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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. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“[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 count fetched 2026-07-11 13:30 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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.