{"data":{"slug":"the-dark-pictures-anthology-house-of-ashes","name":"The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes","aliases":["House of Ashes","The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes"],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/the-dark-pictures-anthology-house-of-ashes","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/the-dark-pictures-anthology-house-of-ashes","facts":{"online_coop":true,"max_players_online":2,"min_players_online":2,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":5,"local_screen":"shared_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":null,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","playstation_4","playstation_5","xbox_one","xbox_series"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"playable","release_status":"released","release_date":"2021-10-22","genres":["horror"],"steam_app_id":1281590,"wikidata_qid":"Q100998627"},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.thedarkpictures.com/games/house-of-ashes","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","max_players_local"],"notes":{"local_coop":"The ways to play list Movie Night, an offline multiplayer mode where players share one device and each takes characters.","max_players_local":"Movie Night is described as an offline mode for 2 to 5 players."}},{"url":"https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/the-dark-pictures/news/the-fate-of-the-characters-house-of-ashes-your-hands","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online","min_players_online","local_coop","max_players_local","platforms","release_date","genres"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The publisher's page describes a 2 player online shared story.","max_players_online":"The online shared story is for 2 players.","min_players_online":"The online shared story is for exactly 2 players, and Xbox lists it as 2-2.","local_coop":"The page names a movie night mode for up to 5 players.","max_players_local":"The page says up to 5 players in the movie night mode.","platforms":"Lists PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. 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A separate free trial is listed, which does not count."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/the-dark-pictures-anthology-house-of-ashes/9PJVG73JW2V2","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online","min_players_online","local_coop","max_players_local","platforms","release_date","free_to_play"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Features list Online co-op (2-2).","max_players_online":"Features list Online co-op (2-2).","min_players_online":"Features list Online co-op (2-2), so the online mode needs exactly 2 players.","local_coop":"Features list Xbox local co-op (2-5).","max_players_local":"Features list Xbox local co-op (2-5).","platforms":"Lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.","release_date":"Gives October 22, 2021.","free_to_play":"Xbox sells the game, with a list price of $29.99. No free version was found."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100998627","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date","platforms"],"notes":{"genres":"P136 is survival horror.","release_date":"P577 is 2021-10-22 worldwide.","platforms":"P400 lists Windows and four console platforms, which agree with the store pages."}},{"url":"https://www.shacknews.com/article/127272/how-multiplayer-works-house-of-ashes","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_screen":"Shacknews guide from 2021-10-22 says players in the same room swap one controller, so everyone watches the same screen. No split screen is mentioned."}},{"url":"https://press-start.com.au/reviews/ps5-reviews/2021/10/22/the-dark-pictures-house-of-ashes-review-supermassive-surprises-once-more/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_screen":"Press Start review from 2021-10-22 says Movie Night assigns characters to people in the room and prompts you when to pass the controller."}},{"url":"https://www.gamespew.com/2021/10/house-of-ashes-review/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_screen"],"notes":{"local_screen":"GameSpew review from 2021-10-21 says a controller is passed around up to five players, each taking one or more characters."}}],"updated":"2026-10-28"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}