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Unheard - Voices of Crime
Developer NEXT Studios
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases? From the Steam store page
191 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
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146 positive · 35 negative
95% range 74–86%
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| Steam reviews | 146 | 35 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
10 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
32,714 of 34,108 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 191 · most liked firstI love the idea of this, I really do, and I really want to play this and enjoy it. However, the lack of subtitles is what's barring me from enjoyment. I have auditory processing issues and I typically require subtitles in most dialogue heavy games, so the lack of them in this game breaks my heart. I unfortunately cannot play the game because of this, and I hope to see subtitles in the future. Stay away if you're like me and you need subtitles to function in dialogue heavy games!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all, there are no subtitles, hearing impaired people and non-native English speakers be damned. For the most part, speech was articulated clearly, but there were a few instances where it was hard/impossible to understand what was being said. I am a visual learner, and I found this game very tedious and boring. The gameplay is just listening to people speak and following them around, trying to piece together various dialogues into a story. I had trouble staying focused trying to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was interested by the concept but was quite disappointed in the end. On top of that the portrayal of mental issues and people suffering from them betrays a severe lack of research and was quite insulting. Mentally ill people are significantly more at risk of being assaulted or killing themselves than mentally healthy people (especially people suffering from schizophrenia) and the blatant dehumanisation of them by the game portraying them all as comploting nutjobs is exhausting and depressing, I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I discovered Unheard while looking through every deduction game on Steam, like a raccoon looking through a dumpster for a half-eaten cake. It is an audio-based deduction game wherein you are given a top-down blueprint view of a building, and a scrubber (like a YouTube playback bar) that allows you to play out 10-20 minutes worth of story. You can only hear audio near where you are standing, so to put together what's going on, you need to walk around, scrub around, and replay segments, following…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: Neat concept Puzzles that increase in difficulty over time, Easy to understand how it works Cons: Very short (4 hours playtime for me) Why the everliving fudge would you spend 2 minutes replaying the conversations after completing a level, in an UNSKIPPABLE cutscene? I just heard all these conversations THATS HOW I SOLVED THE PUZZLE i dont need to listen to an unskippable 2minute recap of something I LITERALLY JUST DID) Unsatisfying ending. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a neat concept that I’d love to see more of…but not from this developer. There are no subtitles, making the game inaccessible or less accessible to anyone with auditory issues. I had to play at a very loud volume and press the speakers into my ears at times. This is basic game development, come on now. The way they responded to calls for subtitles rubbed me the wrong way, and their rabid fanbase has been quick to defend this boneheaded decision. I get that they were stoked about…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disappointed with the quality of the voicover. Maybe it's better in the other languages, but in english everything is so over-acted that it both seems silly and makes it really obvious what's going on. There's not much mystery to solve when characters verbalize everything like this. I was hoping this would be more in like with audiodramas where you get the feeling that you're present with the characters in a real world but you just can't see anything. So there are the sounds of footsteps,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not into detective games and I didn't remember why I bought this game in first place. But I agree with others that the concept is really neat and unique. The story starts just okay, but the twist at the end makes it somewhat interesting. Some people found it too short, but I felt it's just right for me and probably others who're not really into detective games. The puzzle (solving the case) was rather difficult for me, but I felt it was fair. It could use some QoL features, such as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I'm going to be looking into space listening to people talk, it might be a good idea to hire some decent voice actors.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a simple man. When I see an EULA that states "the purchase grants no ownership rights to the Software Product", I get a refund and give a negative review.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[WARNING : This game requires you to sign up a EULA to play it, something that I only noticed after purchasing the game. Which kind of pushed me to not recommend this due to not appreciating this kind of practice even if it was disclosed already] My feelings towards this game are complicated... I was introduced to this game in 2019 (which I just realized was the same year of its release) by a friend who told me to check it out and enjoyed myself thoroughly playing it. But now that I've…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like games like Her Story or other atmospheric investigation games, this is a great game. With just 5 levels very short but gives you some hours to play. Worth to get in every sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Indie games trending today 1️⃣ Chants of Sennaar 2️⃣ Clone Drone in the Danger Zone 3️⃣ Plague Inc: Evolved 4️⃣ Game Dev Tycoon 5️⃣ Unheard - Voices of Crime #gamedevelopment #indiedev #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Hard no. Too basic. No subtitles. Terrible voice acting. Undercooked trivial answer check system. UNSKIPPABLE FULL MINUTE ENDING EVERY LEVEL WHEN YOU ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING. "Surveillance is good" messaging. Also saw an answer to an impaired person criticizing subtitle absence. Devs made fun of him and wrote that "Hearing conversations is a crucial part and subtitles will ruin it". Dude, you have 0 ambient even in a crowded scene of a gallery besides applause.wav, your characters on a smoke…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept is solid. Walking around, getting to eavesdrop on past events to solve crimes is immediately enticing. It's too bad that it just doesn't come together at all. I can't speak to how this game is in Chinese. I only played it in English, but the English voice acting was simply bad. This wouldn't normally be something I'd spend too much time on but considering the entire game is listening to people acting, it's pretty painful. Nearly every character sounds like someone doing a bad…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty unique detective game around the concept of listening to various conversations between different characters around the same time in order to piece together the narrative. I got pretty immersed in the game so I was disappointed when I found out some stuff about the game. While the game is a decent fun time it's far from perfect and sadly has some flaws, Firstly the game is surprisingly short which isn't a deal breaker by any means as each case is an interesting string of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The fact that the DLC explicitly makes fun of its own poor casting in the very last part is quite fitting for a game that has such poor voice acting. Does it count as self-irony or is it a cheap way to rationalize and justify the lack of quality? I guess both. In general, 'Unheard' revolves around listening to people's conversations in person or on the phone and find out who is who and whodunnit. Self-referential plots and brain twisting scenarios abound. Recommended, with caveats, for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing it is like getting ready for TOEFL listening test. for me, it is an easy 7/10 - voice acting could be better - some more levels - would be highly appreciated
