Played The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow. Not exactly a fan of horror, but it has a Linux version, so I wanted to show my support. And I must say, it has a great atmosphere and really kept me wanting to unravel its central mystery. Which I did, in maybe 5 or 6 hours.
The puzzles were fairly simple and straight-forward. I guess the emphasis lies more on the story, which I think would have worked just as well in a movie, if not better. The coarse pixel art, nicely done as it is, just isn’t up to the task of conveying the sense of dread and horror that’s clearly meant to be present in the characters and locations. Certainly some lost potential here, though truth be told, I’m glad it wasn’t actually scary.
What stood out for me was the third chapter, which, taking place in the titular Barrow, reminded me a bit of the Atlantis section of Indy 4. It’s probably also the most puzzle-y part of the game. At that point though, it was kind of clear that events had taken a turn for the worse (though as the game is basically set up as a flashback, it’s fairly obvious from the beginning that things would not go according to plan). But given that the game offered some choice in how to behave towards certain NPCs, I still had hope that maybe I’d have some agency over the actual outcome.
But as it were, the only way to win is not to play. Too late for that, though 
I guess it can be recommended for the story and general quality, just don’t expect world class puzzles or any sort of consolation from the ending.