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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 0.37€ 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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June 2025
I am really enjoying this. I am not done with the story yet, but so far it's very engaging. I like the puzzles, nothing too challenging but also pretty satisfying when you figure them out.
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May 2025
It's short, its competent. This is a single narrative with some puzzles thrown in. If you don't mind that, give it a shot.
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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 2,264 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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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
12.49€ -98% 12.49€ 0.37€ -92% 12.49€ 1.00€
8.9
2,264
180
Game modes
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Online players
4
Developer
Cloak and Dagger Games
Publisher
Wadjet Eye Games
Release 28 Sep 2022
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