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
Full buyers guide →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.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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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