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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...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a point & click, adventure and horror game developed by Cloak and Dagger Games and published by Wadjet Eye Games.
Released on September 28th 2022 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 2,377 reviews of which 2,204 were positive and 173 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.00€ on Instant Gaming.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP or higher
  • Processor: Pentium or higher
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 640x360, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum
  • DirectX: Version 5.2
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.11
  • Processor: Any
  • Graphics: 640x360, 700 Mhz system minimum
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu, Debian, Arch - (64bit)
  • Processor: 2.7 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Alsa/DSP/Pulse etc

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March 2025
Great point and click game. Really enjoy the puzzles and the story. Highly recommend!
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March 2025
Finally, an old-school point-and-click adventure delivering a dark, horror-infused, immersive, and atmospheric experience. The game features well-written dialogues with excellent voice acting. The puzzles strike an ideal balance—engaging but never frustrating—keeping the game’s pace steady as the mystery unfolds. With its gripping story, haunting atmosphere, and beautifully eerie soundtrack, this is a must-play for fans of horror-infused adventure games.
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March 2025
This isn't a long game but it the art style and sound design made the story very atmospheric and tense. As a northern lass I was happy to have regional British accents in a game and Herbert the cat is an icon.
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March 2025
A great atmospheric horror game. i don't normally care if a game has voice acting or not but the voice acting was incredible! I see that most complaints are that your choices don't matter but i think the story is done so well that it's not held back by a lack of multiple endings.
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Feb. 2025
I kept seeing this title in my library, wanting to try it, and putting it off. I finally bit the bullet and I'm so glad I did. Even though, as I just finished the game, it's left me feeling sad and empty. That's what an excellent story, or a great piece of art does, makes you feel something. This was creepy enough, interesting, quaint. Almost like a cozy mystery. And because you enjoyed the quaint characters and village and settings, it makes it all the more heartbreaking when something bad happens. *sniffle* Great game! I'll follow this studio from here on.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.49€ on Steam.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow received 2,204 positive votes out of a total of 2,377 achieving a rating of 8.86.
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow was developed by Cloak and Dagger Games and published by Wadjet Eye Games.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. Explore additional content available for The Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
8.9
2,204
173
Game modes
Features
Online players
9
Developer
Cloak and Dagger Games
Publisher
Wadjet Eye Games
Release 28 Sep 2022
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