Is Bandle the new Wordle? Song-guessing game builds buzz online

A new song-guessing game called Bandle is taking over the internet, one melody at a time.

A new song-guessing game is taking over the internet, one melody at a time.

Bandle, which debuted as an app in December, is seeing an explosion in popularity on platforms like TikTok, Twitch and YouTube, where streamers and content creators are posting videos of themselves playing the game.

Every day, the game, which is free, gives players information about one song, including the year it was released. The player then listens to the track, instrument by instrument, starting with drums.

Players have the opportunity to guess the song at each layer, until they reach the vocals. If they still don’t guess it by then, they can get a text clue. Past songs have included everything from OutKast's "Hey Ya!” to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody."

Johann Levy, the game's creator who is based in France, said he was partially inspired by the success of the popular online puzzle game, Wordle.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/bandle-song-guessing-game-builds-buzz-online-rcna149012

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