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The voice acting is cheesey and I found the gameplay to be a slog. The concept sounded super interesting. I've had this one in my backlog for ages and am not impressed now that I've finally put a little time into it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is where i miss a "maybe" option as a recommendation. Unheard is a real nice concept in theory. But after the tutorial mission and the first mission i'm just exhausted. The game gives you unlimited time and needs you to move around listen to all the conversations that take place. Then you need to think well about what happened when and figure out "who dunit". But it's the same every level. I just got bored listening to the conversations. Expected something like Obra Dinn, but was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this game you are a detective that has to solve cases just by listening to video recordings. it starts simple but gets complicated quickly. the UI is very simple and the controls are easy to understand. you can take notes ingame to keep track of everything that's happening. the recordings are very long and you have to listen to them multiple times to get the viewpoints of different characters. but that doesnt make it boring, since every character does something else in a scene so you hear…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting game concept, voice actors are well done. Games the right length, would be nice to see a follow up
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wanted to like Unheard more than I did, as the concept sounded really interesting and I'm a huge fan of deductive games, but it is ultimately let down by the very mechanic that makes it unique - as everything is spoken word, you unfortunately end up spending way too long listening and relistening to the same conversations, which is pretty much the opposite of compelling gameplay and ends up feeling like a waste of time. You should play Obra Dinn or one of the Golden Idol games instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a neat game mechanic, but the awful voice acting in English make me cringe too much to be able to get past it. I've tried a couple of times, but the voices are such a core part of the game, I can't get past it. Maybe if someone ever re-records the script with better actors, then I might give it another go.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A novel idea whos execution makes it get old very quickly. Maybe its the fault of the localization, but the voice acting and text are giving big "community theater" energy. The voices and accents are very broad to the point of being laughable. Another reviewer was spot-on when they aid it sounds like a radio play. But the problem is it's a very poor radio made using the vernacular of the 1940s. Which makes it come off like a Looney Tunes gangster cartoon rather than a serious crime story.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was awesome! I really like the concept. Last levels were kinda long and I had to listen to them few times so it started to get kinda boring but the stories were really interesting. A lot was going on and it was confusing at times. I had hard time connecting the dots but I had fun. I wish the game was longer. I wouldn't say no to few more chapters. The only thing that disappointed me about the game was its short length and the lack of English translations for the dlcs. PLEASE GIVE ME…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game. I solved only the first 3 out of the 5 main cases, and it was a lot of fun, though it did feel a bit like an English comprehension exam. Maybe I should try subtitles for the final two cases. It's certainly the first time I play something like this, but I enjoyed it. Would recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i stumbled upon this game by pure chance and my GOD it is amazing. i struggled to connect the dots at first but on a drive everything clicked into place with the last scenario and the plot twist ending. absolutely wild to experience. i have never needed a sequel more in my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ life.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's a nice little experiment of a detective/puzzle game, although the story is too short and the cases too random to reach conclusion of dramatic significance. I'll recommend it if you're searching for some detecting fun without a serious challenge or real depth. I bought it on 50% sale (5$) and, after completing it, wouldn't have chosen to pay more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a game focused entirely around voices and dialogue probably shouldn't have embarrassingly bad voice acting and writing
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not accessibility friendly! Game has no captions feature allowing those with hearing impairments to play the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely. Baller. Very much recommend if you live for sudden twists at the end that change your perspective on every in game event.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very interesting take on a detective game. It's definitely worth a shot if you like solving mysteries. This game is very linear however, if that's something that is a turn-off for you. A few things I'd like it to change though: - add subtitiles - toggle echo - toggle flashing lights (something I personally struggle with due to photo sensitivity) - don't make dlc-locked achievements, wtf - make english localisations for the dlcs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty bad voice acting. Unskippable cut scenes, and the missions are soooooo sloooooow
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never played a game quite like this before, but I really did enjoy it because of the game mechanics. It's a short game- one that can be very finished in a couple of hours. There's potential replay ability for different endings/going back and reviewing stuff you might have missed the first time. It's a solid short game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting idea, but ultimately not enough to make a decent game out of it—at least not in the way it was executed. The story's not memorable and the audio mechanic doesn't really take any skill or require going through a fun gameplay mechanic. You just go through the motions and eventually you get it and that's it. One of those games I only finished because it was so short, but otherwise I probably would've dropped it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've had fun, but other than the first stage, all the stage are all kinda overwhelming for me, there is too much to track, and for the harder answers i just tried every combination possible lol. Also the voice acting are weird? Very unique game, cheap price so why not, try it if you are interested.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish there was a transcript because English voice acting is just plain awful. Also, it''s way too easy. I finished a couple of episodes without even lsitening to everything.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not doing it for me so far. The voice acting is amateurish and the writing feels pretty clunky because people need to call each other by name all the time, but the biggest problem is that the audio track is repeatedly skipping and dropping words. In the interstitial sections between missions, there are subtitles so I can still follow along, but the cases themselves are swiss cheese. Frustrating and annoying.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crazy audio-based deduction game with twists that you don't see coming! Also recommend the free DLC!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Who Summoned it? is a lovely hybrid between a P&C Adventure and Golden Idol that I recommend if that sounds like your jam. Unheard: Voices of Crime has you following audio tracks on a blueprint to solve crimes. There's a super meaty free English DLC I recommend if you like the base game.
