons · 351
  • Military · 338
  • Atmospheric · 329
  • Mythology · 324
  • Adventure · 311
  • Mystery · 304

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume8.8k Steam reviewsTop 26% in Adventure
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 58%
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 42% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • Italian volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Arabic
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Latin America

Full audio (7)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Traditional Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 8.8k reviews

7.8k positive · 968 negative

Curator recommendations

6.2k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

Achievements

30

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 21, 2021
DeveloperSupermassive Games
PublisherBANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Base price$7.49 -75%
Required age17+
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

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Content Notes

The game contains scenes of violence and bad language.

Editions & Packages

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