The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes is a choices matter, horror and survival horror game developed by Supermassive Games and published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe.
Released on October 21st 2021 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 8,613 reviews of which 7,622 were positive and 991 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 6.58€ on Instant Gaming.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4690K or AMD FX-8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 65 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "Low". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required.

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March 2025
It's basically a horror B-movie and a choice-your-own-adventure book at the same time. I loved it so much that I immediately started a second playthrough to explore different options and get everyone out alive. There are plenty of clichés, tropes, and oh-my-god-I-totally-saw-that-coming… moments, but for what it lacks in originality it certainly makes up for in execution. The story had me hooked and the pacing was just right. Also, I'm a sucker for a good enemy-warriors-forced-to-team-up-and-become-friends story, so I made sure my boys Salim and Jason ended this tale by riding off into the sunset together. There's one thing that I can't quite put my finger on though: House of Ashes is the least scary horror game I've ever played. It can be spooky, ominous, and even gory but aside from the very few jump-scares that this game has I've rarely ever felt a hint of fear. And I can't exactly claim to have nerves of steel. So take from that what you will: this game might not get your adrenaline and cortisol pumping, but it does offer a neat horror flick for a small price.
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Feb. 2025
9/10. By far the best entry of the series so far. Great story, amazing atmosphere, interesting characters and overall just a really good game. Definitely recommend.
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Nov. 2024
Best of the Dark Pictures, they did Ashley dirty with that game model but the story was very good with some awesome characters and development.
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Sept. 2024
HoA is pretty damn great. Price is a little steep when one run can take 5ish hours. But there are so many permutations to check out, which can lead to more replays. And the graphical quality is great. Even just a couple bucks off would make it worth it, regardless. Only real complaints are how stiff your characters can feel during the walking sections (not the end of the world) and how eye-rolling the love triangle stuff was (thankfully pretty infrequent). This is my favorite episode of Selim the Vampire Slayer. 9/10
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Aug. 2024
We really enjoyed this game. We have played the two titles prior as well. Just know what type of game it is going in. Think Walking Dead from Telltale, but the choices actually matter. To the idiot that bitched about not knowing the type of game it was because it wasn't listed on the store page... There's a fucking demo. Leaving this review to offset that guy's negative one.
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
8.6
7,622
991
Online players
77
Developer
Supermassive Games
Publisher
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Release 21 Oct 2021
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