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{{Short description|2022 web-based music game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox video game
| released = February 2022
| genre = [[Puzzle game]]
| developer = Omakase Studios
| platform = [[Browser game|Browser]]
| publisher = [[Spotify]]
}}'''''Heardle''''' was a [[Browser game|web-based]] music game created by London-based Omakase Studios.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brereton |first=Greta |date=7 March 2022 |title=Check out the new ''Wordle''-inspired game for music lovers, ''Heardle'' |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/check-out-the-new-wordle-inspired-game-for-music-lovers-heardle-3176742 |access-date=17 November 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117091943/https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/check-out-the-new-wordle-inspired-game-for-music-lovers-heardle-3176742 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Avery |first=Dan |date=March 12, 2022 |title=''Wordle'' + Name that Tune = ''Heardle'' |work=[[CNET]] |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/wordle-name-that-tune-heardle/ |access-date=18 November 2023 |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118203434/https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/wordle-name-that-tune-heardle/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Amorosi |first=A.D. |date=23 March 2022 |title=''Heardle'', the ''Wordle'' of Music, Has Users Rushing to Name That Tune |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/heardle-music-wordle-game-1235212963/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223102946/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/heardle-music-wordle-game-1235212963/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In July 2022, [[Spotify]] acquired Heardle for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{cite web |last=Welsh |first=Oli |date=July 13, 2022 |title=Spotify buys ''Heardle'', the ''Wordle'' for music lovers |url=https://www.polygon.com/23206760/spotify-buys-heardle-music-guessing-game |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930163937/https://www.polygon.com/23206760/spotify-buys-heardle-music-guessing-game |url-status=live }}</ref> They subsequently shutdown the game in April 2023 to prioritize other means of music discovery.<ref>{{cite news |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=14 April 2023 |title=Spotify is shutting down ''Heardle'', the ''Wordle''-like music guessing game it bought last year |work=[[TechCrunch]] |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/14/spotify-is-shutting-down-heardle-the-wordle-like-music-guessing-game-it-bought-last-year |access-date=17 November 2023 |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230414140405/https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/14/spotify-is-shutting-down-heardle-the-wordle-like-music-guessing-game-it-bought-last-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Connellan |first=Shannon |date=18 July 2022 |title=''Heardle Decades'' lets you guess all the '80s and '90s bangers |url=https://mashable.com/article/heardle-decades-wordle-clone |website=[[Mashable]] |access-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200924/https://mashable.com/article/heardle-decades-wordle-clone |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Videogame Heardle'' featured [[video game music]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Livingston |first=Christopher |date=25 April 2022 |title=Prove your videogame music expertise with this daily ''Heardle'' clone |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/prove-your-videogame-music-expertise-with-this-daily-heardle-clone/ |website=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200924/https://www.pcgamer.com/prove-your-videogame-music-expertise-with-this-daily-heardle-clone/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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