Her Story

- October 11, 2016

Mature 17+

Adventure

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Description

Her Story is the critically acclaimed mystery game from Sam Barlow. Playing like an interactive true crime documentary, the game lets you go hands on with a police database full of live action video footage. It stars Viva Seifert, actress and one half of the band Joe Gideon and the Shark.

** Winner of 3 Bafta Awards, 2 IGF Awards, 3 GDC Awards, Best Narrative & Best Performance at The Game Awards 2015, The Grand Jury Award at IndieCade, Polygon's Game of the Year, SXSW Mobile Game of the Year, Webby Award for Best Mobile Game, 5 IMGA Awards and more! **

"Her Story is one of the most entrancing experiences you can hope to find on mobile"
9/10, Pocket Gamer

"It’s a murder case where you’re in the detective’s chair, a mystery where you make the running, and an engrossing experience from start to finish. With this we should consign the term “interactive movie” to history’s dustbin, because movies can’t dream of offering audiences a narrative structure as intimate and involving as this: they’re just moving pictures. Her Story points to the future" 5/5, The Guardian

How does it work?

Her Story sits you in front of a mothballed desktop computer and logs you into a police database. Search through hundreds of video clips that cover seven interviews from 1994 in which a British woman is interviewed about her missing husband. Explore the database by typing search terms, watch the clips where she speaks those words and piece together her story.

"Her Story is a beautiful amalgam of the cinema and video game formats... a remarkable achievement..." 90, The Washington Post

"Profound, gripping live-action drama… sure to be discussed for years to come" 5/5, Digital Spy

Unlike anything you've played before, Her Story is an involving and moving experience. One that asks you to listen.

Reviews

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Chris B

Unique but confusing When I finished the game I had no idea I was done or that what I had figured out was true or not. The one thing that could improve this would be to include some sort of reward or accomplishment for completing the story.......that way you know you are done and there is an actual tangible payoff for playing it.

Helen Tuckwell

I was left feeling a little disappointed by this. The idea behind it is great and I've never seen anything similar to it before. However I felt that there should be more gameplay involved as basically it's just like watching a film buy you have picked up the pieces off the cutting room floor and are piecing the parts back together. Maybe having access to autopsy reports, eye witnesses testimonies, evidence files etc would have been an idea but just to watch the interviews made it a little boring and left me feeling like I hadn't really had any part to play

April Judge

If you like games that make you think outside the box and allow you to set your own pace then this game is for you! It def was right up my ally! I absolutely loved this game and I really wish there were more games like it or a part 2 coming out. I loved the uniqueness that this game had. Kept me entertained for quite a while and stumped me pretty hard at times. Sam Barlow PLEASE make more games like this!

Alfredo Esing

Good Indie Game Never played a game like this before! It was an interesting experience. Only bad thing to say is that it would of been easier to play on PC with a mouse.

Dalia Gonzalez

Loved this I heard about this game on a podcast and decided to give it a try. It's been a while since I played a game to completion and I spent all day just playing to 100%. This game is unique and nostalgic at once.

It's not really a game, more like a cut up movie where you hunt for the parts. The story itself isn't too interesting.

User reviews

Chris B December 12, 2016

Helen Tuckwell June 28, 2017

April Judge February 12, 2017

Alfredo Esing November 26, 2016

Good Indie Game Never played a game like this before! It was an interesting experience. Only bad thing to say is that it would of been easier to play on PC with a mouse.

Dalia Gonzalez November 5, 2016

July 29, 2017

It's not really a game, more like a cut up movie where you hunt for the parts. The story itself isn't too interesting.

Erin Copeland April 1, 2017

It was a horrible experience.... didn't expect it to be like this and took my money I don't see a refund button

Patrick Danforth November 23, 2016

Entertaining Installed on Asus Nexus player, wouldn't get past start screen. So installed on Nexus 9 and cast to TV so the family could play. Really cool idea.Look forward to future games!

Abdulaziz Lamlum December 6, 2016

Wow Absolutely brilliant, very well thought out. The visual experience is really well made. I would love to see more games like this. I would love a better performance and more of a conclusive ending next time. But that's just my taste. Would buy a sequel to this 😉

Gert Schepens December 26, 2016

Lovely Very enjoyable. Love the mystery :) Wondered about when I could consider it finished, but apparently there's a chat window that pops up :)

Don G November 21, 2016

Not a traditional game It's really an interactive fiction, where the story is revealed based on the actions you take, and how you opt to search. But it's a terrific story, brilliantly acted, with an ending twist that's as satisfying as it is chilling.

Shakea Roper December 4, 2016

Dissapointing Mad I spent 5 bucks and deleted another game to watch videos that you have to search for. Then u find one and it may be 4 seconds. U never truly find out what happened. Just suspicions about her multiple personalities. Waste of money and time. Not a game. Just a video gallery.

Kate W May 5, 2017

Excellent and engaging. Made me a fan of an entirely new game genre I've never tried before. Looking forward to trying similar titles

Ravi Kumar Singh November 21, 2016

Not able to go past start on Shield Android TV. Please check if controller is supported.

Nick Read November 28, 2016

Innovative One of the most original "games" you'll ever play. Well worth it.

