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How We Got Here

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

Should you play it?

You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.

What works

  • Unique surreal narrative and atmosphere
  • Engaging puzzle design
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Free to play
  • Strong voice acting and character interactions

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow pacing and movement
  • Lack of skip for dialogues
  • Some puzzles can be obscure or frustrating
  • Limited story clarity and abstract narrative
  • Minor bugs and control issues

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with How We Got Here. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with How We Got Here. These titles are not in What to play next.

How We Got Here: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Thrill.

Last update: 24/08/2026