Rank 01Why this
Shares role swapping with We Were Here.
- $2.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
Games like We Were Here
- 24 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked We Were Here also play
The closest matches to We Were Here: We Were Here Too, We Were Here Together, The Past Within, Escape Simulator 2, and We Escaped a Twisted Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Escape Room and Co-op Campaign, like We Were Here.
- $12.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
Rank 03Why this
Same atmospheric mood as We Were Here.
- $3.35 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
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Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Why this: Also Escape Room and Investigation, like We Were Here.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like We Were Here
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Also Escape Room and Investigation, like We Were Here.
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Also Co-op Campaign and Investigation, like We Were Here.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Total Mayhem Games
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 90% of 15,850 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Asymmetric roles create unique teamwork dynamics
- Forces players to rely entirely on verbal coordination
- Free co op escape room experience
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Mysterious
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The Witness
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as We Were Here.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
We Were Here Together
Why this: Also Escape Room and Co-op Campaign, like We Were Here.
The Past Within
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as We Were Here.
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Why this: Also Escape Room and Investigation, like We Were Here.
More from Total Mayhem Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Total Mayhem Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
We Were Here Forever
Why this: Also Escape Room and Co-op Campaign, like We Were Here.
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as We Were Here.
About We Were Here
The closest matches to We Were Here: We Were Here Too, We Were Here Together, The Past Within, Escape Simulator 2, and We Escaped a Twisted Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If We Were Here is your kind of game, the closest matches are We Were Here Too, We Were Here Together and The Past Within — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and mysterious, and single out its asymmetric puzzle solving and puzzle chaining. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About 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?
Is We Were Here worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 90% of 15,850 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 76% positive across 270 new reviews, 14 points below its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.7 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Asymmetric roles create unique teamwork dynamics
- Forces players to rely entirely on verbal coordination
- Free co op escape room experience
- Puzzles require precise real time collaboration
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I personally didn't really enjoy this as a game. The puzzles are too easy to feel good about solving. Or time-consuming just for the sake of it (looking at you, gate maze >.> It wasn't so much a puzzle as just going from one end of the map…”
People who play it also play: We Were Here Too, We Were Here Together, The Past Within
Frequently asked about We Were Here
Can I run it?
Does We Were Here run on Steam Deck?
We Were Here is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is We Were Here free to play?
Yes — We Were Here is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does We Were Here have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — We Were Here supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to We Were Here?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside We Were Here are We Were Here Too, We Were Here Together, The Past Within.
Who developed We Were Here?
We Were Here was developed by Total Mayhem Games.