Tragedy in gaming: The Excavation of Hobs Barrow @ThisIsPete
Tragedy in gaming: The Excavation of Hobs Barrow  @ThisIsPete
Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a point-and-click adventure by Cloak and Dagger Games, published by Wadjet Eye Games. It follows the exploits of Victorian antiquarian Thomasina Bateman as she attempts to uncover the mysteries of the titular burial mound. The story is unusual in gaming in that you know from the outset that things are not going to end well. Why don't we see this more often in games?

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Tragedy in gaming: The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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