- Publisher: Runic Games
- Release Date: Sep 26, 2017
- Also On: PlayStation 4, Switch
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 131 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 80 out of 131
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Mixed: 32 out of 131
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Negative: 19 out of 131
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Feb 7, 2018
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Oct 1, 2017keyboard controls aren't redefinable.....if you don't play with wasd you're screwed....if you don't like the control setup you're screwed.....this is absolutely unacceptable in this time and age
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Apr 10, 2020
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Sep 14, 2018It has many bugs that don't allow you to complete the game, so it was impossible for me to save that bug. Maybe a "god mode" or something to reset an specific map would have been a good idea, but there isn't anything like that, so I can't complete de the game and it was a big waste of time.
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Jun 2, 2022
Awards & Rankings
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Jan 21, 2018A beautiful, vibrant environment that literally shows off megalomaniac miracles in a small space. It is slightly undermined by the occasional drop of fps, its controls and the fixed isometric camera. Still, the Hob is a decent farewell of Runic Games studio. Although it does not match the Torchlight series, it offers interesting duels and funny platforming.
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CD-ActionJan 10, 2018I see two principal flaws in Hob. First of all, none of the game’s elements is outstanding. The second problem is the repetitiveness of goals, puzzles, combat. Hob might relax you, but it will definitely not excite you. [13/2017, p.52]
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Nov 22, 2017Though it pains to proclaim such a promising title as this — given how obviously ambitious its world-building stands, how undeniably strange-but-enticing its organic-mechanical aesthetic is or how inviting the otherwise isolating ambience of its sound design is — Hob may well be one of the more disappointing showings for the genre this year when all is said and done. What starts off in its first half as a platformer rife with engaging mystery and many an incentive to know more quickly devolves into a rehashed and seemingly never-ending loop of puzzles unlocking puzzles unlocking more similarly-deprived puzzles without fruitful meaning or purpose. Though it tries to maintain the facade and continually promise greater things to come, it soon becomes apparent that Hob is somewhat deprived of an end goal — interested solely in the long-distant allure than it is the up-close-and-personal meaning and value behind it all.