Heardle
Heardle is a web-based music game created by London-based Omakase Studios. Inspired by the web-based word game Wordle, it tests players' knowledge of music.
Heardle
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- 2022
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Heardle is a web-based music game created by London-based Omakase Studios. Inspired by the web-based word game Wordle, it tests players' knowledge of music.
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• Released — February 2022 • Genre — Puzzle game • Developer — Omakase Studios • Platform — Browser • Publisher — Spotify
Gameplay
Gameplay
Gameplay involves attempting to guess the name of a song by listening to six progressively longer snippets of it, from 1 to 16 seconds in duration.
Development
Development
Development of Heardle began in December 2021. The game was released on 26 February 2022. At the time of release, songs were sourced from music streaming service SoundCloud, selected by the developer "semi-randomly" after discovering that curating songs led to better gameplay than selecting them randomly. In July 2022, Spotify acquired Heardle for an undisclosed amount. They subsequently shut the game down in April 2023.
Legacy
Heardle itself led to clones. Heardle Decades features the same gameplay with different sets of songs, such as from various decades of music, TV themes, or from specific artists. Videogame Heardle features video game music.
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- 1.Brereton, Greta. Check out the new Wordle-inspired game for music lovers, Heardle. NME. 7 March 2022.
- 2.Avery, Dan. Wordle + Name that Tune = Heardle. CNET. March 12, 2022.
- 3.Amorosi, A.D. Heardle, the Wordle of Music, Has Users Rushing to Name That Tune. Variety. 23 March 2022.
- 4.Welsh, Oli. Spotify buys Heardle, the Wordle for music lovers. Polygon. July 13, 2022.
- 5.Perez, Sarah. Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the Wordle-like music guessing game it bought last year. TechCrunch. 14 April 2023.
- 6.Connellan, Shannon. Heardle Decades lets you guess all the '80s and '90s bangers. Mashable. 18 July 2022.
- 7.Livingston, Christopher. Prove your videogame music expertise with this daily Heardle clone. PC Gamer. 25 April 2022.
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