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HearHen

HearHen - A Music-Reactive Desktop Dancing Companion. A tiny dancing companion that lives on your desktop and moves to your music in real time. Drop adorable characters into your screen, play any sound on your PC, and watch them vibe, dance, and react right alongside you.

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Developer
Shaw&Nickeyson
Publisher
Shaw&Nickeyson
Release
February 11, 2026
172 days ago
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About the Game

Turn your desktop into a living, dancing stage.

HearHen is a companion-style desktop game where cute characters react to the sounds you play on your PC. Whether it’s music, videos, game audio, or even your own instrument through a mic or audio interface, they will listen, feel the rhythm, and move with the mood in real time.

Soft music makes them gently sway. Energetic beats make them burst into joyful dance. Summon a cute kitty or puppy, a screaming chicken, a capybara, a ninja, or even the Mona Lisa directly onto your desktop. Drag them around, let them chat with you, and watch them interact inside freely switchable scenes such as caves, deserts, Dutch windmills, or museums. Your everyday screen becomes a tiny animated world that lives alongside your work and music.

Each character has unique animations, voices, and sounds. Trigger their sounds manually or play them like a mini soundboard to remix your own audio and create playful moments on the fly.

Free to start: a selection of characters and scenes is available at no cost. Expand your collection with special characters and themed environments to build your own personalized, music-driven desktop companion space.

Open your favourite music, drop them onto your screen, and just let them dance with you!

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