The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Last updated: 2026-02-23
  • Engaging and detailed story experience.
  • Impactful player choices and consequences.
  • High-quality, immersive gameplay experience.
  • Excellent sound and visual design elements.
  • Excessive and problematic quick-time events.
  • Poor character development and unrealistic behaviors.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
9,811
Positive
8,69488.6%
Negative
1,11711.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
622,921
Estimated revenue
$18,681,401
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
261.69%
Estimated copies lost
1,651
Estimated revenue lost
$49,513
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
261.7%
Avg playtime 0.7h
151%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
1368.9%
Avg playtime 9h
1,35788.5%
Avg playtime 12.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1 rev/day
Last 30d9.6 rev/day
Quarterly49.9 rev/qtr
Days covered1,585.5 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,534 total
Organic purchasers90458.9%
Voted up: 90%
Key activations63041.1%
Voted up: 89%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,534 total
First impression0-2h553.59%
Voted up: 44%
Mid game2-10h1,16976.2%
Voted up: 90%
Late game10-20h22214.5%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+885.74%
Voted up: 95%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.37% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
90.5%
Global baseline 89.4%
21 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 9,811 total.