The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

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  • Summary: From the creators of Until Dawn

    Switch between the perspective of 5 playable characters - All can live or die in your version of the story Multiple ways to play including 2 player online coop mode Hugely branching storyline that changes based on the decisions you make Each game    From the creators of Until Dawn

    Switch between the perspective of 5 playable characters - All can live or die in your version of the story

    Multiple ways to play including 2 player online coop mode

    Hugely branching storyline that changes based on the decisions you make

    Each game in The Dark Pictures Anthology is a complete and original story in its own right

    THREE WAYS TO PLAY
    Introducing multiplayer to The Dark Pictures Anthology!
    1. SOLO STORY
    The complete terrifying story as a single player experience
    2. MOVIE NIGHT MODE
    You and up to 4 friends will play the story together on the couch, each controlling a different character

    And:

    3. SHARED STORY
    2 player online co-operative mode. Play the whole story online with a friend, making choices that affect you both.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Gamer.nl
    Oct 21, 2021
    85
    Quotation forthcoming.
  2. Gameblog.fr
    Oct 21, 2021
    80
    House of Ashes has its flaws, especially on a technical level, but it is clear that things happened since Man of Medan. More intriguing, richer and better staged than its predecessors, the third installment of the Dark Pictures Anthology easily manages to rise to the top. And we can say Supermassive Games is on the right track. We are already looking forward to discovering how they will manage to surprise us on the next episode.
  3. Gamers' Temple
    Nov 8, 2021
    80
    Overall if you’ve played a Dark Picture Anthology game, you know what to expect with House of Ashes. They seem to all play around the same but have different stories and gameplay circumstances. Whether the story is good or not, or characters are interesting or boring is all left up to opinion for the most part. One thing is for sure though – if you’re a horror fan, you really need to get into this series, because it has some great stories to tell and some nice moments of horror to share. House of Ashes is my personal favorite of the Dark Pictures games so far and it definitely rivals Until Dawn. It’s hard to say it’s better than Until Dawn, because they both have their ups and downs, but it’s definitely a contender.
  4. TrueGaming
    Oct 23, 2021
    75
    House of Ashes is the best episode in the Dark Pictures Anthology so far. Some adjustments and additions add more depth to the experience, and while some cons from previous episodes persist, the overall quality of the experience is higher.
  5. IGN Portugal
    Oct 26, 2021
    70
    The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes has come to revolutionize the series with the gifts their predecessors gave them. Not only does it fill in the imperative requirements for a good horror game, it spreads the implicit message that it's only in reach of the bravest to conquer fear, in authentic tests of pressure and choices. In a scenario completely obscure, where you can see nothing but feel everything, the decisions must be made and the course of history changed... forever. House of Ashes is, without a doubt, the best game of the series so far.
  6. Metro GameCentral
    Oct 21, 2021
    70
    Easily the best of the Dark Pictures Anthology series, which finally manages to serve up some interesting characters and effective horror scenes, with an appealingly gothic atmosphere.
  7. Cultured Vultures
    Oct 21, 2021
    60
    If you enjoyed the first two games, there is some fun to be had in House of Ashes, but glitches, a predictable story structure and some boring jump scares holds it back from being a truly worthy sequel.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 33
  3. Negative: 7 out of 33
  1. RanGom007
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    The best chapter in the entire Dark Pictures anthology. An interesting, dynamic adventure, which at the end captures so much that it isThe best chapter in the entire Dark Pictures anthology. An interesting, dynamic adventure, which at the end captures so much that it is impossible to break away. Keep it up! I hope the following parts will also increase the level… Expand
  2. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  4. Darkpictures8
    Jun 17, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing characters and lots and lots of Branching paths you can choose from… Expand
  5. inmh
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    My one major complaint about the game is that it seems to be having a lot of glitch issues, primarily with loading the texture of theMy one major complaint about the game is that it seems to be having a lot of glitch issues, primarily with loading the texture of the backgrounds and character features (ex. sometimes the blood and grime on Rachel's face disappeared, or didn't load). Story-wise, the situation between Nick, Eric, and Rachel had me rolling my eyes a little too.

    Other than that? I thought this was a major improvement over the last two games in terms of horror and mystery. They really had some good twists to explain what was going on, and because the game didn't have the same twist as the last two, even replaying the game you're still on your toes trying to keep the characters alive. It's a much more tense experience, which is what I'm looking for in a horror game.    … Expand
  6. wesker2012
    Oct 24, 2021
    6
    I was looking forward to this game but ultimately overall, I felt it was a disappointing experience. I just felt the horror adventure wasn'tI was looking forward to this game but ultimately overall, I felt it was a disappointing experience. I just felt the horror adventure wasn't that interesting in the end and the characters were kind of annoying and uninteresting. Just when the game was getting more interesting, it ended. This is the game that you are supposed to play more than once but I just don't feel any motivation to play again. It would be nice if they changed some of the gameplay mechanics up as it feels like it's getting repetitive since they are the same in each anthology game. Also, most of the setting was very dark and not very interesting. I'm not sure if I would play another anthology game after this.… Expand
  7. aditya1101
    Nov 23, 2021
    6
    Quite a bit better than Little Hope, they did a much better job of making the choices actually matter in this one.
  8. dark0153
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Piece of **** quick time actions
    Piece of **** coop mode
    Piece of **** game, stay away from it

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