The unconventional gameplay mechanics also received positive remarks from critics. Destructoid's Laura Kate Dale felt that the game's pacing and structure assisted the narrative,[46] and Wallace of Game Informer found that making a connection between key points in the narrative was entertaining.[47] Burns of VideoGamer.com praised the game's ability to make the player realise their own biases, and challenge their "sense of self".[53] Albert of IGN felt that the searching tool was "gratifying", and positively contributes to the pacing of the game,[50] while The Washington Post's Thomsen wrote that the database mechanic created "contemplative gaps between scenes", allowing for "poignance and power" within the narrative.[59] Edge thought that by having game mechanics which require the player to deduce the story through investigation and intuition, Her Story was one of few games "that truly deliver on the foundational fantasy of detective work."[6] Bendixsen of Good Game described the desktop as "appropriately retro", noting that she was "drawn in immediately".[61]