Heardle is a new Wordle clone that wants to test your video game soundtrack knowledge

Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll undoubtedly have heard of Wordle. The popularity of the daily word puzzle has seen many other similarly styled games emerge in recent months. One of those is Heardle, a game that tasks you with identifying a song by listening to just a few seconds of it. And from Heardle has sprung a version that focuses solely on music found in games.

Videogame Heardle puts your ears and knowledge of game soundtracks to the test by giving you one second of music from a particular game. You only need to guess the name of the game, not the track itself, but that doesn't mean that it's not incredibly difficult. Guess incorrectly or choose to skip, and you'll get another second of sound. The clip is extended further each time you don't correctly identify what game it's from. You have six attempts in total, after which the hidden track will be revealed for your listening pleasure.

If you're knowledgeable on the soundtracks of one particular franchise rather than game music as a whole, there are Heardles for this too. A Sonic fan has created a Heardle dedicated solely to the Blue Blur that follows the same rules as the original. Similarly, Resident Evil Heardle tests your knowledge of songs from Capcom's survival horror series. And for fans of Square Enix's RPGs, there are Heardles for both the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series. There's also one dedicated to the many adventures of Nintendo's stubby pink mascot, Kirby.

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Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and GamesRadar+. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.