- Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Indie
Unheard is a narrative-centric detective game. Put on your headphones and step back into the past. Use the voices you hear to return to crime scenes, tracking down each individual involved and solving the cases!
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Grave, contemplative, earnest and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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Thumb CultureMay 20235/5 starsThere are around 5 hours of gameplay as you go through the various chapters. Some chapters take longer than others depending on whether you have been standing in the right places to gather clues! The timelines are also varied with some chapters playing a longer scene than others.
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COGconnectedJaina HillMay 202380/100There are elements of Unheard that still befuddle me. Why did there have to be a framing narrative around testing a sci-fi sound machine? Why couldn’t this just be a series of devious chapters, full of double identities and swapped masterpieces? Ultimately, I don’t think some of the eccentric flourishes hurt the game. Unheard – Voices of Crime focuses on doing a few things well. The game rises to that very specific set of standards.
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Geeks Under GraceNov 20198.5/10Unheard successfully challenges the player to solve mysteries by listening to conversations and should be in every gamer's library.
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ShacknewsBill LavoyApr 20196/10Whether it’s a wonky voice performance, silly mechanic, or the feeling that it ends far before it’s finished, Unheard fails to realize its maximum potential.
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TechRaptorRon WelchApr 20196.5/10While Unheard stumbles through a few technical issues, it's premise alone makes it thoroughly enjoyable. Though short, every minute of Unheard is packed with intrigue and there's something immensely satisfying about having that ah-ha moment when all the pieces click together.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- NEXT Studio
- Publisher
- NEXT Studio, 505 Games, Bilibili Game
- Released
- March 29, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric, Auditory
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 6 h main story · 6 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.8/10 from 21 ratings.
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