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Her Story cover art

Her Story

Sam Barlow · 2015-06-24

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

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.

Her Story is an Adventure, Casual, Indie and Simulation game released in 2015, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Very Positive (89% of 10393 reviews).

6
playing now
89%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Her Story trailer thumbnail

Her Story Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6 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 4% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 261k–626k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,430 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 70 of 94 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

2642026-09-15 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 18 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 15 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 11 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 16 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 17 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 20 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
986Jun 2015Aug 2026Jun 2015 — avg 78 · peak 648Oct 2015 — avg 14 · peak 37Feb 2016 — avg 46 · peak 144Jun 2016 — avg 84 · peak 334Oct 2016 — avg 14 · peak 35Feb 2017 — avg 13 · peak 31Jun 2017 — avg 37 · peak 98Oct 2017 — avg 26 · peak 73Feb 2018 — avg 15 · peak 40Jun 2018 — avg 13 · peak 44Oct 2018 — avg 13 · peak 53Feb 2019 — avg 9 · peak 25Jun 2019 — avg 14 · peak 40Oct 2019 — avg 15 · peak 45Feb 2020 — avg 14 · peak 34Jun 2020 — avg 17 · peak 89Oct 2020 — avg 13 · peak 46Feb 2021 — avg 12 · peak 40Jun 2021 — avg 13 · peak 42Oct 2021 — avg 9 · peak 30Feb 2022 — avg 9 · peak 28Jun 2022 — avg 9 · peak 30Oct 2022 — avg 9 · peak 26Feb 2023 — avg 14 · peak 39Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 31Oct 2023 — avg 10 · peak 41Feb 2024 — avg 10 · peak 24Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 26Oct 2024 — avg 8 · peak 37Feb 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 14 · peak 44Oct 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Feb 2026 — avg 11 · peak 27Jun 2026 — avg 9 · peak 22Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-02-212026-10-142015-02-21 — 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 $4.992026-09-12 — best price $4.992026-09-27 — best price $4.992026-10-12 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2671152026-06-01 — 156 pageviews2026-06-05 — 184 pageviews2026-06-09 — 186 pageviews2026-06-13 — 141 pageviews2026-06-17 — 147 pageviews2026-06-21 — 168 pageviews2026-06-25 — 127 pageviews2026-06-29 — 161 pageviews2026-07-03 — 122 pageviews2026-07-07 — 147 pageviews2026-07-11 — 124 pageviews2026-07-15 — 156 pageviews2026-07-19 — 240 pageviews2026-07-23 — 202 pageviews2026-07-27 — 165 pageviews2026-07-31 — 161 pageviews2026-08-04 — 177 pageviews2026-08-08 — 126 pageviews2026-08-12 — 252 pageviews2026-08-16 — 157 pageviews2026-08-20 — 152 pageviews2026-08-24 — 159 pageviews2026-08-28 — 154 pageviews2026-09-01 — 173 pageviews2026-09-05 — 137 pageviews2026-09-09 — 135 pageviews2026-09-13 — 161 pageviews2026-09-17 — 130 pageviews2026-09-21 — 174 pageviews2026-09-25 — 194 pageviews2026-09-29 — 164 pageviews2026-10-03 — 164 pageviews2026-10-07 — 179 pageviews2026-10-10 — 115 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FMVCrimePuzzleTypingDetectiveNonlinearExplorationConversationVisual NovelInvestigation

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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