Descend into a cinematic, choice-driven horror where every decision can mean life or death.
House of Ashes delivers a tense, narrative adventure where your choices shape the outcome. As part of The Dark Pictures series, this standalone story drops you into a deadly underground nightmare and challenges you to lead a fractured group to safety—or sacrifice.
Iraq, 2003: CIA field operative Rachel King joins an elite military unit to raid a suspected chemical weapons facility in the shadow of the Zagros Mountains. Ambushed by a local patrol led by Sergeant Salim Othman, the firefight triggers an earthquake that plunges both sides into a buried Sumerian temple. In the darkness beneath the Arabian Desert, something ancient and unearthly awakens—a relentless threat stalking every tunnel.
Face horrific discoveries and impossible choices as you navigate a subterranean labyrinth. Will you protect your own survival, or put aside rivalries to fight together? Don’t play alone—share your story online with a friend or with up to five friends offline, and cooperate wisely to save your cast.
Confront the abyss on Xbox Series X and choose who makes it out alive—add House of Ashes to your collection today.
More Details:
Platform: Xbox Series X
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Standalone, cinematic branching horror game where your decisions determine the story
Third game in The Dark Pictures Anthology series
Setting: Iraq (2003), Zagros Mountains; descend into the ruins of a buried Sumerian temple
Play modes: Play online with a friend or up to 5 friends offline
Compatibility: Xbox One and Xbox Series X compatible game
