Her Story was well received by critics. Review aggregator Metacritic calculated an average score of 91 out of 100 based on 10 reviews for the iOS version, indicating "universal acclaim",[44] and 86 out of 100 based on 49 reviews for the Windows version, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[45] Metacritic ranks the game within the top 20 iOS and Windows games released in 2015,[54][55] and GameRankings ranks Her Story within its top 100 iOS games of all time.[56] Praise was particularly directed at the game's narrative,[47][52][57] Seifert's performance,[3][48][51] and gameplay mechanics.[46][47][53] IGN's Brian Albert called Her Story "the most unique game I've played in years",[50] and Steven Burns of VideoGamer.com named it "one of the year's best and most interesting games".[53] Adam Smith of Rock, Paper, Shotgun remarked that it "might be the best FMV game ever made";[58] Michael Thomsen of The Washington Post declared it "a beautiful amalgam of the cinema and video game formats".[59]