<s>
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
interactive	O
drama	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
developed	O
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
instalment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
,	O
after	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
and	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
decision-making	O
scenes	O
can	O
significantly	O
alter	O
the	O
trajectory	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
change	O
the	O
relationships	O
between	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
;	O
some	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
of	O
the	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staple	O
mechanics	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
(	O
QTEs	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
pictures	O
"	O
,	O
collectable	O
items	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
see	O
visions	O
of	O
possible	O
future	O
events	O
,	O
appear	O
again	O
in	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
takes	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
book	O
At	O
the	O
Mountains	O
of	O
Madness	O
and	O
the	O
films	O
Predator	O
and	O
The	O
Descent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
must	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
structure	O
and	O
cooperate	O
to	O
outmatch	O
the	O
vampiric	B-Application
creatures	O
that	O
infest	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
22	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
anthology	O
's	O
first	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
—	O
some	O
wrote	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
"	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
,	O
and	O
others	O
took	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recurrent	O
criticisms	O
were	O
about	O
several	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
glitches	O
with	O
the	O
textures	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
visual	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
drama	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
with	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
that	O
is	O
presented	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
2003	O
invasion	O
of	O
Iraq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
introduces	O
two	O
gameplay	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
those	O
of	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
and	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
forgiving	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
challenging	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
lethal	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
affect	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
(	O
QTEs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
at	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
said	O
players	O
will	O
immediately	O
understand	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
mechanics	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
played	O
either	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
or	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anatomical	O
drawing	O
of	O
the	O
brain	O
and	O
heart	O
accompanies	O
every	O
choice	O
in	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
may	O
choose	O
actions	O
based	O
on	O
either	O
rationality	O
or	O
emotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survival	O
of	O
all	O
five	O
protagonists	O
depends	O
on	O
these	O
critical	O
decisions	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
game	I-Application
continues	I-Application
without	I-Application
the	I-Application
deceased	I-Application
characters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
has	O
multiple	O
endings	O
and	O
includes	O
over	O
60	O
death	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
includes	O
elements	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
collectables	O
while	O
searching	O
and	O
moving	O
through	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
light	O
source	O
mechanic	O
aids	O
players	O
in	O
underground	O
navigation	O
and	O
inspection	O
by	O
illuminating	O
dark	O
paths	O
that	O
lay	O
ahead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
line	O
with	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
50	O
"	O
secrets	O
"	O
—	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
—	O
provide	O
background	O
information	O
and	O
context	O
to	O
events	O
that	O
happened	O
in	O
the	O
temple	O
and	O
preceded	O
the	O
main	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
holdover	O
feature	O
present	O
in	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
is	O
the	O
set	O
of	O
four	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
concept	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
live	O
streamers	O
 '	O
collaborative	O
manner	O
of	O
playing	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
another	O
game	O
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
prompted	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
incorporate	O
such	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
their	O
next	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
plot	O
unfolds	O
within	O
the	O
former	O
territory	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
Akkadian	O
Empire	O
that	O
existed	O
in	O
Mesopotamia	O
around	O
4,000	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disease	O
caused	O
the	O
aliens	O
to	O
mutate	O
into	O
vampires	B-Application
that	O
are	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
ultraviolet	O
light	O
;	O
they	O
have	O
hibernated	O
underground	O
for	O
millennia	O
,	O
occasionally	O
venturing	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
to	O
feed	O
on	O
their	O
victims	O
 '	O
adrenaline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
assault	O
,	O
a	O
solar	B-Application
eclipse	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
aliens	O
beneath	O
the	O
temple	O
to	O
slaughter	O
both	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
introduces	O
himself	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
provides	O
information	O
about	O
parts	O
of	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
decision-making	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
