Hob is an action-adventure game developed and published by Runic Games. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 on September 26, 2017. An enhanced port developed by Panic Button was released in 2019 for the Nintendo Switch. It is the last game developed by Runic Games before their dissolution. It is set in a science-fiction world filled with bizarre wildlife, over-grown architecture, and arcane machinery.

Hob's gameplay centers around two main components: exploration and combat.

When the game starts, the player is only able to access a small area. As the game progresses, the player solves puzzles and unlocks powers that open up more areas of the map.

The core of Hob's simple combat system is made up of four main actions: quick sword attack, slow punch attack, slower charge attack, and roll. Throughout the game the player can unlock more advanced combat maneuvers, such as a ground-slam attack and a deployable shield. Many of these maneuvers use up energy, which recharges at a slow rate. The player can also find items throughout the world that increase their default damage, maximum health, and maximum energy.

The story line of Hob is expressed through environmental storytelling, with more and more clues being revealed as the game goes on. Since there is no dialogue or written language, these clues are given through the environments, enemies, and other creatures that the player interacts with.

The story of the world can be worked out from the 5 'lore rooms' present in the game, as well as the game's own prequel comic on the Runic Games website. The lore rooms in sequence show, in symbolic animated glyph forms:

1. A sun dying around a planet and a spaceship holding 4 elders and 20 disciples.

2. The spaceship departs that solar system before the sun dies and lands on a new world with an active sun.