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Hob

Hob

Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

Released Sep 26, 2017 Developer Runic Games Publisher Arc Games Platforms Windows AdventureActionSingleplayerIndiePuzzle
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.3%positive5,243 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“I stumbled across Hob while scrolling through Steam and thought, “Alright, this looks interesting.” Picked it up on sale, booted it up… and honestly? At first I was confused. Then it crashed due to outdated graphics drivers. I almost wrote it off. I’m glad I didn’t. After fixing…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“[h1]The Legend of Hob: Underappreciated Treasure[/h1] There’s dozens and dozens of action/adventure games that claim to be like Zelda, but they aren’t even in the same galaxy. This is one of the few that comes close to that series’ prestige in this genre. Relic Games, that…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I have played all the way through Hob many times. The art is beautiful and the characters and creatures are cute. There's good progression and gameplay, with memorable views throughout the map. It's one of my favourite games and I recommend it to everyone. If you like…”

— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7playing at last check
924-hour peak
1,168all-time peak
0 250 500 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 244 avg · Oct 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

37achievements
27.5%median completion
1.4%rarest: Make It Home
79.1% of players 72.5% of players 57.7% of players 49.5% of players 43.0% of players 36.3% of players 35.6% of players 34.2% of players 32.4% of players 31.7% of players 31.4% of players 31.0% of players 30.7% of players 29.5% of players 29.3% of players 29.3% of players 27.9% of players 27.7% of players 27.5% of players 25.6% of players 24.8% of players 24.2% of players 21.5% of players 18.4% of players 15.0% of players 11.2% of players 9.7% of players 9.0% of players 6.2% of players 5.3% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 3.2% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 79.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.1%It's Your Chance — Forge your first sword
72.5%First Armament — Add punch ability to glove
57.7%Second Armament — Add warp ability to glove
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Make It Home — Collect all other achievements
1.5%Invulnerable — Complete the game with less than 5 deaths
1.6%Bravest Soldier — Complete the game with no sword, health, energy, or workshop upgrades

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 26, 2017
Patch Notes (1.16.2.0)

Fixed instances where some players did not earn endgame trophies (PS4) Adjusted map in electric area to accurately reflect terrain

Oct 26, 2017
Patch Notes (1.16.2.0)

Fixed instances where some players did not earn endgame trophies (PS4) Adjusted map in electric area to accurately reflect terrain

Oct 20, 2017
Patch Notes (1.15.2.0)

PERFORMANCE Reduced micro stutters most prevalent on Nvidia 10-Series GPUs* GAME Made it easier to knock enemies off cliffs Improved camera position during some grapple points Adjusted sounds on vario

Oct 20, 2017
Patch Notes (1.15.2.0)

PERFORMANCE Reduced micro stutters most prevalent on Nvidia 10-Series GPUs* GAME Made it easier to knock enemies off cliffs Improved camera position during some grapple points Adjusted sounds on vario

Oct 07, 2017
Patch Notes (1.13.2.2)

LAUNCHER Monitor dropdown detects monitors correctly Added Graphics Adapter selection to launcher so players can explicitly select their GPU GAME Fixed various crashes throughout the game Adjusted sav

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Action · Singleplayer · Indie · Puzzle · Platformer · Exploration · Open World · Puzzle-Platformer · Metroidvania · 3D Platformer · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Arabic * , Danish * , Dutch * , Finnish * , Korean * , Norwegian * , Polish * , Portuguese - B…
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.hobgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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.