The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Buy89%

Very Positive · 11k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Supermassive Games · Choices Matter · Oct 21, 2021

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio6 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 171 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise42% are divided16% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
171 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
House of Ashes is the third installment in The Dark Pictures Anthology, and it represents a noticeable step forward for the series in scope, pacing, and narrative cohesion.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Trust mechanics and relationship variables significantly influence dialogue options and survival outcomes.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op is a blast with friends, and multiple endings give it great replay value.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are great - in my personal opinion - but I'm not a graphic junkie, so idk.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Dialogue can occasionally veer into melodrama, but overall, the performances—facial capture and voice acting in particular—deliver convincing emotional weight.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story171 reviews
Gameplay52 reviews
Co-op33 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
86% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Optimization
50% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
80% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

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

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.89.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99