We Were Here Together
Let me first say I highly recommend. 5/5!!
My friend and I have played the entire “We Were Here” (WWH) series, and have been fans from the beginning. We are also critics willing to acknowledge when games we like are flawed.
Our first impression coming into the game was that it had a very different feel from the start. Typical WWH has you starting in a dark, dank dungeon with extremely linear progression. It has a light touch of cartoony horror that has always both left us laughing, and me screaming while having a panic attack (at the theatre puzzle). This one starts you off in a very light hearted, warm, homey setting in a semi-free and open environment from where you can gaze at a startlingly beautiful landscape. The world feels alive down to the intracite detail. While still cartoony, it is new, refreshing, and shows a much higher quality while slowly returning to its cartoony-horror roots as you progress. (We only just started chapter 2) It is no longer just about a dungeon, but about being in a world and a story that is unraveling before your eyes.
– Real player with 18.7 hrs in game
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Honestly this is better polished than the first and second instalments but lacks the charisma of them both. We Were Here Together is a must have if you have played the other games, so go right ahead and give the free game We Were Here a shot first if you are on the fence. Chances are you already have so I am writing this review with that mindset that you have played the others. Fear not, there will be NO SPOILERS FOR ANY of the trilogy in this review.
The We Were Here trilogy centres around an expedition to a frozen wasteland where there is a castle filled to the brim with devious puzzles for you to solve. Why should you solve them? Well, why are you here? Go big or go home.
– Real player with 17.5 hrs in game
We Were Here Too
Great game!! The sequel to We Were Here, We Were Here Too is another series of escape rooms within the same castle (there are HINTS of a story). This one felt slightly less intuitive than We Were Here, although my friend and I didn’t really get hung up on any of the puzzles. When we did it was either because we did a bad job at describing something or because we didn’t communicate a detail that we didn’t realize was important and/or different for each player. There were timers on a lot of the puzzles that honestly were just sort of annoying. They were clearly there to increase the difficulty, but they didn’t. It often just resulted in us having to re-do puzzles we knew how to do, but ran out of time on. Or screwed up, because we were rushing. The maze puzzle in particular – there’s really no room for error.
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
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The first game was a great time, Unfortunately We Were Here Too is a buggy MESS.
-Both me and my friend were unable to ever resume games we started and were forced to start the whole game over and finish it in one sitting
- The cube puzzle is just broken, sometimes after interacting with it, it doesn’t enlarge the cube for you to examine it OR you just immediately pick it up OR your guy just throws it on the ground. Steam has better item manipulation in their TRADING CARDS than this game does when you need to look at a bloody cube!!
– Real player with 7.1 hrs in game
We Were Here Forever
You and your friend are trapped in the realm of Castle Rock with no way out - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Work together to explore and solve puzzles in this mysterious Antarctic adventure. Be aware, nothing is what it seems - there are dark secrets hidden in the shadows. Will you be able to escape?
The newest entry in the We Were Here Series is coming…
No need to wait around though! Try the other games in the series: there is much to discover in Castle Rock, as you’ll see in We Were Here , We Were Here Too , and We Were Here Together .
Every game in the We Were Here Series is a standalone co-op adventure – the stories are connected but you don’t need to play them in order.
Feature list
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Two player co-op: the puzzles you encounter take two to solve - you both have a role to play! Communicate via walkie-talkies, and act as each other’s eyes and ears
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Connect through experience: when you find yourself in sudden danger, will you freeze, or can you keep cool and explain things clearly to your friend - before your time runs out…
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On the edge of your seat: be part of a thrilling adventure in the lively world of Castle Rock as you and your friend take on the ancient powers aligned against you
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Spine-tingling story: there is much to discover… and much to fear - you’ve met the Jester, but is he even the most powerful being within the walls of Castle Rock?
NOTE: This game is co-op only. It requires both players to have a working PC-compatible microphone and an internet connection.
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Operation: Tango
Operation: Tango is an asymmetrical co-op game (similar to a game like We Were Here) where one player plays as an agent and the other as a hacker, and you must communicate with each other to progress through the game. I generally found the missions to be interesting and challenging, with parts of one or two missions being a bit unclear what you were supposed to do (even after having completed it as both the agent and hacker!). There are 6 missions and 10 challenges, with the missions taking about 6-7 hours to complete, and the challenges taking 3-4 hours to complete at the highest level. The game’s overall aesthetic and UI is nice, and I enjoyed the music.
– Real player with 10.1 hrs in game
Goods about the game:
Hella fun if you like cooperative play
Big teamwork, make sure you get a good gaming buddy
Bads about the game:
Not really a lot to play
– Real player with 8.6 hrs in game
Aloof
Aloof has a lovely unique atmosphere and simple to pick up gameplay but with insane depth. And I think I only started scratching the surface. It also has many multiplayer modes! Start for the vibe and stay for the combo’s.
