We Happy Few
First-person survival adventure about escaping a drugged, conformist city
Compulsion Games · Released Aug 10, 2018
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 14K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 19 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 21
- peak 24h 38
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Nov 8, 2019
Metacritic: 62/100 (critic reviews)
What is We Happy Few?
This first-person survival adventure is set in Wellington Wells, a retrofuturistic city in an alternate 1960s England where residents are expected to take a happiness drug. Across three intertwined stories in a procedurally generated open world, you explore, scavenge, craft tools and weapons, and hide, blend in, or fight as the characters try to escape.
For you if...
- +you value dystopian stories, dark humor, and worldbuilding
- +you enjoy exploring an open world while scavenging and crafting
- +you like choosing between stealth, blending in, and fighting
Not for you if...
- −you want a compact, linear story with minimal travel
- −you prefer action without scavenging or crafting
What players say
77% of 13,778 reviews are positive · 84% of 19 in the last 30 days
Players praise the story, dystopian setting, art direction, and soundtrack. Many find travel through the open world tedious and the survival, stealth, and combat systems underwhelming; they also report persistent bugs and some performance problems.
Screenshots and trailer
We Happy Few system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 64 bit, Windows 7 and above
- Processor
- Triple-core Intel or AMD, 2.0 GHz or faster
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 460 GTX or AMD Radeon 5870 HD series or higher Mobile: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M or higher.
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- 64 bit, Windows 7 and above
- Processor
- Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 660 GTX or AMD Radeon 7870 HD series or higher
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 70
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Adventure
- Open World
- Survival
- Action
- Dystopian
- First-Person
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Singleplayer
- Horror
- Stealth
- Atmospheric
- Exploration
- Crafting
- Dark
- Survival Horror
Recent updates
- Nov 8, 2019 · Update 1.9 dropping on Monday, November 11.
- Jul 26, 2019 · Update 1.8 is live!
- Mar 25, 2019 · Arcade Mode and update 1.7 now live!
- Mar 22, 2019 · Arcade Mode and Update 1.7!
- Jan 25, 2019 · We Happy Few 1.6 is live!
4 DLC available.
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