Heardle

Heardle was a web-based music game created by London-based Omakase Studios. Inspired by the game Wordle, it tested players' knowledge of music.

Gameplay

Gameplay involved attempting to guess the name of a song by listening to six progressively longer snippets of it, from 1 to 16 seconds.

Development

Development of Heardle began in December 2021. The game was released on February 26, 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 sum. They subsequently shutdown the game in April 2023 to prioritize other means of music discovery.

Legacy

Heardle itself led to clones. Heardle Decades featured the same gameplay with different sets of songs, such as from various decades of music, TV themes, or from specific artists. Videogame Heardle featured video game music.

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