It is set in a science-fiction world filled with bizarre wildlife, over-grown architecture, and arcane machinery.

As the game progresses, the player solves puzzles and unlocks powers that open up more areas of the map.

Throughout the game the player can unlock more advanced combat maneuvers, such as a ground-slam attack and a deployable shield.

[2] Since there is no dialogue or written language, these clues are given through the environments, enemies, and other creatures that the player interacts with.

Using the sun's power, the spaceship builds the raised platforms and the high tower present in the game.

Unfortunately it is attacked and infected by a plant, develops blight-like growths on one side of its face, and is encased in a rainbow crystalline formation before it can do anything more.

At the end of the game, Hob finds enough power cores to awaken one of the larger robots, which creates a bridge to reach the High Tower.

If Hob chooses the Queen, the world becomes covered with the rainbow crystalline structures, suggesting that more of it is being converted into symbiosis.

This destroys the infection across the planet, and the world is shown clean, with the disciples emerging from their chambers and being reunited.

[7] An enhanced version titled Hob: The Definitive Edition, developed by Panic Button, was released by Perfect World Entertainment for the Nintendo Switch on April 17, 2019.

[20] Game Informer previewed it positively, stating, "From the archaic machines dotting the landscape, to the bizarre creatures and even the mysteries surrounding the main character, Hob's narrative strength lies in showing rather than telling...I walked away from this demo impressed".

[6] PC Gamer gave it a score of 77/100, saying in their verdict, it was "a gorgeous world eager to be explored with satisfying puzzles and fun, if occasionally clumsy, action".

[21] IGN said overall the game is a "beautiful Zelda-like puzzler with fun combat elements that takes place on an enchanting world where nature and machinery alter the landscape as easily as a twist of a Rubik's cube.

The wordless approach to the story creates some confusion and the fix camera sometimes results in unnecessary deaths, but never does the time spent with Hob feel wasted".