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The Dark Pictures Anthology: 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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“For me, this game is not only the best game in the Dark Pictures series, but also the best choice-based game i have played so far. The atmosphere is fantastic, and the gameplay is also pretty good. The price is fair in…”
“Wow. This was my first "Dark Pictures Anthology"-Game, but I loved it. The gameplay (or the lack of gameplay?) is rather nice. It's more an interactive movie than a game, but I personally totally like this genre.…”
“I’m dropping the review after completing The Dark Pictures Anthology: Season One (all 4 games). I picked it up on a 90% sale. Also, I’d like to mention that Friend Pass doesn’t work. I really enjoyed the third game,…”
51 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“For me, this game is not only the best game in the Dark Pictures series, but also the best choice-based game i have played so far. The atmosphere is fantastic, and the gameplay is also pretty good. The price is fair in…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Wow. This was my first "Dark Pictures Anthology"-Game, but I loved it. The gameplay (or the lack of gameplay?) is rather nice. It's more an interactive movie than a game, but I personally totally like this genre.…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“A short (approx 5 hours) interactive horror movie where you can play co-op and try and save (or kill) as many people as possible. It's the third game in the anthology and it's good fun. Players will make dialogue…”
“Honest Review: You can finish the game for 4-5 hours or less dependent on your play style. But to complete the game it takes more than 12 hours because you cannot skip dialogues. ~I dont know if this Good or Bad in some…”
“QTE'S are very hard in this one, which makes it hilarious to play with a friend lol. Story was good up until the twist, which i think was meh. Still would recommend!”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“For me, this game is not only the best game in the Dark Pictures series, but also the best choice-based game i have played so far. The atmosphere is fantastic, and the gameplay is also pretty good. The price is fair in…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Wow. This was my first "Dark Pictures Anthology"-Game, but I loved it. The gameplay (or the lack of gameplay?) is rather nice. It's more an interactive movie than a game, but I personally totally like this genre.…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“For me, this game is not only the best game in the Dark Pictures series, but also the best choice-based game i have played so far. The atmosphere is fantastic, and the gameplay is also pretty good. The price is fair in…”
“Extraordinary. One of the best horror games out there. The story and the characters are good, even with all the variants. There's depth added through all the secrets and "predictions" you find through different paths.”
“This is my favorite of the series so far. Love the setting how the characters had great connections and drama with each other (even if the triangle made me roll my eyes at times). Much of the story i can't get into…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“I’m dropping the review after completing The Dark Pictures Anthology: Season One (all 4 games). I picked it up on a 90% sale. Also, I’d like to mention that Friend Pass doesn’t work. I really enjoyed the third game,…”
“It's not necessarily a bad game, but it's definitely my least favorite of The Anthology. I feel like the big reveal is completely disjointed from where you start in the game, and it should've been made into 2 (or more)…”
“Boring story and one dimensional characters, barely any horror elements, plays more like a military drama. Hard crashes and/or freezes most of the time making it impossible to play for long without issues requiring a…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Very few choices, and the whole game you’re just watching clunky animations. It would be nice if it were made a bit more like Detroit.”
“Honest Review: You can finish the game for 4-5 hours or less dependent on your play style. But to complete the game it takes more than 12 hours because you cannot skip dialogues. ~I dont know if this Good or Bad in some…”
“nice movie game xD u have to watch 70% of time and play other 30% part of it xD but still its worth it to get it on sale”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Boring story and one dimensional characters, barely any horror elements, plays more like a military drama. Hard crashes and/or freezes most of the time making it impossible to play for long without issues requiring a…”
“buggy game and messy story”
“Really enjoyed this one as this is widely considered the best in the dark pictures series, despite its flaws and signs of rushed development. I won't spoil anything, but there are some scenes that seem to start abruptly…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a pretty entertaining CYOA. The only issues I had with it were the connectivity with someone on another continent and also how "inspired" by Aliens and Prometheus the writing is. Good way to spend 6 hours.”
“Very sad that the friend's pass doesn't work. I don't know if im completely stupid but I tried everything and you just cannot play with a friend who doesnt own the game. Very disappointing.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I don't care how good the game is going to be, I can't set the right resolution (4K) and choose the right display. Horrible technical experience so far, man its 2026 get your sh!t together.”
“Honest Review: You can finish the game for 4-5 hours or less dependent on your play style. But to complete the game it takes more than 12 hours because you cannot skip dialogues. ~I dont know if this Good or Bad in some…”
“My review of this game is definitely negative. Strongly negative Compared to similar games, player interaction is very limited. HOWEVER... Sometimes, instead of pressing buttons once, it requires a ridiculous series of…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“[b]House of Ashes[/b] is the third installment in [i]The Dark Pictures Anthology[/i], and it represents a noticeable step forward for the series in scope, pacing, and narrative cohesion. Moving away from haunted houses and maritime ghost ships, this entry shifts to a military…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Second best game of Supermassive Games (best being Until dawn of course) and the only decent one in the whole Dark Pictures anthology. Interesting story with some genre change I didn't see coming, likable characters that you actually care about not to die (Salim alone deserves…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“ngl this game sucks unless you're playing with a friend, which then turns it into the greatest game of all time”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Directive 8020 - Story Trailer
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Choices Matter · Horror · Survival Horror · Multiple Endings · Psychological Horror · Action-Adventure · Dynamic Narration · Story Rich · Nonlinear · Demons · Military · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * , Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | https://www.thedarkpictures.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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.