Her Story

Released: 6/24/2015

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.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

82.0

Critic Average

40 reviews

Steam User Score

10,281 reviews

Metacritic User Score

570 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-7.4

Metacritic Disparity

+19.0

Combined Disparity

+5.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

11 early (28%)26 launch window (65%)3 late (8%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 40 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 82.0/100. Critics score this game 7.4 points lower than Steam users and 19.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 40)

Stephen Tordoffviagiant.moe
May 15, 2016Late review
60/100View review
Steam 89.4/100 · -29.4 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · -3.0 pts
Brian HossviaHigh-Def Digest
Dec 7, 2015Late review
80/100View review
Steam 89.4/100 · -9.4 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +17.0 pts
Jordan HurstviaCubed3
Sep 14, 2015Late review
90/100View review
Steam 89.4/100 · +0.6 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +27.0 pts
Jonathan Gordonviagames(TM)
Aug 17, 2015Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 89.4/100 · +0.6 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +27.0 pts
Melissa LoomisviaGameRant
Jul 22, 2015Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 89.4/100 · +0.6 ptsMetacritic 63/100 · +27.0 pts