Co-op puzzle-solving adventure

We Were Here Together is an adventure game by Total Mayhem Games that will have players try to escape a castle in an Antarctic setting. Here, you and a companion stumbled upon a castle. However, upon entering, you two got separated and must rely on a walkie-talkie to solve a wide variety of puzzles.

We Were Here Together is a part of the We Were Here series from the same developer. It follows the same escape room blueprint as its predecessor. However, it is easily twice the size of the previous two games in both length and production value. 

Familiar yet bigger and better

We Were Here Together is a new addition to the co-op first-person escape room game series entitled We Were Here. As mentioned, the game follows the same mechanics as its first two predecessors. You will solve puzzles to escape the place you, unfortunately, got trapped in. However, you and your friend will be whisked away to a castle in the Antarctic region.

In the game, upon entering, you and your companion got separated on two distinct paths. You must share information and solve the puzzles using your walkie-talkie. More than that, there are more puzzles than the previous titles. With this, you will spend more hours getting lost inside the castle. Adding to the length of the game is the fact that each player will have a separate narrative.

We Were Here Together is also the first game in the series that allows you to pick up multiple objects and place them in your inventory. However, while there may be more puzzles here, some of them are actually not that good. Some are brain-dead simple, while some are obnoxiously complex. Moreover, despite it being the third installment, the story of the We Were Here franchise is still unfathomable. 

Should you play it?

Ultimately, We Were Here Together is a must-play for fans of co-op adventures and challenging puzzles. It has the same two-player gameplay as the first two installments, so the learning curve is not a problem. It also has the additional challenge of separation and more puzzles. There are a few minor issues here and there. Nevertheless, it is a good addition to an already impressive franchise.