Robert Lynch December 9, 2016

What the heck is happening?!?!?! Me and my dad are so confused

Antony Williams June 28, 2017

This is installable on Android TV (Shield), but doesn't work. What's the deal?

Cody Matheson June 23, 2017

Love the fact we are FINALLY getting this on Android. Yay!

Jasmine Caffrey June 17, 2017

Hate it . It won't let me get a refund and everything about is terrible

Bigg Robb November 17, 2016

Great indie game Excellent and inventive.

Demogrogon 2.0 December 13, 2016

THIS BETTER BE WORTH IT So confusing I LOVE IT!!!!

Sarah Lou April 11, 2017

Not how I thought it was going to be I want my money back!

Raphael Yniesta May 2, 2017

One of my favourite indie games out there

minecraft girlfirefox December 9, 2016

I don't get it And now I'm out $5!

Darrick Hilton December 4, 2016

Cool right on TV where Sara. Richards

Manny Torres May 12, 2017

Fantastic eerie story!

shiva jab June 23, 2017

1giga byte?? What were you thinking people??

Ross Riddell December 5, 2016

Wouldn't download

marzuki yusoff July 23, 2017

One of the kind.

Mordo Great February 3, 2017

If you love a game with a great story, this is perfect! Also if you like mystery and plot twists, this is for you. Sadly, it's extremely short. Yet, there is SO much you can find after you beat it. Unless you saw everything before you beat it. Also, there basically is no gameplay but it was still really good. It is an unforgettable experience of both it's pros and it's cons. It is like an interactive film. Please do play it. -Mordo Great

Noel Estep July 5, 2016

Interesting storytelling concept I dug it as a storytelling concept but it didn't have much of any "game" elements aside from searching for video tags. Ultimately even though it may be cliché, I do prefer it when games make me decide on an ending. I'm playing detective here and I would prefer to see the outcome of said decisions (see for example Heavy Rain). I think it's misleading to call this a game without requiring the user to make choices and live with them.

George Kougianos July 6, 2016

Save Files FIXED Running the Nexus 6P Android N Developer Preview. The game is quite interesting and the clicking sound effects when typing helps set the mood and feeling of being the investigator. Feels like flying on the winds of Freedom like this little guy 👉 🦅 during this holiday weekend. 5 STARS for the save file fix/very quick response!!!

Sam Barlow July 6, 2016

Hi George, I'm sorry you lost your save. The issue will have only happened after the first run and is resolved in the latest update. Thank you for your patience!

Tom Hungerford October 26, 2016

Asked for refund and still waiting This game looks good. Unfortunately, the audio is broken with Bluetooth headphones. It's a distorted garbled mess. I emailed their customer support. Got a swift response stating a refund would be issued. It's been weeks and nothing? No refund. Was going to buy this on steam but forget it.

August 4, 2016

An acquired taste Comes well recommended, and pretty unique. You search for and watch snippets of 'police interview videos' to reveal a story, and it's an interesting story. But that's it. No progress indicator, no scoring points, or getting past stages. No achievement. I lost momentum, stopped playing a couple of days, then found I couldn't be bothered to continue again. No idea how far I got, don't really care. Not a good sign. Meh

Matt Berry July 17, 2016

Superb game but phone so HOT!! Played this yesterday casting to my TV. Superb game, but don't know if it's the combination of the game and casting but my phone was too hot to touch after a few minutes. Also destroys battery; even died while on charge because it was using so much charge. Running on Nexus 6P with Android N beta.

Noah Senzel August 5, 2016

Was fun until my data got deleted Played this game a bit during launch week, loved the storytelling aspect. Took a lot of notes. Unfortunately when I tried to play again today my save data was gone - the update says it fixed that, but I never had any problems until now (though I haven't played in a month).

TypicFountain July 9, 2016

I already purchased the game from steam but never find a chance to play because i can't access my computer right now and really happy to see this game came to android but i have few issues. - No support for proper bluetooth keyboard (i can search but can't navigate menus). So every touch the screen little bit annoying. - Video playback out off sync for some reason, video keeps behind sound. I play other 1080p videos without a problem. -Overall game feels little bit slow, especially when glare effect on.

Pete Hill July 11, 2016

Conceptual Potential I was captivated by Her Story until it became evident that it is not a game and that the objective is to sort through clips to understand what happened. The major revelations lacked weight and the overall experience was boring instead of exciting. Unfortunately, watching the story as revealed by short unsorted clips feels less and less interesting as you encounter more significant moments... like watching clips of Forensic Files at random. This idea had a lot of potential, but sadly was poorly executed.

Jerry Nunez July 5, 2016

Unpleasant gaming experience I bought this game without having wifi at the time of purchase. Got home downloaded the game and It seems that it doest support Android N. The audio cuts intermittently and it sounds awful making the game unpleasant and unplayable. Can't get refund because the refund period ended.

Sam Barlow July 6, 2016

Hi Jerry, I'm really sorry you are experiencing problems. This is likely to be a specific issue with your device. Please email contact@herstorygame.com and we can assist you further.

Maggan Thompson July 10, 2016

Kind of annoyed.. I'm kind of annoyed I paid for this game. I don't really feel like it was worth the $4. It was interesting but so short. I got a couple days of play out of it and that's it. I'd expect to pay less than that for a game I would play for years. Shame.