Should I play The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass or The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass first?

If you want chronology, The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass (2022) came out before The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass vs The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass and The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass (2022) is 1 year older than The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass (2023). The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass scores higher on Steam reviews (71.1% positive) than The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass (30.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass

Choose The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass if you want an Action game with Online PvP and PvP. The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass launched in 2022.

Choose The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass

Choose The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass launched in 2023.

Both The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass and The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass vs The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass — Steam metadata comparison
	The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass	The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass
Released	2022	2023
Genres	Action, Adventure	Adventure
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Deck Verified
Price	Price unknown	Price unknown
Steam reviews	71.1% positive (83 reviews)	30.8% positive (52 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Developers	Supermassive Games	Supermassive Games

Side by side

Both are Adventure games on Steam.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass (2022) is 1 year older than The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass (2023).
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass scores higher on Steam reviews (71.1% positive) than The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass (30.8% positive).
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass has co-op; The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass does not.
Steam Deck: The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - Friend's Pass is Deck Playable, The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass is Deck Verified.