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We Were Here
Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game really puts friendship under extreme pressure, not sure its Overcooked levels, but its there, lol. You and your partner get split up in a creepy abandoned castle and handed walkie talkies (I did use Discord…”
“A brilliant series of (currently) five co-op games. Great fun, lots of laughing, yelling, insulting each other, and chaotic communication. Everything wrapped in an amazing wintery, mysterious, theatrical, magical…”
“Once you get past the terrifying moments, everything works great. The walkie-talkies turn into pure chaos, you and your duo will be just screaming at each other the entire time, thinking its not a horror game.”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game really puts friendship under extreme pressure, not sure its Overcooked levels, but its there, lol. You and your partner get split up in a creepy abandoned castle and handed walkie talkies (I did use Discord…”
“Overall this game is really nice. You have to communicate a lot to get through each level so its a perfect game for couples or friends. I really liked the first 6 levels but i hated the last one tbh. All the other…”
“Played this over the weekend with my best friend. Spent around 2 hours (1 hour each with different roles). The puzzles were fairly easy but quite enjoyable. Planning to finish the rest of the series once they're on…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A brilliant series of (currently) five co-op games. Great fun, lots of laughing, yelling, insulting each other, and chaotic communication. Everything wrapped in an amazing wintery, mysterious, theatrical, magical…”
“This game was really fun to play with my brother. We had lots of fun playing this. We failed again and again, yet we just kept moving through. It got a bit repetitive after we had beaten it a few times, but I would…”
“For a free game this is pretty peak. Very fun puzzles, i enjoyed it alot. Its unfortunate that its magic is lost after the first playthrough though. Of course that is perfectly understandable due to the nature of the…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“⭐ Review: We Were Here Gameplay: 9/10 Visuals: 5/10 Difficulty: 9/10 Replayability: 1/10 Recommended: 7/10 🎮 About the Game It's an escape room ultimately. If you don't cheat, it can be quite tough. I've done around 50+…”
“Some pretty fun low difficulty puzzles for a light co-op game that encourages a lot of communication. Good to pick up and finish in a few hours with a friend.”
“We Were Here is a really cool game if you’ve got someone to play with. The whole point is working together to solve puzzles, but the catch is you’re separated and can only communicate with each other. That’s what makes…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Some pretty fun low difficulty puzzles for a light co-op game that encourages a lot of communication. Good to pick up and finish in a few hours with a friend.”
“We Were Here is a really cool game if you’ve got someone to play with. The whole point is working together to solve puzzles, but the catch is you’re separated and can only communicate with each other. That’s what makes…”
“Great game to play with a friend who likes teamwork. It's short, the puzzles are simple but not dumb, so it's perfect for a one sitting playthrough.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Overall this game is really nice. You have to communicate a lot to get through each level so its a perfect game for couples or friends. I really liked the first 6 levels but i hated the last one tbh. All the other…”
“A brilliant series of (currently) five co-op games. Great fun, lots of laughing, yelling, insulting each other, and chaotic communication. Everything wrapped in an amazing wintery, mysterious, theatrical, magical…”
“Played this over the weekend with my best friend. Spent around 2 hours (1 hour each with different roles). The puzzles were fairly easy but quite enjoyable. Planning to finish the rest of the series once they're on…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“A brilliant series of (currently) five co-op games. Great fun, lots of laughing, yelling, insulting each other, and chaotic communication. Everything wrapped in an amazing wintery, mysterious, theatrical, magical…”
“Very fun for a free game! Quite quick to play through but good for passing some time with friends :)”
“A really fun co‑op experience with a great atmosphere. Some of the puzzles were genuinely tough and took us a while to figure out, but solving them felt rewarding. The game is on the shorter side, but still a cool and…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“⭐ Review: We Were Here Gameplay: 9/10 Visuals: 5/10 Difficulty: 9/10 Replayability: 1/10 Recommended: 7/10 🎮 About the Game It's an escape room ultimately. If you don't cheat, it can be quite tough. I've done around 50+…”
“this is a fun n good game but i wish there were more than 1 ending bc im not trying to spoil but im sad:( i might buy the other wwh games on mac”
“This game was really fun to play with my brother. We had lots of fun playing this. We failed again and again, yet we just kept moving through. It got a bit repetitive after we had beaten it a few times, but I would…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“What You Telling Is, It Looks Like A Penis? We Were Here is a game about yelling at your friend what you're seeing, or yelling to your friend about what the solution is, but it doesn't matter what side you are on,…”
“Me and my friend couldn't play together. We let it load for 30min and it still didnt work”
“Soundtrack is awful, first thing I did in the game was turning off the music. I wish that the sound cues could be replaced by an honest-to-god timer on the HUD. I had difficulties when trying to play with a friend: The…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“This game was lots of fun! but... on some parts of the game we didn't know what we were supposed to do (specifically the maze part) and we just had one player guessing his way through. it also feels a bit like one…”
“boring never let the player(s) do nothing for too long, no game is fun if you are standing still”
“Soundtrack is awful, first thing I did in the game was turning off the music. I wish that the sound cues could be replaced by an honest-to-god timer on the HUD. I had difficulties when trying to play with a friend: The…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I enjoyed this game soOOOOO much. I was on holiday in Thailand, going through an insanely hard time. But in my free moments I would call my little brother up and he and I would play this series while I was there. This game has made me wish there were more cross-play games for…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“It's the first in the series and it's great, it's better than the sequel. Great puzzles and if you switch sides there is enough challenge to play it again.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Absolutely incredible game. Gameplay was great. Me and my teammate took 90mins to complete it as it is very difficult whilst still maintaining the fun aspect of gaming that is needed. 10/10 game + its free and not a lot of storage so like, Why not try it”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Co-op · Escape Room · Puzzle · Horror · Multiplayer · Co-op Campaign · Mystery · Adventure · Psychological Horror · Online Co-Op · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Subtitle Options · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Tr… |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://totalmayhemgames.com/games/we-were-here/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i5 4000 series or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or equivalent, integrated graphics not supported DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: A working PC-compatible microphone