Spotify bought music puzzle game Heardle less than a year ago, but it's already pulling the plug.
springing up since the daily word puzzle took the internet by storm in 2021. Even after Wordle was purchased by the New York Times, its success has continued, and not just among players—as we, Wordle has led to a rise in paid subscriptions to the NYT's games collection, even though Wordle itself is free.
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:
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