Choose We Were Here
Choose We Were Here if you want an Action and Indie game with Subtitle Options and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.9% positive across 15,850 reviews.
We Were Here vs Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
We Were Here and Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege both land in Adventure, Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Adventure, Free To Play on Steam. We Were Here (2017) is 3 years older than Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege (2020). We Were Here scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege (79.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
Choose Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,684 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both We Were Here and Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege sit in Adventure and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 We Were Here |  Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Adventure, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (15,850 reviews) | 79.8% positive (4,684 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Total Mayhem Games | Bitbeast Games |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Free To Play on Steam.
- We Were Here (2017) is 3 years older than Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege (2020).
- We Were Here scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege (79.8% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
We Were Here vs Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege — FAQ
- Which is better, We Were Here or Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege?
- On Steam reviews We Were Here scores higher (89.9% positive) than Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege (79.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, We Were Here is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play We Were Here or Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege first?
- If you want chronology, We Were Here (2017) came out before Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are We Were Here and Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both We Were Here and Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: We Were Here ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege ships Online Co-op, Co-op.