A brand new trailer dropped for The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, giving fans a closer look at the survival horror game's characters ahead of its Halloween release.
The trailer provides a glimpse at each of the five-player character's motivations and personalities, spotlighting the actors who bring them to life, while also teasing the many horrors and monsters to come. The tagline for House of Ashes is "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here." The game is inspired by Naram-Sin of Akkad, a Mesopotamian king cursed by the gods, and the story follows five experienced military officers who are trapped in an ancient underground Sumerian temple after an earthquake. While attempting to escape the sprawling cave system, the soldiers encounter an unspeakable horror that will do anything to slaughter its prey.
Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical, Phineas and Ferb) stars as CIA officer Rachel King alongside Alex Gravenstein (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) who plays US Air Force lieutenant colonel Eric King. The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes also features Paul Zinno (Future Man) as USMC Force Recon first lieutenant Jason Kolchek, Moe Jeudy-Lamour (Ted Lasso) as sergeant Nick Kay and Nick Tarabay (Stargirl, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare) as Iraqi army lieutenant Salim Othman.
House of Ashes is the third game in The Dark Pictures Anthology -- the follow-up to 2019's Man of Medan and 2020's Little Hope. While the latest installment shares many aspects with its predecessors, including the interactive narrative, exploration mechanics and an online co-op mode, it introduces several gameplay changes. The camera is no longer fixed, each character comes equipped with a tactical flashlight and quick-time events have different difficulty levels.
Supermassive Games is developing the game on Unreal Engine 4 and Bandai Namco Entertainment is publishing the title. House of Ashes is Will Doyle's directorial debut in The Dark Pictures Anthology franchise. Doyle is joined by video game industry veteran Jason Graves, who is composing the music. Graves also crafted the soundtrack for Man of Medan, Little Hope and Supermassive Games' breakout success Until Dawn.
House of Ashes is currently scheduled for wide release on Oct. 22 and will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Fans who pre-order the game will gain early access to The Curator's Cut. This version of House of Ashes allows gamers to play previously unavailable scenes and sections of the story with different characters, potentially resulting in different choices and creating new outcomes.
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