We Were Here Forever
May 10, 2022
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 …
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"We Were Here Forever is a fun, challenging co-op puzzler, but it&s;s too long and has too many obtuse puzzles to easily recommend to everyone."
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70.0
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"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 original review"We Were Here Forever is a phenomenal experience that you and an online friend will thoroughly enjoy, especially if you&s;re into escape rooms. Its puzzles are elaborate, challenging, and, most of all, superbly rewarding even when they&s;re a bit frustrating."
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68.0
"We Were Here Forever is a step back from the rest of the series. It&s;s hard to find the motivation to keep playing when you&s;re completing the same puzzle three, sometimes four times. Quantity doesn&s;t mean quality, and when you&s;re …"
Read original review"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 original review"I really enjoyed my time with We Were Here Forever. Sure, I played it during finals at school and after long, long days at work, so my brain frequently was already overworked, and sure, I had to laugh at myself …"
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85.0
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"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 original review"Gaz and I have known each other for decades and have played a lot of puzzlers together over the years, but we both agreed that We Were Here Forever stood out as one of our most enjoyable experiences. The creepy …"
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60.0
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"It’s an easy recommendation for any one already invested in the series, but to the five million couples that played It Takes Two last year: We Were Here Forever should be your next co-op adventure. As the longest and most …"
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70.0
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85.0
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40.0
"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."
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70.0
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85.0
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80.0
"We Were Here Forever is a title that stands out on its own. I for one was in awe of what this game has to offer, from its strange story to the various challenges the game throws at you. Fully …"
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30.0
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"A good game that suffers from a few balancing issues in places and some frustration bugs. Nonetheless, still a solid and fun co-op experience."
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50.0
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"We Were Here Forever is an excellent example of how cooperative two-player games should be made. Great puzzles combined with an exciting environment that won&s;t get tired, amazing graphics, and a significant audio component. More of a shame is the …"
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"We Were Here Forever is the latest effort from a team that has listened to feedback to improve and balance its priorities, undertaking a more ambitious project than ever. With solid and fully matured gameplay, this chapter in the series …"
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"We Were Here Forever was a great experience even if the ending was devastating. The game’s puzzles are thought-provoking and each side of the puzzle has its own feel; you will need to play the game twice to experience each …"
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"We Were Here Forever is the most ambitious and most successful title in the co-op puzzle series, capable of delivering a one-of-a-kind cooperative experience thanks to a long series of puzzles perfectly integrated within the story. Too bad about the …"
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"If you&s;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 …"
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"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&s;ve …"
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"Despite a complete lack of competition, Total Mayhem Games delivers a successful and satisfying sequel to the We Were Here series. It&s;s worth a try for all fans of the genre, no matter how alien the idea of an online …"
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"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."
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"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 …"
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"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 …"
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"We Were Here Forever certainly grew on us the more we played, with some great brain-teasing puzzles that really make the most of the split player perspectives (though we did give up on the walkie-talkies)."
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"We Were Here Forever does exactly what its previous three predecessors have done: immerse you in complex puzzles and lots of communication. Together with someone else you have to unravel the secrets of Castle Rock. We Were Here Forever looks …"
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"We Were Here Forever represents the growth of its developers – the franchise has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a school project and it’s brilliant to see just what this indie studio is capable of at …"
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