Formerly known as Incantamentum before being picked up for production by industry leaders Wadjet Eye, Hob's Barrow is a fine folk horror tale in which an archaeological expedition goes awfully awry for Victorian protagonist Thomasina Bateman as she explores a rural England village that quite clearly doesn't want her there.

The game will remind you of Shadow of the Comet, as well as its main inspiration, the original Wicker Man, at every turn. It builds an effective sense of unease and paranoia, without giving in to cheap caricature. It succeeds in placing the player in a position of not knowing who to trust, if anyone at all.

The presentation is beautiful, both in regard to pixel art and music, with elegant writing, the best voice acting that Wadjet money can buy and logical puzzles throughout (if a bit easy sometimes, especially towards the end, when they are a tad too spelled out by Thomasina's diary), along with a quality interface including a fast travel feature which is as useful as it is uncommon in such games, all gel into a quality product throughout.

The one real gripe is the linearity of it all: this is a game that absolutely aches for a moral decision near the end; instead all the player can do is witness the unfolding of the events without any say in the matter. It's not a huge issue, but you will be wishing for some agency at the climax.

Another solid entry in the ever more rejuvenated point & click adventure genre: easy to recommend.