Can I run The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes?
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (2021) is an adventure game and a demanding game for a PC. For high settings it wants a modern mid-range graphics card (RTX 2060 or RTX 3060 class).
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-4690K or AMD FX-8350 | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB | Nvidia GeForce 2060 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, 8 GB |
| Storage | 65 GB available space | 65 GB available space |
Source: the official The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes?
To play it you need at least a GeForce GTX 960 class graphics card, an Intel Core i5-4460 class processor and 8 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: a GeForce GTX 1080 or faster, an Intel Core i5-8400 class processor and 12 GB of RAM.
Graphics card: minimum
- GeForce GTX 960
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- Radeon RX 570
Graphics card: high settings
- GeForce GTX 1080
- GeForce RTX 2060
- Radeon RX 5600 XT
Processor: minimum
- Intel Core i5-4460
- AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Intel Core i3-10100
Processor: high settings
- Intel Core i5-8400
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Intel Core i7-8700
How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 88%, medium to high settings; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 40%, below the minimum, not playable well.
Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.
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