Hob is set on a beautiful and dangerous unknown world, with buzzing life above and the whirrs of mysterious machinery below. The more players delve into the world’s design, the more they uncover a planet in peril. Players must learn to survive, understand their true purpose through acquiring skills, and ultimately transform the nature of the world itself. Hob is presented without text or dialogue. Narrative is revealed as players explore and interact with their mysterious planet, and the strange life forms that inhabit it. Hob features smooth controller gameplay, multi-layered puzzles, and striking visuals.
PlatformPuzzleAdventureIndieActionFantasyOpen worldaction-adventuregoremultiple endingspax west 2017pax east 2016pax west 2016pax prime 2015nameless protagonistPlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Earnest, contemporary, grave and epic.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Runic Games
- Publisher
- Runic Games
- Released
- September 26, 2017
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- OGRE
- Time to beat
- 12 h main story
IGDB rating 7.6/10 from 80 ratings.
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