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Her Story

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3.8/5

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3.8

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Her Story
Description
A Video Game About a Woman Talking to the Police Her Story is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Aisle. A crime fiction game with non-linear storytelling, Her Story revolves around a police database full of live action video footage. It stars Viva Se...
Critics reviews
89 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
90/100
IGN
8.5/10
Game Informer
8.5/10
User reviews

3.8/5

( 114 Reviews )

3.8

114 Reviews

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Product details
2015, Sam Barlow, ...
System requirements
Windows OS: Vista+, 2 GB RAM, 512MB, Version 9.0, 2 GB available spac...
Time to beat
2 hMain
3 h Main + Sides
4 h Completionist
3 h All Styles
Description
A Video Game About a Woman Talking to the Police

Her Story is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Aisle. A crime fiction game with non-linear storytelling, Her Story revolves around 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. How does it work? Her Story sits you in front of a mothballed desktop computer that’s logged into a police database of video footage. The footage covers 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.

Unlike anything you've played before, Her Story is an involving and moving experience. A game that asks you to listen.
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
2 hMain
3 h Main + Sides
4 h Completionist
3 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.8)
Release date:
{{'2015-06-24T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
1.4 GB

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Languages
English
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Posted on: April 26, 2019

Verified owner

Games: 0 Reviews: 32

Game of understanding

Trust your intuition, try to think like Her, search for key answers, discover unbelievable. Heart-touching.


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Posted on: May 28, 2020

ashcro11

Games: 153 Reviews: 5

Not my cup of tea

I had read up on this "game" and it had sounded interesting and worth giving a go. I love old FMV style games such as Gabriel Knight : The Beast Within and Phantasmagoria, figured a modern take on the genre would be good. Sadly this is not even in the same league as the afore mentioned games. Boring and uninteresting is all I can remember of it.


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Posted on: July 11, 2020

Biruchi

Games: 271 Reviews: 9

Detective FMV stuff

This one is a rare one. Not exactly a game but a cool playable fmv experience. You go though old school detective mode with just watching interrogation videos to solve a crime. Finding clue words to unlock new videos and absorving new information. Pretty good acting and very interesting plot (though you start with almost nothing, there's more than meet the eye) I know this kind of games is not for everyone but it's awesome to people who enjoy thinking and psychiatry. Then, totally worth it SPOILER ALERT (kinda) The solving, the end, it's up to you; So be careful with you conlusions


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Posted on: February 24, 2021

HarryK

Games: 56 Reviews: 1

Who says the game has no ending?

I can't believe how many reviewers here dismiss this game because it has "no ending," as they're they're clearly expecting a familiar murder-mystery wrapup. (Or maybe they just don't get it.) Unless you've failed to find a lot of significant video clips, this admittedly strange sequence of police interviews with, uh, Hannah starts coming into real focus during the next-to-last interview and finally puts all the (wild and crazy) jigsaw pieces in place during the final one. But you have to think about what you're hearing then. And after that, you have to think back about what you heard before. And when you completely understand "her story," you will be walking around in a daze for quite a while. I wouldn't call this a game. I think it is a fascinating experiment in storytelling. But for lack of another word, I have to admit the "gameplay" is awful. I'm confident many people must give up after fooling with it for a few sessions. I think there's only one way to approach it that shields you from unending word-search frustration - but there actually is one good, solid way to play it. In fact the gameplay is such a real issue that I'm surprised I'm giving it four starts (it's the only reason I'm not giving it five), but what can I say? I finished it several nights ago and I'm still thinking about it.


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Posted on: July 4, 2015

jrossignol

Verified owner

Games: 148 Reviews: 6

Fun and original experience

Really enjoyed this game. The idea is that you have access to video clips of police interrogations ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes, searchable via words in their transcripts. One clip will have some keywords that you want to explore more, so you search for them to unlock new clips, and so on. There is a great sense of adventure unlocking this mystery, and the presentation is original. It's not that long (I wish it had been longer!!) and there is no replay-ability, so probably I'd wait for this to go on sale. Overall I completely recommend this game and I hope we see more games like it in the future, games that experiment with new ways of telling stories.


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