Winners & nominees 12th IMGA

Her Story

12th IMGA

Winner of
Grand PrixExcellence in InnovationExcellence in Storytelling
Studio/Developer
Sam Barlow
Country
UK
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    About Her Story

    A real life crime story where you play detective.

    ** Winner of Best Narrative & Best Performance at The Game Awards 2015 and The Grand Jury Award at IndieCade 2015 **

    "Her Story is one of the most entrancing experiences you can hope to find on mobile"
    9/10, Pocket Gamer

    "It’s a murder case where you’re in the detective’s chair, a mystery where you make the running, and an engrossing experience from start to finish. With this we should consign the term “interactive movie” to history’s dustbin, because movies can’t dream of offering audiences a narrative structure as intimate and involving as this: they’re just moving pictures. Her Story points to the future"
    5/5, The Guardian

    Her Story is a fresh take on the police procedural from Sam Barlow, creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Aisle.

    Playing like an interactive true crime documentary, the game lets you go hands on with 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.

    "Her Story is a beautiful amalgam of the cinema and video game formats... a remarkable achievement..."
    90, The Washington Post

    "Profound, gripping live-action drama… sure to be discussed for years to come"
    5/5, Digital Spy

    How does it work?

    Her Story sits you in front of a mothballed desktop computer and logs you into a police database. Search through hundreds of video clips that cover 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. One that asks you to listen.