The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 22 October 2021.

Ashley Tisdale was marketed as the game's leading actress, marking the third time Supermassive Games cast a high-profile actor to portray a character for the series. They must find a way out of the ancient structure and cooperate to outmatch the vampiric creatures that infest the area. Set during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the plot follows five characters-four Americans working for the US Armed Forces and one Iraqi Republican Guard-who fall into a subterranean Akkadian temple after an Iraqi ambush. House of Ashes takes heavy inspiration from the book At the Mountains of Madness and the films Predator and The Descent. Jason Graves, a long-time collaborator with Supermassive Games, returned to compose the game's soundtrack, having created music for the earlier games in the series. The game also introduces new features, including a more interactive camera system and three difficulty levels to manage QTEs. Staple mechanics of The Dark Pictures Anthology, such as quick time events (QTEs) and 'pictures', collectable items that allow players to see visions of possible future events, appear again in House of Ashes.

Its decision-making scenes can significantly alter the trajectory of the plot and change the relationships between the main characters some can lead to the permanent death of the protagonists. Continuing the series' premise, the game features a cast of five playable protagonists and a multilinear narrative influenced by player choices. It is the third instalment in The Dark Pictures Anthology, after Man of Medan (2019) and Little Hope (2020). The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes is a 2021 interactive drama and survival horror video game with science fiction elements developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

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