Her Story is a Adventure, Casual, Simulation game from Sam Barlow with a 88% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by relaxing, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Sam Barlow
- Release year
- 2015
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $4.99
- Review signal
- 88% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Windows XP+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB Storage: 2 GB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: OSX 10.8+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB Storage: 2 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS: OSX 10.8+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB Storage: 2 GB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Her Story is worth a closer look if you want narrative mystery, exploration, strong atmosphere, and emotional story.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, emotional story, narrative mystery, and exploration.
Check more carefully if you dislike unclear onboarding.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
confusing-onboarding
FrictionThe first hours can be unclear without patience or outside help.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
Steam review snapshots
A fun concept, a detective game/movie-clips, that is better played in 1 session to finish it, takes between 2-3 hours to understand…The only downside is that your experience depends entirely on which clips you discover first—it's possible to uncover the central mystery a…Viva Seifert gives a wonderful performance, filled with emotional moments, surprises, and even original live music.It's a little hard to understand, but once you start getting it, you'll be addicted.Why it fits
Good for players who want narrative mystery, exploration, and an emotional story in a relaxing single-player experience. Piecing together story threads is a core draw. Strong atmosphere and presentation carry the experience. The story is described as emotionally affecting.
Who might skip it
Skip if you dislike unclear onboarding. Skip if you want an immediately straightforward start.