unlabelledView post →This is a new, refreshing take on the mystery genre. I haven't played anything else like this. It's fairly short, but each case can take a while to solve depending on how much you replay and how long you spend searching for clues. I didn't see the twist coming, either, even though I sensed something was off. I highly recommend this one to players who like investigation-style games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bit easier than your run off the mill puzzle game, so treat this game as more of a visual (or rather, audio) novel. I really love the gimmick of going through the different POVs after learning what someone know
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great gameplay, interesting story. Would like to get more content, though. Good for one-shot gaming, but instantly hooks you up, so you crave for more. Music and atmosphere is good also.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it takes like a super long time to listen through everything. wish I could just read a transcript. that and they're not really puzzles. like it just spells everything out after you've listened to all the audio. I'd say avoid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →definitely unique in presentation, unheard really puts me in mind of a lot of nintendo ds murder mystery games in how unpredictable it feels; even in places where it feels clunky there's a real charm to the fundamental mystery structure
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool puzzle game, but a little short.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall a really interesting take on a game. I would say definitely worth the price and if you like logic games it is totally worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an intriguing concept and I'm glad it exists as a point of variation/exploration of the detective genre, but it's just too slow. There's no subtitle option, no option to change the playback speed, and skipping at all bars some achievements. It's a shame because these are compelling mysteries and a unique format otherwise.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very different type of game. Certainly not easy. Might be worth keeping paper and pencil handy for taking notes as you go. What initially seems like a series of unrelated cases start to link up with characters reappearing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an interesting game with a cool concept!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was wonderful. Put on a headset and listen to the story to help solve crimes. I hope they keep making more games like this. It's like a movie in your mind and you can move through time to learn about all the facets of the different characters involved.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished Unheard: Voices of Crime, one of the main games I hadn't tried in the narrative deduction/information game genre. Piecing together nonlinear stories always draws me in, and audio as a medium has an intimacy that I think could work really well with that, so I had high hopes...
unlabelledView post →suddenly reminded of this game ahoisdhasiohd when will that one DLC get translated ;; O ;; i need more of it (the game is called "Unheard: Voices of Crime" by the way!! i recommend it!!!!)
unlabelledView post →The writing is... very blunt. I dunno, I feel like I want a detective game to be willing to understate things a lot more than this one bothers to. If I play more and this just turns out to be something from the early cases, I'll change the review, but I don't feel like this game has the writing chops to deliver on its promise as a detective game. It might be specific to the English Translation, if I were really trying to give the game as much grace as I can, but I dunno.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the concept of this game! Relying on sound to solve cases is a unique idea and I think this game executed it very well. My main qualm is honestly that there isn't more! A great shorter story that can be played in a few hours. I found that I was able to kinda guess how it was gonna end based on the context clues the game gave us (just enough to make it plausible but not obvious). I would love to see a longer game with this concept where we solve active cases using audio. Highly recommend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly, it's an incredible concept that falls short once you realize there's no fear of failure whatsoever. oh, you got the answer wrong? wait 10 seconds and you can immediately switch one of your guesses and get another crack at it, the game always tells you how many correct guesses you had.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The main game was enjoyable enough, I liked the idea of an audio detective. The thriller part was not my cup of tea though. And the "Lethal script" DLC was a bit too tangled up for my taste. It's a shame they didn't translate other DLCs to English, in my opinion. 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played in English. The concept is great. The writing itself is interesting at best and abysmal at worst. The plot and voice acting are both painfully awkward but the story does offer a half-explanation for it. The gameplay is next to non-existent. I don't think it's a BAD game nor a waste of time or money - but I don't think it's compelling enough to recommend. There are point and click titles that make much better crime/detective games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Agree with the other reviews -- concept cool, but execution is quite weak. Disclaimer, i played this in English and not in its natively published language. The voice acting was very mediocre/weak for a game purely built on audio. That and the writing are very cheesy and cringe, making the game feel like such a slog. Additionally, I feel like there was very little deducing needed. I wish there were more leaps in logic needed... I feel a lot of the characters did monologues and you just had…
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