Game profile
We Were Here Together
A two player puzzle adventure in an abandoned arctic settlement where two separated players can only communicate via walkie talkie to solve puzzles together. Each player sees only half the information, making precise descriptions essential.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Puzzle / Adventure, set in a world after the collapse. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. It is built around short sessions, which makes it easy to pick up for half an hour.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. Story exists mostly as background texture rather than a reason to keep going. Co-op is supported, so you can bring someone along. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It sits in the budget bracket.
What stands out
- Walkie talkie communication
- Split information
- Cooperative puzzle solving
This fits you if
- you enjoy being made to think
- you usually have thirty to sixty minutes and want that to be enough
- you have someone to play with
- you are watching your budget
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
- you want to actually finish something for once, 5 hours and done
Look elsewhere if
- you want something that lasts, this is over after 5 hours
- you want something light and easy going
- you play alone, this needs other people
- you specifically want an open world to roam
How long is We Were Here Together?
About 5 hours in total. That is roughly 3 evening(s), so you can realistically finish it this week.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 78 out of 100, which puts it above 20 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 1013 overall. That is the lower end of this database, critics were more reserved here than with most titles. The number does not tell you whether a game is exactly right for the right evening, though.
For comparison, Puzzle averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 5 points below its own genre. The figure rests on 56 collected ratings.
Released in 2019, so it has 7 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2019
- Genres
- Puzzle, Adventure
- Playtime
- approx. 5 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Background flavour
- Play with
- Co-op
- Setting
- Post-apocalyptic, Historical
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Budget
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Critic rating
- 78 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We Were Here Together | 2019 | approx. 5 hrs. | 78 | Budget |
| Strange Horticulture | 2022 | approx. 8 hrs. | 83 | Budget |
| Amnesia: The Dark Descent | 2010 | approx. 9 hrs. | 85 | Budget |
| Silent Hill: Townfall | 2026 | approx. 10 hrs. | 85 | Mid price |
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