Her Story — patch notes and updates
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| IMMORTALITY wins at E3! | 2021-06-29 | After a year of mysterious teases, Half Mermaid took to the virtual E3 stage to reveal Sam Barlow's new game, IMMORTALITY. The announcement trailer debuted during the Future Games Show and closed out Day 2 of E3 2021. The reveal went on to win an Official E3 Award for "Most Anticipated Game From Future Games Show" as well as a "Best of E3" award from PC Gamer. It was also included in The Guardian's 20 Games to Watch from E3. Wishlist the game on Steam and follow Half Mermaid to stay updated. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8866533/2fd262b2f718daaf850b067d769ea03c865e42e0.jpg |
| THIS SUNDAY: Project Ambrosio Reveal | 2021-06-09 | We haven't released many details about Project Ambrosio, the next title from Her Story creator Sam Barlow, but this Sunday, as part of The Future Games Show, we're letting a few more into the world. We will peel back the ██████! The show will be streamed on Sunday, June 13 at 4PM PDT / 7PM EDT /12AM* Midnight BST / 1AM* CEST (*The morning of June 14) on Twitter, Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, and GamesRadar. Remember: celluloid is highly flammable 🔥🔥🔥 |
| Telling Lies 1st Anniversary! | 2020-08-28 | It's been over a year since Telling Lies dropped on Steam! Thank you to everyone who has played, streamed, wishlisted, talked about and otherwise supported the game over the past twelve months. In order to celebrate this milestone, Sam Barlow, the creator of Telling Lies, Her Story, and the upcoming Project A███████, will stream the game, shedding light on its development, production, and design. Join Sam this Wednesday @ 1PM Eastern. Set a reminder from this page so you don't miss uncovering the making of this story of four private lives and the lies that bind them. If you enjoyed the game and want to stay up to date on what Sam and the rest |
| Blog: The Map & The Territory – Small Worlds (2009, Flash) | 2020-08-11 | Over on the Half Mermaid Productions blog, Sam talks about one of the titles that continues to inspire the new project. http://halfmermaid.co/the-map-the-territory-small-worlds-2009-flash |
| Sam Barlow Teases Next Game! | 2020-06-24 | To celebrate the Five Year Anniversary of Her Story's release, Sam Barlow has teased his next project. It's codenamed Project A███████ and you can head to the game page to dig into its cryptic imagery and curiously obscured words. The Steam page is as mysterious as the game itself will be! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350200/Project_A/ Whilst you're there feel free to wishlist the game! The more people wishlist, the more will be revealed of the page... This game might be dangerous, you should stay away. Enjoy! |
| Telling Lies shortlisted for Ultimate Game of the Year | 2019-10-25 | The Golden Joysticks has announced its shortlist for the Ultimate Game of the Year, and Her Story's follow up Telling Lies is on it! They say: "Sam Barlow directs his greatest work to date with this exploded – and explosive – narrative adventure. Telling Lies gives you the tools to explore a stolen NSA database of live-action clips with the same flexibility and freedom as the very best open-world adventure games. Industry-shaking stuff." Click here to see the full list and vote. |
| Deep Dive into Telling Lies | 2019-10-09 | Sam dives deeply into the development of Telling Lies and the inspirations behind the game's mechanics over on Gamasutra: Deep Dive: Telling Lies - Making a mechanic out of scrubbing video https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33027628/9ee4f5d3771b66c6629fb392cb3b84c86565a397.png |
| Telling Lies is out! | 2019-09-18 | In case you missed it, Sam Barlow's new game "Telling Lies" is now out! In 12 languages! The game’s reception has been pretty fantastic. Some of our fave reviews: “Endless possibilities in brilliant detective story” The Guardian (★★★★★) "A full-motion video triumph" Polygon "An absolute masterpiece" Gameblog.fr (90) "One of the most brilliant video games of the year" Washington Post (90) "A paragon for storytelling" Gamesradar+ (90) https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/Telling_Lies/ Mashable ran a great in-depth piece on the game where Jess Joho concluded that the game was, well, “f**king great". The full article contains more such insig |
| New Telling Lies Trailer! | 2019-06-11 | We just released a new trailer for Telling Lies! Check it out on the store page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/Telling_Lies/ |
| Telling Lies - Watch the teaser now! | 2019-03-27 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8866533/55d3eb740be31d8c5d8e85e2c45dd072b5ad64d8.png Go to the store page to watch the teaser and wishlist the game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/762830/Telling_Lies/ https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8866533/90f75e41657381cfdc246643edc68b8c3884c00d.gif |
| Her Story successor, "Telling Lies" cast announced! | 2019-01-18 | Telling Lies is the successor to Her Story and here's the first look at the main cast! Logan Marshall-Green Alexandra Shipp Kerry Bishé Angela Sarafyan https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8866533/ae263fdba6beddbc98f710e26866d758a63dc041.jpg Telling Lies will be published by Annapurna Interactive in 2019 and takes the concept of Her Story in exciting new directions! It's a very deep rabbit hole to lose yourself down. |
| Her Story now in Japanese! | 2016-11-24 | By popular demand and after much translation, the multi-award winning Her Story is now available in Japanese. Just in time for the Steam Sale! 日本語版『HER STORY』長らくお待たせいたしました！『Her Story』は、素晴らしく、そして新しいエンターテイメント体験です。きっとお楽しみいただけるかと思います。どうぞ極上の推理体験を。 Playismブログで語られる本作品に関する熱い思いも是非ご一読下さい。 http://blog.playism.jp/osusume_suiri_game_her_story/ http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8866533/864fd2ce1a150f11d49e0413f6560e43a67c68df.png |
| Her Story now in Japanese! | 2016-11-24 | By popular demand and after much translation, the multi-award winning Her Story is now available in Japanese. Just in time for the Steam Sale! 日本語版『HER STORY』長らくお待たせいたしました！『Her Story』は、素晴らしく、そして新しいエンターテイメント体験です。きっとお楽しみいただけるかと思います。どうぞ極上の推理体験を。 Playismブログで語られる本作品に関する熱い思いも是非ご一読下さい。 http://blog.playism.jp/osusume_suiri_game_her_story/ http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8866533/864fd2ce1a150f11d49e0413f6560e43a67c68df.png |
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| Her Story has a release date! | 2015-06-03 | The game will release on 24 June 2015. I've uploaded a new trailer to celebrate the announcement. I can't wait to get the game into people's hands and see what they think! |
| Her Story has a release date! | 2015-06-03 | The game will release on 24 June 2015. I've uploaded a new trailer to celebrate the announcement. I can't wait to get the game into people's hands and see what they think! |
| Indie Fund Now Backing Her Story | 2015-05-29 | Announced this week: http://indie-fund.com/2015/05/indie-fund-now-backing-her-story/ So pleased to see this announced! It's a great validation to see the game join the exemplary list of Indie Funded titles, but also the support I've received has really helped me make Her Story everything I wanted it to be. Thanks so much to the partners and scouts over at the Indie Fund! |
| Indie Fund Now Backing Her Story | 2015-05-29 | Announced this week: http://indie-fund.com/2015/05/indie-fund-now-backing-her-story/ So pleased to see this announced! It's a great validation to see the game join the exemplary list of Indie Funded titles, but also the support I've received has really helped me make Her Story everything I wanted it to be. Thanks so much to the partners and scouts over at the Indie Fund! |