pictures	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
centres	O
around	O
two	O
main	O
character	O
dynamics	O
:	O
Rachel	O
's	O
relationship	O
with	O
Eric	O
and	O
Nick	O
,	O
and	O
Jason	O
's	O
relationship	O
with	O
Salim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonists	O
learn	O
about	O
the	O
temple	O
's	O
history	O
and	O
about	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
a	O
failed	O
British	O
1940s	O
archaeological	O
expedition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Salim	O
explores	O
the	O
temple	O
alone	O
as	O
the	O
surviving	O
marines	O
regroup	O
,	O
using	O
steel	O
debris	O
from	O
a	O
fallen	O
truck	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
;	O
Rachel	O
is	O
separated	O
from	O
Eric	O
after	O
a	O
stand-off	O
with	O
Dar	O
and	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
blood-soaked	O
pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
US	O
forces	O
search	O
for	O
ways	O
to	O
signal	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
she	O
comes	O
across	O
an	O
infected	O
Clarice	O
,	O
abducted	O
by	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
Rachel	O
reunites	O
with	O
her	O
allies	O
in	O
the	O
temple	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
they	O
are	O
promptly	O
assaulted	O
by	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vampires	B-Application
continue	O
their	O
attack	O
in	O
the	O
catacombs	O
,	O
splitting	O
everyone	O
up	O
and	O
killing	O
Dar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
survivors	O
flee	O
from	O
another	O
close	O
encounter	O
with	O
the	O
creatures	O
,	O
they	O
further	O
explore	O
the	O
spaceship	O
and	O
learn	O
about	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
 '	O
origin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survivors	O
talk	O
about	O
a	O
gigantic	O
nest	O
of	O
hibernating	O
vampires	B-Application
they	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
spaceship	O
and	O
incinerate	O
it	O
with	O
explosives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
cocoons	O
burn	O
,	O
they	O
escape	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
to	O
await	O
extraction	O
by	O
a	O
rescue	O
team	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
total	O
solar	B-Application
eclipse	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
aliens	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
group	O
one	O
final	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
dispatched	O
team	O
arrives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US	O
military	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
cover	O
up	O
the	O
entire	O
incident	O
,	O
begins	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eight	O
planned	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
anthology	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
next-generation	O
graphics	O
and	O
resolution	O
the	O
new	O
platforms	O
provide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
and	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
received	O
PS5/Xbox	O
Series	O
X/S	O
upgrades	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
free	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Will	O
Doyle	O
described	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
as	O
a	O
creature	O
feature	O
and	O
an	O
exploration	O
horror	O
game	O
about	O
an	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
of	O
"	O
trained	O
experts	O
"	O
who	O
are	O
"	O
beyond	O
safety	O
"	O
and	O
unable	O
to	O
get	O
backup	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
critical	O
"	O
mission	O
in	O
a	O
secluded	O
location	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
encounter	O
threats	O
Doyle	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
horrible	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
inhumane	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
other	O
instalments	O
,	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
standalone	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
included	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
and	O
callbacks	O
to	O
previous	O
and	O
future	O
instalments	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
shared	O
universe	O
within	O
the	O
anthology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
models	O
from	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
predecessors	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
creatures	O
lifelike	O
,	O
developers	O
used	O
both	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
and	O
hand	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
implemented	O
two	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
for	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
fan	O
feedback	O
on	O
prior	O
instalments	O
in	O
the	O
anthology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
many	O
scenes	O
in	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
involve	O
"	O
spookier	O
"	O
and	O
more	O
spacious	O
areas	O
,	O
Supermassive	O
found	O
it	O
appropriate	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
total	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
aid	O
in	O
exploration	O
and	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
appreciate	O
the	O
cavernous	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doyle	O
said	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
and	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
he	O
noticed	O
fans	O
were	O
divided	O
about	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
QTE	O
mechanics	O
;	O
many	O
found	O
the	O
prompts	O
"	O
too	O
easy	O
"	O
but	O
others	O
found	O
them	O
"	O
too	O
hard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
toggle	O
the	O
speed	O
at	O
which	O
QTEs	O
appear	O
and	O
remain	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
limited	O
number	O
of	O
endings	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
hallucinations	O
as	O
a	O
plot	O
twist	O
provoked	O
a	O
backlash	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
incorporated	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
narrative	O
branches	O
into	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
Tisdale	O
recounted	O
her	O
experiences	O
while	O
acting	O
for	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
and	O
expressed	O
excitement	O
in	O
her	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
