The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 7h it's 1 in 16 (6%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 62% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “ADVENTUS” (The First Day) and “EXPISCOR” (The Second Day): from 86% to 71% of starters.
- Only 68% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 3,425 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 8h for positive, 6.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (68.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Arrival No station master in sight. 100%
- ADVENTUS The First Day 86% −14
- EXPISCOR The Second Day Most players quit here 71% −15
- INCANTAMENTUM The Third Day 64% −7
- The Seal is Broken The Barrow Queen has breached the barrier. 63%
- VINDICTA The Seventh Day 62% −1
- The Final Descent It all ends here. 62%
- Abraxas Rex An uncertain future. 62%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (40)
story milestone ending side
- Arrival No station master in sight. 100%
- Into The Night A figure slips into the mist. 86%
- ADVENTUS The First Day 86%
- The Bloodletter A curious remedy. 81%
- Lockpicker Where's Kenneth? 72%
- Fossil Collector Mr Crozier got a good deal there. 72%
- Hob's Barrow That smell... earthy and sweet. 72%
- EXPISCOR The Second Day 71%
- Feathered Friend A sweet little thing. 69%
- A Family Connection? William Bateman was in Bewlay? 69%
- The Mystery Man Revealed Mr Shoulder has shown himself. 68%
- Permission Granted The excavation can now go ahead! 67%
- The Swap Let's hope she doesn't notice. 65%
- The Abandoned Fiddle A strange incident at the Devil's Toe. 65%
- Eunice the Provider A bucket of fresh goat's milk. 65%
- Cartographer Traveller of the Moors 64%
- Elopers May they find happiness together. 64%
- INCANTAMENTUM The Third Day 64%
- The Seal is Broken The Barrow Queen has breached the barrier. 63%
- Temple An incredible discovery. 63%
- Abandoned Horace and co have departed. 63%
- An Ode to Tondbert Visions of Wrinklewood. 62%
- The Goat Below A new passage is secured. 62%
- Ceasing of the Racket The feline chorus has grown silent. 62%
- Abraxas Rex An uncertain future. 62%
- The Final Descent It all ends here. 62%
- VINDICTA The Seventh Day 62%
- Romance on the Moors A little rain never hurt anyone. 56%
- A Moment of Reflection Here's to Margaret Tillett. 50%
- Hob's Barrels Sometimes water is a wiser option. 45%
- A Curious Collection Seven plates, seven animals. 45%
- Herbert Something's a little queer about this cat. 39%
- Rest Sometimes we all need to sit and watch the world go by. 30%
- The Slap He deserved it. 30%
- Zoolinguist She's a good listener. 26%
- The Scholar Quite the scholar of the Bard. 23%
- Hellebore A passage? 23%
- Scandalmonger Father Roache may not appreciate this. 18%
- The Fool William who? 15%
- Dauntless Life is for living, not for worrying about what comes after. 14%