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Games like The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like The Excavation of Hob's Barrow” means here
Interactive FictionPoint & ClickLovecraftianDramaEmotionalCinematic
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
The Terrible Old Man
Interactive Fiction · Point & Click · Lovecraftian · Drama
89% of 676 reviews positive
86%
match
2
85%
match
4
A Date in the Park
Interactive Fiction · Point & Click · Emotional · Thriller
88% of 2,059 reviews positive
84%
match
5
The Last Door - Collector's Edition
Point & Click · Lovecraftian · Pixel Graphics · Horror
95% of 2,467 reviews positive
82%
match
6
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Interactive Fiction · Point & Click · Investigation · Emotional
96% of 10,633 reviews positive
82%
match
8
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
Point & Click · Lovecraftian · Dark · Interactive Fiction
90% of 2,299 reviews positive
82%
match
10
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Point & Click · Emotional · Investigation · Female Protagonist
92% of 1,543 reviews positive
81%
match
13
80%
match
14
Secret Files: Tunguska
Point & Click · Female Protagonist · Mystery · Puzzle
84% of 502 reviews positive
80%
match
15
80%
match
16
Finding Teddy
Point & Click · Female Protagonist · Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
82% of 999 reviews positive
80%
match
17
80%
match
20
Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
Point & Click · Horror · Lovecraftian · Mystery
81% of 617 reviews positive
79%
match
22
The Case of the Golden Idol
Interactive Fiction · Point & Click · Investigation · Thriller
98% of 10,960 reviews positive
79%
match
23
79%
match
24
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Interactive Fiction · Emotional · Drama · Cinematic
91% of 26,814 reviews positive
79%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to The Excavation of Hob's Barrow?
The closest matches to The Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam are The Terrible Old Man, Old Skies, Detention, A Date in the Park, The Last Door - Collector's Edition. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with The Excavation of Hob's Barrow's, and shared tags include Interactive Fiction, Point & Click, Lovecraftian.
How are games like The Excavation of Hob's Barrow chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Interactive Fiction, Point & Click, Lovecraftian count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches The Excavation of Hob's Barrow's. Popularity never affects the ranking.
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