Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle

aka: Barrow Hill, Barrow Hill: Der Fluch der Kelten, Barrow Hill: Klątwa Kamiennego Kręgu, Barrow Hill: Le Cercle Maudit
Moby ID: 22171
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Archaeology meets adventure in this game set in the desolate Cornish landscape. A dig at Barrow Hill is timed with the Autumnal Equinox, but is it wise to disturb this ancient burial place during an important pagan holiday?

Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle is a first-person adventure game that combines accurate archaeological exploration with adventure puzzles. The main character must uncover the mystery of Barrow Hill and learn its connection to a string of disappearances in the area, but doing so means facing what lies beneath the mound.

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  • Barrow Hill: Проклятие Древнего Кургана - Russian spelling

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Critics

Average score: 71% (based on 37 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.4 out of 5 (based on 22 ratings with 1 reviews)

Mentally challenging and extremely scary

The Good
I loved the mysticism about the circle and the offerings I had to make to appease the ancient power. Now I didn't get scared that much, meaning nothing was jumping out of nowhere trying to kill me all the time, but the general feel of the abandoned petrol station, the woods and the sound effects were quite effective. I also like these games where there is a good ending and a bad ending. What I like most of all is the music and the sound effects.

The Bad
I don't like being scared all the time in games and in this game I enjoyed the relaxed way I could play without jumping out of my seat every 5 minutes, but after all the build up of the mysterious being, I only encountered it once. It may have made the game that more thrilling if their were more sightings of it. Overall though it's a really fun game.

The Bottom Line
I would describe it as an encounter with an ancient force in a modern world, one that used to be feared and respected. Basically a dig site takes place on the sacred ground of Barrow Hill and someone, no, something has awoken and is angry.

Windows · by Ancient1 (2) · 2015

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Horror-adventure at its best Slug Camargo (583) Jul 25, 2007

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  • Barrow Hill
    Official game website (US version)
  • Barrow Hill
    Lighthouse Interactive's product page
  • Barrow Hill Hint File
    Arranged in question and answer format, this is the UHS file which can be viewed online or downloaded for use with the UHS Reader software.
  • Zarf's Mini-Review
    A mini-review of Curse of the Ancient Circle by Andrew Plotkin (September, 2007).

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Game added by Terrence Bosky.

Additional contributors: Jeanne, JRK, lobo rojo, Sciere, Yearman, Zeppin, Klaster_1.

Game added April 25, 2006. Last modified October 22, 2023.