House of Ashes delivers exactly what fans of the series expect: a cinematic horror experience where your choices genuinely shape the story and the fate of the characters. Just like in previous titles, the strongest aspect of the game is its narrative structure. It feels like you’re watching an interactive movie where every decision can lead to completely different outcomes, which keeps the tension and engagement high throughout.

One of the main drawbacks of the entire series, including this installment, is its short length. The experience ends sooner than you’d like, leaving you wanting more time with the story and characters.

Visually, the game is a mixed bag. While some scenes look impressive, the graphics can be inconsistent, and at times the textures appear noticeably low-quality. However, this doesn’t completely ruin the experience and can be overlooked due to the strength of the storytelling.

In terms of horror, House of Ashes didn’t manage to fully scare me. There was only one moment that felt genuinely tense or frightening, while the rest of the game leans more toward action-driven science fiction with light horror elements rather than pure survival horror.

Overall, I enjoyed the game, mainly for its story and choice-driven gameplay, but it didn’t leave a strong horror impression compared to expectations. I also managed to save all the characters, which made the experience even more satisfying.

🖥️ Reviewer's PC Specs

⚙️ CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (6-Core Processor)
🎮 GPU: MSI GTX 1660 Ti GAMING X — 6GB VRAM
🧠 RAM: Kingston Fury 32GB (2×16GB) DDR4 3600 MHz
💿 OS: Windows 11 Pro

Fun game!.
Some story parts are a bit more for the plot then they make sense, some decisions are a bit random and hard to know at all what they could lead to and it makes it hard sometimes too see what decision lead to what.
but i played it with a friend and we had a lot of fun, they made the co-op funktion really good and fun.
:)

Cool game!