– Real player with 10.5 hrs in game
Cool puzzle game
– Real player with 7.4 hrs in game
En Route: Space
En Route: Space is a 2 player co-op puzzle game. You and your partner are in an adventure and you must work together to figure out the solutions. It is all about cooperation and teamwork.
All the environment and puzzles are specifically designed to challenge your mind. You need to open your mind and observe your surroundings. Remember, you need each other to solve the puzzles.
You will be communicating with your partner throughout to game to solve the mysterious puzzles. A good communication is the key for success.
Please note that you and your partner need to have a microphone to communicate with each other inside the game.
Find a good partner and prepare yourself for an immersive adventure that will sharpen your mind!
First Class Escape: The Train of Thought
I’d really like to recommend this, but that Chapter 4… it sapped the fun :( and made it almost impossible to finish the game. Great setting and ideas up to then, if sometimes let down by the execution. The co-op hosting was seamless, controls were fine, and how nice to find notes not littered with errors. I loved working out the guests, but searching a bookcase three times for that one you can interact with? Dull and frustrating. Collectables are a fun addition… sometimes they were more clever and satisfying to retrieve than solving the puzzles!
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
Just finished playing this game in single player mode. Overall the game was enjoyable…graphics are nicely done and the puzzles for the most part were not overly difficult. I see some people giving the game negative reviews because some of the puzzles on Level 4 were challenging…if you take your time and examine how each machine works, you can eventually solve them without the need for a walkthrough.
Having said that, this is a new game and some refinement is needed. Having to drag things with the mouse (opening drawers, turning dials, etc.) is tedious and annoying….there has to be a better way to do this. There’s also apparently no way to customize the keyboard controls and no info that I could find on which keys do what. It’s also almost impossible to read some of the notes when you pick them up…the text is tiny and I could find no way to magnify it. Playing on a large screen TV sitting maybe 5 feet away, I had to get up and stand 6" away from the text to read it.
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
Puzzle Compound
Puzzle Compound is an online cooperative multiplayer, puzzle solving game where you and up to 3 friends gather clues, work together and explore multiple locations with the goal of escaping.
Explore the many maps of Matt and Trey’s Puzzle Compound ranging from houses to dungeons to the wild west. You’ll encounter varying levels of challenges and puzzles while searching and gathering clues that will help you progress. Will you and your friends be able to surmount the many puzzles that await you?
Key Features
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Puzzles: Complete a wide variety of puzzles that will test your intellect and problem solving skills.
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Gather Clues: Search rooms for notes and hidden details that will help you solve the puzzles.
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Locations: Explore different houses, dungeons, and the wild west each with their own unique puzzles and obstacles to solve.
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Co-op: Work together with up to 3 friends by sharing information while trying to find out how to escape the map.
NOTE: THIS GAME IS ONLINE CO-OP ONLY AND WILL NEED AT LEAST 2 PLAYERS TO COMPLETE.
Escape From School
Highly Recommended! I enjoy puzzle games and this one caught my eye right away. I love how the puzzles, so far, are not extremely hard like most others in recent games I have played. This one definitely has potential! Yeah there are some bugs here and there, but that is to be expected at least within the first couple of weeks of a new game release. The creator contacted me through my Youtube video of my gameplay. I reported a few bugs that were found in game. Glad I could help :) Cannot wait to see the next level/s! Looking forward for more from this creator!
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
probably the most intense game ive played this year, and ive played with myself alot this year.
9/10, its private school with one classroom, very discriminate
– Real player with 2.2 hrs in game
Escape from Skull Dungeon
Escape from Skull Dungeon
A short but entertaining dungeon puzzle and escape room game. It lacks a bit of polish but the puzzles were interesting and it works well as a solo or co-op experience.
First Impressions🤔
We played this game in a party of four, although I did run through it again as a solo player too.
You can play solo or have any number of players up to a total of four.
The co-op experience was very fun. We started a group chat on Discord and it was entertaining to exchange ideas and work together to solve the puzzles. The solo experience is a little more difficult and will probably take you longer. There are some sections which would definitely benefit from having an extra set of eyes, and also you can delegate tasks to certain players rather than doing everything yourself.
– Real player with 2.7 hrs in game
Escape From Skull Dungeon
Gameplay
Escape from Skull Dungeon is an escape room puzzle game which can be played cooperatively with upto 4 players.
The gameplay of Escape from Skull Dungeon is pretty basic, you’re trapped in a room and you have to find out clues to solve puzzles. The puzzles are usually given in the form of riddles which use environmental clues and objects. Most of these puzzles are fairly basic but yet fun to solve.
The games mixes things up in between with throwing in some boulders, fireballs and a couple boss fights for good measure but these are minor distractions and aren’t fleshed out.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game