Released Sep 28, 2022 $14.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

By Cloak and Dagger Games · published by Wadjet Eye Games

Point & Click Adventure Horror Pixel Graphics Female Protagonist Puzzle Atmospheric Dark Interactive FictionMysteryIndieEmotional

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Reviews 2,485 Very Positive

Players yesterday 7 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a game tagged Point & Click, Adventure and Horror by Cloak and Dagger Games, released Sep 28, 2022. It has 2,485 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Midnight Scenes: The Highway, The Corruption Within and Nightmare Frames.

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...

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Midnight Scenes: The Highway 78% match · Point & Click, Adventure, Horror
The Corruption Within 76% match · Point & Click, Adventure, Horror
Nightmare Frames 76% match · Point & Click, Adventure, Horror
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Everything Steam lists for The Excavation of Hob's Barrow · record updated 22 hours ago

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Overview

App ID1182310

Release dateSep 28, 2022

Last change number39601074

Last record update22 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Cloak and Dagger Games
Publisher: Wadjet Eye Games
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: Cloak and Dagger Games
Metacritic: 80
Website: wadjeteyegames.com/games/the-excavation-of-hobs-barrow

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Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Partial support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudCommentary availableCaptions availableSteam Trading CardsPartial controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$14.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$14.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

CIS (USD)$USD

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
24559293	public	Aug 4, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
2143560	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228988	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
229005	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
1182311	—	Windows	989.8 MB	765.9 MB	1995694339537280801
1182312	—	Linux	1.03 GB	783.8 MB	3075649702517921597
1182313	—	macOS	999.8 MB	771.0 MB	8285220022745363571
1182314	—	Linux	1.03 GB	784.8 MB	5830383118498570950
2143560	— DLC 2143560	All	201.4 MB	180.9 MB	6664778077613193702

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	24559293	Aug 4, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
TEOHB.exe		Windows	Launch
winsetup.exe		Windows	Settings
./Start.sh		Linux · 32-bit	Launch [32bit]
./Start.sh		Linux · 64-bit	Launch [64bit]
./Start.sh	--windowed	Linux	Windowed
TEOHB.app/Contents/MacOS/AGS		macOS	Launch

All 8 launch options

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
AGSTool.app/Contents/MacOS/bash.command		macOS	Settings
./winsetup		Linux	Settings

Space per player500.0 MB

Filesup to 100

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinSavedGames	The Excavation of Hob's Barrow	*	All

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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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