The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (PC)

Thrilling Victorian point and click adventure Is this game a masterpiece? It is a damn good example of an accessible point and click adventure. As long as you are not looking for a difficult game, this is a masterpiece. The story is thrilling and well-presented, you really want to know what is inside the mysterious barrow. It is also (relatively) easy and (rather) short, I finished it without any cheating in 2 days (about 8 hours playing time). All puzzles are logical and make sense (maybe apart from the final part in the barrow, where I used a bit of trial and error). It has a goat (or two), but the puzzles to get around are not that hard. The story has a happy ending... there were two men laughing and going to church in the end, so what?

What is this game? The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow. It’s a folk horror-themed adventure title from developer Cloak and Dagger Games and publisher Wadjet Eye Games, both of whom have made quite a name for themselves in breathing new life into the point-and-click adventure game genre. What’s it about? The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow follows a young woman named Thomasina Bateman, who has journey to the small village of Bewlay in the British countryside. Her goal is to excavate the titular Hob’s Barrow, which is located somewhere nearby the village, but she soon discovers many strange characters and some sinister forces that seem to be pushing her away.