Spotify is killing Wordle-like music game Heardle next month
The same long-running success, unfortunately, can't be said for other Wordle-like games. One of the most popular Wordle clones, called Heardle(opens in new tab), gave Wordle's puzzle format a musical spin. In Heardle you listen to the first second of a song and try to guess what song it is, with each wrong guess (or pass) giving you a bit more of the song's intro to base your guess on.
Heardle was popular enough to be purchased by Spotify in July of 2022, but less than a year after spending an undisclosed sum to buy it, Spotify is shutting it down. Daily Heardle players now receive a brief and gloomy message when visiting the site to play the music puzzle game:
"Thanks for playing Heardle, but unfortunately we have to say goodbye. From May 5th, Heardle will no longer be available," the message reads.
That's a big bummer. No reason for the shutdown is given, but perhaps the game just didn't lead to a rise in paid subscriptions the way Wordle did for the NYT. When it bought the game, Spotify said it saw Heardle as not just a puzzle game but "a tool for musical discovery" that "aligns with our plans to deepen interactivity across the Spotify ecosystem."
I guess that didn't pan out. It's a shame: Heardle is a fun daily puzzle and an inventive twist on the Wordle format, and I can't imagine it's too difficult or costly to maintain. If you play Heardle and want to preserve your stats, players are urged to "take a screenshot" of their stats page before May 4, otherwise they'll be lost forever.
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ReidsoPosted:
pity they are killing it off on May 5th
Heardle is just an updated version of the tv show, "name that tune"
Heardle is just an updated version of the tv show, "name that tune"
FrogPosted:
Bummer that they buy out something that people love and then lay it to rest so soon. Heardle was a pretty cool idea, although there were some pretty crap tunes on it.
So...? That's almost completely unrelated to the article and doesn't excuse their actions.
Runts I mean Spotify has also been around forever and is like the top music platform.
So...? That's almost completely unrelated to the article and doesn't excuse their actions.
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