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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes cover art

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Supermassive Games · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe · 2021-10-21

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Adventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 22, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 22, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Oct 22, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 22, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

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.

63
playing now
89%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (169 ratings)
6.4h
to beat · rushed 6h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

63 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes is a 2021 interactive drama and survival horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the third game of The Dark Pictures Anthology. The game features a multilinear plot in which decisions can significantly alter the trajectory of the story and change the relationships between the five playable protagonists; some lead to their permanent deaths. House of Ashes is set during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and follows five characters—four Americans working for the US Armed Forces and one Iraqi Republican Guard—who must escape from an underground Akkadian temple and survive the vampiric creatures that infest the area. Ashley Tisdale, who plays CIA operative Rachel King, was marketed as the game's leading actress. Jason Graves, a long-time collaborator with Supermassive for the series, composed the soundtrack during COVID-19 lockdowns in the United Kingdom.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 63 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,207 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~151/week).
  • · Review velocity up 147% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 219k–494k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,968 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.87-70%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2026-02-16) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 84 of 110 observed days · $27.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20212026Week of 2021-10-01: 1,194 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 925 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

170312026-08-06 22:00 — 98 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 43 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 96 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 96 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 54 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 127 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 119 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 71 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 115 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 100 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 46 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 74 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 96 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 43 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 87 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 70 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 101 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 109 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 57 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 82 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 53 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 72 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 96 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 33 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 32 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 113 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 63 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$5.722021-08-242026-08-302021-08-24 — best price $26.992021-10-31 — best price $29.992022-02-14 — best price $17.502022-04-24 — best price $29.992022-05-26 — best price $25.192022-07-05 — best price $19.792022-08-19 — best price $19.792022-09-26 — best price $11.732022-11-08 — best price $29.992022-12-06 — best price $25.192023-01-20 — best price $14.992023-03-17 — best price $29.992023-05-01 — best price $25.192023-06-19 — best price $15.002023-08-02 — best price $14.992023-09-14 — best price $9.602023-11-01 — best price $8.692023-12-15 — best price $8.692024-01-24 — best price $9.902024-03-11 — best price $7.292024-04-24 — best price $8.512024-06-02 — best price $25.192024-08-02 — best price $7.292024-09-17 — best price $9.602024-10-24 — best price $9.892024-11-24 — best price $25.192025-01-20 — best price $8.692025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-05-16 — best price $27.592025-06-30 — best price $9.902025-08-29 — best price $29.992025-10-07 — best price $24.872025-11-24 — best price $5.752026-01-24 — best price $7.292026-03-02 — best price $5.882026-04-24 — best price $8.712026-06-11 — best price $26.992026-08-05 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
77.8%
earned "The Sword and the Shield"
9.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)20,58213%31
PS4 (PlayStation)12,59715%31
Steam (Steam)9,3223%30
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)6,1474%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DemonsHorrorMysteryMilitaryAdventureMythologyNonlinearStory RichAtmosphericChoices Matter

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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