We Were Here Forever

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Average Score - 76/100

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8/10

Mitchell Saltzman (IGN)

If you’ve got a like minded friend who loves puzzles and escape rooms as much as you do, We Were Here Forever is a very special game with a 12 hour co-op campaign full of some of the most clever puzzles around.

May 11, 2022 |

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We Were Here Forever is a fun, challenging co-op puzzler, but it’s too long and has too many obtuse puzzles to easily recommend to everyone.

May 10, 2022 |

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6.5/10

Adam Cook (God is a Geek)

8/10

Pietro Iacullo (The Games Machine)

We Were Here Forever is essentially a Non-Fungible-Escape Room. Playing with a friend means trying to explain what is happening to you, while at the same time you have to deduce from his (or her) words hints and clues that might help you find your freedom. Words are your only weapon, and your only way out, so make sure you play this with the right person (or the wrong one, for potentially hilarious outcomes).

May 12, 2022 |

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Mitchell Saltzman (IGN)

8/10 - (Read Review)

Adam Cook (God is a Geek)

6.5/10 - (Read Review)

We Were Here Forever is a fun, challenging co-op puzzler, but it’s too long and has too many obtuse puzzles to easily recommend to everyone.

Pietro Iacullo (The Games Machine)

8/10 - (Read Review)

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Read the Reviews (11 total)

Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
BaziCenter	Hamed Rostamkhani	8.5 / 10	05-30-2022	We Were Here Forever is a great choice if you wish to spend some quality time at home with a friend. An atmospheric, puzzle-oriented and challenging co-op experience that will last for hours and never stops to entertain.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Sam Harkin	9 / 10	05-23-2022	Transitory issues aside, We Were Here Forever is, at least at the time of writing, my favourite game of the year thus far. At times it frustrated, but all that did was make the completion of its various brain teasers all the more satisfying. The mark of a truly fantastic game is one that aligns all its elements around a central purpose or goal. In this title, everything orbits around testing the skill of its participants, and that makes for a truly memorable experience for its pairs of players.	Read review
cublikefoot	Chase Ferrin	8 / 10	05-10-2022	We Were Here Forever is the best in the series yet. At double the length, it brings all the crazy puzzles that the series has become known for, just bigger and better.	Read review
DarkZero	Dominic Sheard	8 / 10	05-12-2022	This review is for We Were Here Forever, though, and with that in mind it should be noted that there are not many games like this, ones that rely on communication and asymmetrical puzzle solving.	Read review
GameSkinny	Peter Szpytek	6 / 10	05-11-2022	We Were Here Forever has some good ideas but stumbles into unbalanced puzzles that leave one player standing around and sounding like Darth Vader in their walkie-talkie.	Read review
GameWatcher	Neil Bolt	7.5 / 10	05-30-2022	We Were Here Forever gives no quarter in its cooperative puzzling, fully trusting players to get on with it and work together. At its peak, the wondrous structure of this game is simply sublime, and perhaps the most invested I’ve felt in a co-op game since Portal 2. It doesn’t always hit those highs, and matchmaking was personally hit and miss, but We Were Here Forever generally dazzles.	Read review
God is a Geek	Adam Cook	6.5 / 10	05-11-2022	We Were Here Forever is a fun, challenging co-op puzzler, but it’s too long and has too many obtuse puzzles to easily recommend to everyone.	Read review
IGN	Mitchell Saltzman	8 / 10	06-05-2022	If you’ve got a like minded friend who loves puzzles and escape rooms as much as you do, We Were Here Forever is a very special game with a 12 hour co-op campaign full of some of the most clever puzzles around.	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Ersin Kılıç	76 / 100	05-10-2022	If you are looking for a Co-op puzzle game that you can play with your friend, We Were Here Forever is a production that will satisfy you.	Read review
The Games Machine	Pietro Iacullo	7.5 / 10	05-10-2022	We Were Here Forever is essentially a Non-Fungible-Escape Room. Playing with a friend means trying to explain what is happening to you, while at the same time you have to deduce from his (or her) words hints and clues that might help you find your freedom. Words are your only weapon, and your only way out, so make sure you play this with the right person (or the wrong one, for potentially hilarious outcomes).	Read review
WellPlayed	Adam Ryan	6.5 / 10	05-09-2022	We Were Here Forever is a fun, cooperative puzzling experience that unfortunately outstays its welcome with a bloated runtime and an infuriating amount of backtracking.	Read review

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You and your fellow prisoner are trapped in the realm of Castle Rock – were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? To escape, you must explore the sinister castle for puzzles and plot your escape together. Secrets and riddles are hidden in the shadows. Just be aware that nothing is what it seems in this mysterious Antarctic adventure. Can you two escape together, or will you be trapped… forever?

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