The Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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 2,444 reviews of which 2,264 were positive and 180 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 less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Excavation of Hob's Barrow into these genres:

Point & Click Adventure Horror Pixel Graphics Female Protagonist Puzzle Atmospheric Dark Interactive Fiction Drama Mystery Emotional Retro Story Rich Singleplayer Thriller Indie Cinematic Lovecraftian Investigation

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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

User reviews & Ratings

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Aug. 2025

The quality of this game totally caught me off guard. First, I wasn’t expecting the pixelated artwork to be beautiful, as it frequently was. I also didn’t expect the voice acting to be so evocative. And the narrative? LAYERS. Such an amazing discovery.

July 2025

8.3/10 Pros- * The Writing and Storytelling * The Art and Atmosphere * The Sound Design Cons- * Puzzle Pacing (some puzzles are unintuitive and slows the story down) I didn’t expect this game to get under my skin the way it did. Even though its pixel art, it all feels so alive; the villagers, the unease, the houses, and ofcourse, the moors which feel like they could truly swallow you whole. It is the kind of horror that doesn’t rely on jump scares or gore, but something far more insidious: the horror of inevitability, of ancient truths that care little for human ambition. Days after playing, I still think about the final scenes. About Thomasina. About the barrow. About what we disturb when we dig too deep.

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.

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.

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 2,264 positive votes out of a total of 2,444 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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