GAME
Her Story
The woman behind the CRT
Sam Barlow · 2015-06-24 · ■■■□□ 3/5 · 9/10
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In three lines
Her Story is a narrative-puzzle / observation puzzle game released by Sam Barlow in 2015.
Puzzlebyrinth scores it 9/10, with a difficulty of 3/5. The woman behind the CRT
Its core mechanics are Deduction / Searching the Archive.

Our Review
Search a police database of live-action video clips to reconstruct the story of a missing husband. An FMV mystery.
Mentions across our columns (10)
Puzzle Soundtracks(3)
- 2026-09-29 · Doremi · 9 mentionsSoundtrack: Her Story — music that was never written for the game becomes the air of the archive
- 2026-08-04 · DoremiSoundtrack: Telling Lies — one-sided music, playable in any order
- 2026-07-02 · DoremiSoundtrack: IMMORTALITY — recording a theme together with its dark underside
Essays(3)
- 2026-08-09 · Komugi · 4 mentionsIn-Game Notebook Design — Where Should a Deduction Puzzle Keep Its Memory? (from Obra Dinn to Chants of Sennaar)
- 2026-07-01 · Komugi · 4 mentionsWalking and Deducing — The Boundary from Gone Home to Return of the Obra Dinn
- 2026-06-11 · KomugiNarrative Puzzles and Storyless Puzzles — Lorelei vs Stephen's Sausage Roll



