The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
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...
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:9/28/2022
- Franchise:Cloak and Dagger Games
- Developer:Cloak and Dagger Games
- Publisher:Wadjet Eye Games
- Last Updated:1/2/2025
- Steam App Id:1182310
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow has 15 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 94% lower than its previous all-time peak of 247 players achieved on 7/19/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. It has received a total of 2,189 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 88 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
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Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
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About The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is an Adventure game developed by Cloak and Dagger Games. On 9/28/2022, it was released on the Steam Store by Wadjet Eye Games.
Players have rated The Excavation of Hob's Barrow as "Very Positive" out of 2,189 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,027 positive reviews and 162 negative reviews — an overall 93% positive review rating. Additionally, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow has earned a metascore of 80 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $14.99. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow - Art Book available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
According to Steam’s category system, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- Commentary available
- Captions available
From the Steam community, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Drama
- Interactive Fiction
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Investigation
- Story Rich
- Puzzle
- Pixel Graphics
- Retro
- Lovecraftian
- Mystery
- Horror
- Point & Click
- Indie
- Thriller
- Cinematic
- Adventure
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- Emotional
Media & Sceenshots
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DLC & Related Apps
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Excavation of Hob's Barrow - Official Soundtrack | Music | 9/28/2022 | View |
 | The Excavation of Hob's Barrow - Art Book | DLC | 9/28/2022 | View |
Related Packages
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Excavation of Hob's Barrow | $11.99 | View |
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Soures & References
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). The Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1182310
- Metacritic. (2025, January 2). The Excavation of Hob's Barrow for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-excavation-of-hobs-barrow
- Cloak and Dagger Games. (2023, July 8). The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. http://www.cadgames.co.uk