The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes is the third game in The Dark Pictures series. The game will take place in the Middle East, and the heroes will be American soldiers who will encounter an ancient demonic creature in underground caves. 2003, Iraq. The Americans have already won the war, but they still feel some tension. After all, their worst enemy Saddam Hussein is still in hiding and could launch a surprise attack. One day, Colonel Eric King, using the tracking technology he developed, finds traces of chemical weapons. Surely Hussein’s base is located there, from where the villain is preparing to strike the United States. Eric is given command of a detachment of Marines that used to report to his wife, and prepares to go on a mission.
Alas, things quickly did not go according to plan. The soldiers were first attacked by the Iraqi military, who refused to lay down their arms and surrender. Then the ground shook mysteriously, cracks appeared under the soldiers’ feet, and they all fell down. Old equipment is abandoned in the halls, creepy notes are lying on the tables, and in the darkness you can see terrible creatures that are about to appear and will certainly devour someone. Not only do the creatures reach out to the poor fellows with their paws, but the fighters also squabble among themselves. The Marines constantly find out which of them is right, and the angry Iraqi prefers shooting to talking. To survive, people will have to make compromises more than once.