CIA	O
operative	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Supermassive	O
Games	O
promoted	O
Tisdale	O
and	O
Rachel	O
as	O
the	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
lead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
Tisdale	O
,	O
she	O
noted	O
that	O
Shawn	O
Ashmore	O
and	O
Will	O
Poulter	O
also	O
starred	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
playing	O
characters	O
in	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
and	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
filming	O
process	O
,	O
Supermassive	O
used	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
on	O
Tisdale	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
voice	O
actors	O
to	O
create	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
's	O
long-time	O
collaborator	O
Jason	O
Graves	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
them	O
on	O
music	O
for	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
inception	O
,	O
he	O
composed	O
music	O
for	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
development	O
,	O
Graves	O
composed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
score	O
during	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
lockdowns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
director	O
Barney	O
Pratt	O
used	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
film	O
-	O
and	O
game-music	O
editing	O
techniques	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
cinematic	O
,	O
immersive	O
atmosphere	O
for	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
post-credits	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamescom	O
trailer	O
contains	O
an	O
advertisement	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Pazuzu	O
Edition	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
a	O
fictional	O
US	O
military	O
website	O
that	O
gave	O
further	O
details	O
about	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pazuzu	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
Curator	O
's	O
Cut	O
,	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
box	O
,	O
an	O
art	O
print	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
stickers	O
,	O
a	O
figurine	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
vampiric	B-Application
creatures	O
and	O
an	O
eclipse-shaped	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
22	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
felt	O
the	O
anthology	O
refreshingly	O
took	O
"	O
some	O
swings	O
for	O
once	O
"	O
with	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hughes	O
felt	O
Man	B-Application
of	I-Application
Medan	I-Application
and	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
played	O
it	O
too	O
safe	O
and	O
went	O
"	O
way	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
step	O
back	O
from	O
saying	O
anything	O
about	O
anything	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
he	O
credits	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
for	O
not	O
shying	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
implications	O
of	O
the	O
Iraq	O
War	O
,	O
notably	O
featuring	O
the	O
Xenophobia	O
and	O
the	O
cycle	O
of	O
revenge	O
as	O
major	O
themes	O
after	O
9/11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
were	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
commentary	O
in	O
several	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
for	O
the	O
website	O
VG247	O
,	O
Tom	O
Orry	O
said	O
Salim	O
had	O
the	O
saddest	O
backstory	O
among	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
and	O
believed	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
standout	O
among	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marshall	O
enjoyed	O
many	O
of	O
Salim	O
's	O
actions	O
and	O
feats	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
accumulating	O
an	O
"	O
enormous	O
vampire	B-Application
kill	O
count	O
"	O
and	O
being	O
willing	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
American	O
characters	O
despite	O
their	O
hostility	O
,	O
during	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Wakeling	O
said	O
Salim	O
's	O
relationships	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
"	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
poignant	O
moments	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
Little	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
sold	O
27%	O
fewer	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
upon	O
its	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
entered	O
the	O
UK	O
boxed	O
charts	O
at	O
number	O
six	O
,	O
with	O
48%	O
of	O
boxed	O
sales	O
coming	O
from	O
PS5	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
made	O
up	O
36%	O
and	O
16%	O
of	O
physical	O
sales	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
dropped	O
to	O
number	O
21	O
on	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
30	O
October	O
,	O
denoting	O
a	O
52%	O
decrease	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factoring	O
in	O
both	O
download	O
and	O
physical	O
purchases	O
,	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
GSD	O
Top	O
20	O
Games	O
monthly	O
chart	O
for	O
October	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
placed	O
at	O
number	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
next	O
game	O
was	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
The	O
Dark	O
Pictures	O
first	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
trailer	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
and	O
depicts	O
an	O
automated	O
human-like	O
mechanism	O
created	O
from	O
a	O
rotting	O
corpse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
gold	O
picture	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
chapter	O
of	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
previews	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
,	O
showing	O
a	O
man	O
being	O
incinerated	O
by	O
an	O
explosion	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
mannequin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	I-Application
Me	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
five-person	O
crew	O
of	O
documentary	O
filmmakers	O
who	O
tour	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
H	O
.	O
H	O
.	O
Holmes	O
 '	O
"	O
Murder	O
Castle	O
"	O
and	O
are	O
subsequently	O
stalked	O
by	O
a	O
malevolent	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
