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4.6 out of 5
'Excellent'
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From the team that brought you Torchlight and Torchlight II comes Hob: a vibrant, suspenseful action-adventure game set on a stunning and brutal world in disarray.
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About Hob
About this game
From the team that brought you Torchlight and Torchlight II comes Hob: a vibrant, suspenseful action-adventure game set on a stunning and brutal world in disarray. As players delve into the mysteries around them, they discover a planet in peril. Can it be mended, or will the world fall further into chaos?
Features
WORDLESS NARRATIVE: Presented without text or dialogue, Hob’s story is revealed as you explore the planet and interact with the strange lifeforms that inhabit it.
TRANSFORM THE WORLD by solving puzzles and repairing the planet. The landscape will change before your eyes, opening new areas to uncover and explore.
GRAPPLE, PUNCH, and WARP through the world! Use your mechanical glove-arm abilities for traversal as well as combat.
ADVENTURE in an open world, explore ruins, befriend sprites, and battle the rogue creatures that threaten their extinction.
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- September 26, 2017
- Developer:
- Runic Games
- Publisher:
- Gearbox Publishing
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Link:
- Genres:
- Adventure
Action
Puzzle
Platformer
Exploration
Metroidvania
3D Platformer
Action-Adventure
Puzzle Platformer
Hack and Slash
Action RPG
- Play Styles:
- Singleplayer
Controller
- Features:
- Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Singleplayer
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
- Processor: i3 Sandy Bridge Dual Core or Equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB of VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 500 Series / AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller recommended.
Critic Reviews
76
Based on 29 Critics
Hob Statistics
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Achievement Hunter?
2.63% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
2.63% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
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Easy
16.33%
Just Right
77.55%
Tough
4.08%
Unforgiving
2.04%
Relax & enjoy! 77.55% of players consider this game to be Just Right
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Tried It
5.08%
Played It
10.17%
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10.17%
Beat It
54.24%
Conquered It
20.34%
Completionist! 20.34% of players have Conquered It
Hob User Reviews
All our customer reviews are open and honest. We publish all reviews that are relevant and follow our guidelines.
1 - 8 of 54 Reviews
Aetherlock
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Great visuals but has some issues.
It has nice little puzzles and exploration. Visuals are fantastic visuals and so is the lore. Overall game mechanics and progression are well balanced. Combat is simple and not too tiresome. Overall it's a great game.
Now for the bad though. The camera is always fixed (not user controllable) and changes when transitioning to a new area reducing visibility during combat and sometimes making it difficult to see needed puzzle pieces.
The game has no instructions, doesnt have a guide or tutorial to tell you what needs to be done next. Missing waypoints in some areas that make it difficult to see where to go on a huge map. NPCs speak in a made up language for the game making it difficult to know what to do.
Obviously not the best game for its genre, but definitely worth checking out, Especially if its on sale.
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Fanatical User
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Hob is an highly enjoyable Darksiders-Zelda hybrid, albeit one far more forgiving than either (And for the better) Fun upgrade systems and a fascinating world really round out the package.
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The Legend of Hob
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This game was great! I got so engrossed in the gorgeous world landscapes. The gameplay is quite similar to Zelda games. More of the map is revealed as you complete certain goals. It is original and I found it very engaging. If you are looking for a world to get engrossed in for hours this is it.
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Soldancer
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A word of warning: Acrophobes need not apply.
Hob is a gorgeous (I've used F12 in this game more than any other on Steam) exploration puzzle platform game with some minor combat elements. It sets out to evoke a mood while telling a wordless story across a broken and corrupted floating landscape. It's generally a very serene experience, though some of the rare combat encounters are a little on the tougher side. There are a lot of items to explore and find, and figuring out how to get to that item you see just out of reach is a lot of fun.
It reminds me a lot of the early Legend of Zelda games, especially the first one, where the story was sort of a framing device and it was more about exploring and uncovering more of the world. This was truly a unique experience, and one I feel I'll return to to find all of the secrets the world has to offer.
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Mowgli
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Adorable! Great controls, a beautiful, stylized successor to Zelda, with impactful skill trees and weapon/tool leveling. Excellent action adventure for anyone to sit and enjoy, with surprisingly lovely visuals.
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Fanatical User
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Very good game.Wroth to try it.
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Fanatical User
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Great games to play, nice way to kill time
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Fanatical User
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its ok and cheap. i dont have nothing more to say
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somewhere in the middle. 16% of GameFAQs users said Hob is Simple or Easy. 78% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right.
According to ESRB, Hob is suitable for players aged 13 and above.
Yes, Hob is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Hob is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
- Processor: i3 Sandy Bridge Dual Core or Equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB of VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 500 Series / AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller recommended.
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 16 hours. 95% of users played Hob for over 12 hours.
59% of critics on Metacritic recommend Hob. The Metascore is 76 out of 100.
90% of Fanatical users recommend Hob. The average review score is 4.4/5
Hob was released on September 26, 2017
Hob is published by Gearbox Publishing
Hob was developed by Runic Games
Fanatical users tagged Hob as Adventure, Action, Puzzle, and Platformer
Fanatical users tagged Hob as Colorful, Atmospheric, Great Soundtrack, and Fantasy
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hob as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hob as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hob as Puzzle
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