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45 Great Games Like We Were Here

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We Were Here is a series of puzzle adventures where you and a fellow explorer awake inside the sinister Castle or similar location with no way out. Play is by exploring your location to find clues and solve puzzles. Uniquely, the puzzles you encounter take the two of you to solve from your different perspectives and only a walkie-talkie for communication.

Unfortunately, We Were Here is not available on Android, Switch or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

We Were Here

Game Details

Release Date: 03/02/2017, updated in 2023

Price: 75% off

Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4 and Xbox One

Content Rating: PEGI 12

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Players: 2 online

Genres: Adventure, Brain Game, Communication (Narrative, Puzzle and Traversal)

Accessibility: 22 features

Components: 3D First-Person

Developer: We Were Here Game (@WeWereHereGame)

Costs: Purchase cost

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Platforms: Android, PC and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons

Release Date: 07/08/2013, updated in 2015

Platforms: Android, Mac, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Tick Tock: A Tale For Two

Release Date: 07/03/2019

Platforms: Android, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

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The Past Within

Release Date: 02/11/2022

Platforms: Android, PC and iOS

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

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Operation: Tango

Release Date: 28/08/2020, updated in 2021

Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Outer Wilds

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Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person, Day and Night and Open World

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19 Similar Games Long List

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It Takes Two

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Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Wilmot's Warehouse

Release Date: 29/08/2019

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Components: 2D Side-On

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Components: 2D Side-On

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Inscryption

Release Date: 19/10/2021, updated in 2022

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Components: 2D Overhead, Cards and Hand-Made

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Components: 3D Third-Person

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Components: 3D First-Person

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15 Younger Content Rating than We Were Here

If We Were Here is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

Tick Tock: A Tale For Two

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Outer Wilds

6 Easier Skill Rating than We Were Here

If you like the sound of We Were Here but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.

Windosill

Wilmot's Warehouse

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

It Takes Two

Kitty Q

Escape Simulator

6 Board Game Alternatives to We Were Here

These are our hand-picked alternatives to We Were Here. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.

16 Video Games Like We Were Here Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to We Were Here. This includes games from the Puzzle, Brain Game, Adventure, Communication, Narrative and Traversal genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

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Virginia

Albert Wilde: Quantum P.I.

Yono and the Celestial Elephants

Heaven's Vault

Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree

7 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than We Were Here

If you like the sound of We Were Here but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our We Were Here Accessibility Report.

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Printed Visibility:	Colour Blind Friendly Design Double-Coding Colour High Contrast Colours
Component Identifiability:	Outline Key Elements No Busy Backgrounds Easily Verbalised Game State No Close Inspection Disadvantage Playable Without Sight

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Communication:	Audio Cues Mirrored Visually (Or no critical audio signals) No Pressured Reveals No Pressured Communication Playable Without Hearing

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6 Similar Games Short List

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15 Younger Content Rating than We Were Here

6 Easier Skill Rating than We Were Here

6 Board Game Alternatives to We Were Here

16 Video Games Like We Were Here Based on Genre

7 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than We Were Here

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