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Her Story cover art

Her Story

Sam Barlow · 2015-06-24

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 29, 2016 (Android), Jun 24, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 24, 2015 (iOS), Jun 24, 2015 (Mac)

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

12
playing now
89%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (278 ratings)
3.4h
to beat · rushed 1.9h · completionist 4.3h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Her Story is an interactive film video game written and directed by Sam Barlow. It was released on 24 June 2015 for iOS, OS X, and Windows, and the following year for Android. In the game, the player searches and sorts through a database of video clips from fictional police interviews, and uses the clips to solve the case of a missing man. The police interviews focus on the man's wife, Hannah Smith, portrayed by British musician Viva Seifert.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 380 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~48/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 260k–624k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,393 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-50%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-12-19) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 36 of 59 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15215220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1922026-08-06 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-02-212026-08-302015-02-21 — best price $4.992015-12-02 — best price $3.592016-05-10 — best price $2.992016-12-15 — best price $2.992017-07-05 — best price $5.992017-11-16 — best price $2.992018-05-24 — best price $5.992018-10-18 — best price $5.992019-02-18 — best price $3.002019-07-10 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $1.992020-01-24 — best price $3.992020-05-21 — best price $9.992020-10-15 — best price $4.992021-01-14 — best price $2.492021-04-26 — best price $9.992021-09-06 — best price $9.992021-12-08 — best price $4.992022-03-21 — best price $4.992022-07-04 — best price $4.992022-11-14 — best price $9.992023-02-23 — best price $2.492023-07-04 — best price $9.992023-11-02 — best price $9.992024-01-25 — best price $7.492024-06-19 — best price $1.992024-10-15 — best price $1.992025-01-03 — best price $9.992025-04-03 — best price $9.992025-07-31 — best price $9.992025-10-27 — best price $4.992026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-05-01 — best price $9.992026-08-25 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4081202026-06-01 — 156 pageviews2026-06-04 — 161 pageviews2026-06-07 — 174 pageviews2026-06-10 — 173 pageviews2026-06-13 — 141 pageviews2026-06-16 — 150 pageviews2026-06-19 — 135 pageviews2026-06-22 — 408 pageviews2026-06-25 — 127 pageviews2026-06-28 — 175 pageviews2026-07-01 — 159 pageviews2026-07-04 — 137 pageviews2026-07-07 — 147 pageviews2026-07-10 — 122 pageviews2026-07-13 — 167 pageviews2026-07-16 — 181 pageviews2026-07-19 — 240 pageviews2026-07-22 — 134 pageviews2026-07-25 — 226 pageviews2026-07-28 — 193 pageviews2026-07-31 — 161 pageviews2026-08-03 — 158 pageviews2026-08-06 — 188 pageviews2026-08-09 — 150 pageviews2026-08-12 — 252 pageviews2026-08-15 — 177 pageviews2026-08-18 — 152 pageviews2026-08-21 — 210 pageviews2026-08-24 — 159 pageviews2026-08-27 — 164 pageviews2026-08-28 — 154 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
64.5%
earned "It's a happy ending."
45.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)17,94840%13
Windows (Xbox)3,40080%13

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FMVCrimePuzzleTypingDetectiveNonlinearExplorationConversationVisual NovelInvestigation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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