Madness at Hobbsgate

A Lovecraftian themed text-based role-playing mystery adventure horror game.

Karmic Shift Studios · nz.co.karmicshift.horror4

Not rated yet 10K+ downloads v1.6 2.3 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 16 · Medium Maturity

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.6 (13)
Updated: Aug 27, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 2.3 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Adventure (game)
Listed since: Jun 12, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 6
Website: karmicshift.co.nz
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Madness at Hobbsgate is a game by Karmic Shift Studios in the Adventure category, listed since at least June 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 6 permissions, none of them sensitive. The game offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.6

Updates for modern Android versions and bug fixes.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Madness at Hobbsgate is an exploration adventure game inspired by the works of Lovecraft, where players explore and investigate a large open world map, progressing though an engaging and exciting story. It is a mobile phone adaption of the classic text-based adventure genre, similar to the point-and-click classics. The game combines a bleak environment, an sense of underlying dread, and several moments of comedy to keep you entertained. As the fourth game in the "Horror in the Darkness" series, the protagonist finds himself trapped within the walls of Hobbsgate Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Unsure of how he came to be there he finds out quickly enough that the line between sane and insane can often be blurry. Website: http://www.karmicshift.co.nz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karmicshiftstudios/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/karmic_shift

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 27, 2025.
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Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Aug 27, 2025
Validated against Google Play Aug 27, 2025
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)46:B5:72:89:B4:D3:0F:EE:37:60:5D:6A:1E:72:A1:0A:84:8C:C0:8D
File MD5a91fa47a558b8bf6936d9426a6c5365e
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Permissions (6)

Madness at Hobbsgate requests 6 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait