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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

92% positive of 2,444 Steam reviews

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Main story
Unknown
Everything
Unknown
Released
2022
Steam Deck
Verified
Known on
Steam, GOG

Made by Cloak and Dagger Games. Published by Wadjet Eye Games.

About the game

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

What sets it apart

  • Point & Click
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Horror
  • Female Protagonist
  • Dark
  • Emotional
  • Lovecraftian
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Puzzle
  • Cinematic

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    Hob's Barrow isn't a bad game to me, I want to clarify this from the start. But I just can't recommend it to anybody I know. The game has a melancholic and kind of oppressive atmosphere right from the start. I play as the antiquarian Thomasina Bateman in a remote british town. Nobody trusts her, everyone seems to know more than they're letting on. The game starts of very strong, because you're given a choice here:…

    9.1 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Great game overall, left a slight aftertaste of unimportance of all I did as a player in the end though..

    9.2 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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