Almost as if we were alone

Almost as if we were alone is a short two-player browser piece built around togetherness. One person gets the letter keys, the other gets the arrows, and the keyboard becomes shared territory before the game even begins.

What is Almost as if we were alone?

The page keeps its invitation almost comically spare: run the game, seat two people side by side, and divide movement between letter keys and arrows. That arrangement is the interesting part. Cooperation starts with elbows, hand placement, and the awkward little negotiation of sharing one device. The work was made for a 2019 jam about emotions and togetherness, and its compact setup fits that theme without wrapping it in a long instruction manual.

What you can do there

• Move one character with letter keys
• Move the second character with arrow keys
• Share a keyboard around a theme of togetherness

Why we picked it

A two-player idea does not need a lobby, headset, or sprawling ruleset to feel social. By making both players occupy the same keyboard, this tiny piece turns an ordinary input device into the first cooperative puzzle.

How to get the most from it

Bring another person to the same computer. Give Player 1 the letter-key cluster shown on the page and Player 2 the arrow keys, then launch the embedded game and learn the relationship together.

Good to know

The listing calls this a free, released, short Unity browser experiment from August 2019. Its exact objective, audio, ending, reset behavior, accessibility, and mobile support are not documented outside the embedded build.

Who made it, and when?

laucalle is the credited creator or organization. The earliest supported launch date we found is August 2019.