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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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App ID 1182310
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Wadjet Eye Games
Franchise Cloak and Dagger Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies AdventureGameStudio Engine
Last Changenumber 28984818
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 16:07:14 UTC ()
Release Date 28 September 2022 – 13:00:10 UTC ()
😎 88.45%
2k reviews
8
In-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...

Additional Information

Developer Cloak and Dagger Games
metacritic_name The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 80
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-excavation-of-hobs-barrow?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Wadjet Eye Games
Store Release Date 28 September 2022 – 13:00:14 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/shaunaitcheson.bsky.social
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Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25)
Steam Release Date 28 September 2022 – 13:00:10 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 31 January 2024 – 16:06:41 UTC () (1706717201)
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Detected Technologies (?) AdventureGameStudio Engine, Allegro SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9462921
  • configuration:
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controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 22 October 2019 – 13:34:34 UTC (), in changelist #7070850

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🔎 Point & Click 🗺️ Adventure 😱 Horror 👾 Pixel Graphics 👩 Female Protagonist 🧩 Puzzle 🌫 Atmospheric 😨 Dark 📚 Interactive Fiction 🎭 Drama 🤫 Mystery 💔 Emotional 👾 Retro 📚 Story Rich 👤 Singleplayer 🌱 Indie 🔪 Thriller 🍿 Cinematic 🐙 Lovecraftian 🔍 Investigation

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Cloud Commentary available Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

Assets

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timestamp4 November 2024 – 15:34:15 UTC
Trailers
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  • 8 players right now
  • 13 24-hour peak
  • 247 all-time peak 19 July 2024
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  • 5,754 followers
  • 2,292 positive reviews
  • 186 negative reviews
  • 92.49% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 477 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 88.45% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,292 92.5% positive reviews
  • 186 7.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
28 September 2022 – 13:00 Steam Release -
2 April 2024 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: April 2024 Humble Choice (#53) -
13 April 2024 – 18:30 🆓 Free key giveaway -
19 July 2024 – 17:55 🆓 Free key giveaway -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 8 players live playing The Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow had an all-time peak of 247 concurrent players on 19 July 2024.

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