Headphones on, and voices from the past for your only flashlight.

No gut pick here, so let's read the detail. And the game's signature jumps to the ear: sound environment is its best criterion, ahead of 60% of titles, only logical for an investigation played entirely through sound. Everything else drops: fun and controller feel fall almost to the bottom, ahead of barely more than a tenth of games, attachment and art style stay below the middle, only rediscovery nears the median. The tension is right there: what makes the game original, sound, is also the only thing saving it in this ranking. All of this on one to two votes per line, so to confirm.

Next to classic detective games, leaning on visuals and manipulation, Unheard takes a radical bet: stripping away sight to leave you only your ears. Naturally, criteria built for controller feel or art style don't do it justice.

So, for who? For you if you love bold narrative experiences, rebuilding a truth from plain overheard conversations. A lot less if you're after nerve, playability or a visual shock.