The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 162 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 124 out of 162
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 162
  3. Negative: 19 out of 162
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  1. MaxieZeus
    Mar 25, 2023
    1
    Extremely horrible acting and the game somehow managed to be even worse than the firs two games.
  2. Manx2K
    Jan 11, 2023
    4
    This one is a huge L. I played all 4 Dark Pictures Anthology games and this is by far the worst one. It literally is skippable.
  3. Ohmer17
    Apr 16, 2022
    3
    Stupid storylines... Pathetic characters.... If you fail several times the story don't change at all... Something completely different from the First chapters of the title serie.... They really **** with this chapters.... What are you doind critics?.... So disappointed... If they dont have a valid narattive why they have to release a game a year? Change genre ... Change kind of game...Stupid storylines... Pathetic characters.... If you fail several times the story don't change at all... Something completely different from the First chapters of the title serie.... They really **** with this chapters.... What are you doind critics?.... So disappointed... If they dont have a valid narattive why they have to release a game a year? Change genre ... Change kind of game... Don't create **** ... Dialogues come from '80 b movie... Ridiculous!… Expand
  4. dark0153
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Piece of **** quick time actions
    Piece of **** coop mode
    Piece of **** game, stay away from it
  5. Chri100pher
    Dec 9, 2021
    2
    I don’t know how to start with this review.
    First of all the game is shortest part of all, story is really bad and there is no tension like in previous games of this series. Beside of that the game have technical problems like blocking every time when you try to pickup some secret or other item, your character gonna freeze and you just need to wait until it’s unfreeze. That kind of issue    I don’t know how to start with this review.
    First of all the game is shortest part of all, story is really bad and there is no tension like in previous games of this series. Beside of that the game have technical problems like blocking every time when you try to pickup some secret or other item, your character gonna freeze and you just need to wait until it’s unfreeze. That kind of issue when whole game is based on picking up and examine objects is a nightmare for player.    … Expand
  6. trevor1981
    Oct 27, 2021
    0
    Just when I was sure that Supermassive Games will not make the same mistakes for the 3rd time in a row, they ended up delivering a game even worse than Man of Medan. I wonder if these guys have been doing anything but indulging one another for the last years? Because it's obvious they're not even trying to impress. Making a mediocre game at best is now their quality bar. At the end of theJust when I was sure that Supermassive Games will not make the same mistakes for the 3rd time in a row, they ended up delivering a game even worse than Man of Medan. I wonder if these guys have been doing anything but indulging one another for the last years? Because it's obvious they're not even trying to impress. Making a mediocre game at best is now their quality bar. At the end of the day they can always pat themselves on the shoulder, saying 'well, technically it's a game, there are playable characters, they can move, there are different endings, and though they look pretty much the same, technically those are different endings... okay, that's a wrap... it's horrible, but it's also cheap. They'll buy it'.
    Writing - 0/10
    Execution - 3-4/10
    Acting - 3/10 (I'm surprised the actors even agreed to deliver those so-called lines)    … Expand
  7. prosign
    Oct 26, 2021
    4
    Очень много ненормативной лексики в русской озвучке... ну очень много. Сюжет как из боевиков 90-ых годов, много шуток ниже пояса. Слабенькая игра. Если бы не диалоги, то еще может и доиграл.

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Games.cz
    Nov 30, 2021
    60
    Supermassive Games don’t know where to go. They made some changes trying to find their lost recipe for success but that cannot save the weak scares and unlikeable characters.
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  2. 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.
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  3. BaziCenter
    Nov 7, 2021
    75
    House of Ashes offers an engaging story and does a wonderful job in creating a ghastly setting, leaving you in a world full of dark and frightening secrets. If you are a fan of survival horror genre, House of Ashes won't disappoint you.
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