We Were Here

Lost and separated in an abandoned castle set in a frozen wasteland. Your only possession left is a walkie-talkie, with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the both of you find your way out in time?

3 February 2017 Free to play

Adventure Indie Puzzle Action Horror

We Were Here is an adventure developed by Total Mayhem Games, released 3 February 2017 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is free to play. The main story takes about 1.7 hrs to finish.

Verified 1 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What We Were Here is

We Were Here is an adventure game developed by Total Mayhem Games and released in 2017. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lost and separated in an abandoned castle set in a frozen wasteland. Your only possession left is a walkie-talkie, with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the both of you find your way out in time?

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 26 achievements to unlock.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1.7 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 4000 series or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or equivalent, integrated graphics not supported. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

We Were Here launched on 3 February 2017, within three weeks of NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and For Honor. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, For Honor.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

We Were Here — frequently asked questions

When did We Were Here come out?

We Were Here was released on 3 February 2017 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

Is We Were Here free?

Yes — We Were Here is free to play.

What are the minimum PC requirements for We Were Here?

At minimum, We Were Here needs Intel Core i5 4000 series or equivalent, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or equivalent, integrated graphics not supported graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat We Were Here?

The main story of We Were Here takes around 1.7 hrs, or 2 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is We Were Here?

The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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