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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Developer
Cloak and Dagger Games
Publisher
Wadjet Eye Games
Released
28 September 2022
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£11.39

Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch

Genres: point and click , puzzle , adventure

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...

Best gaming PC for The Excavation of Hob's Barrow in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Excavation of Hob's Barrow today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Wadjet Eye Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows XP / higher Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / XP SP2
CPU Pentium or higher 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB
GPU 640x360, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum Direct3D, OpenGL, DirectX 5
Storage 2 GB 2 GB
DirectX 5.2 —

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run The Excavation of Hob's Barrow?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core) and your GPU is at or above Direct3D, OpenGL, DirectX 5, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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