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We Happy Few

First-person survival adventure about escaping a drugged, conformist city

Compulsion Games · Released Aug 10, 2018

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 12K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
82% of 29 in 30 days
Players
33
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Feb 10, 2020
Minimum PC
460 GTX
8 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

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 12,072 reviews are positive · 82% of 29 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.

Players over time

▼ -16% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 67 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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How many players finish We Happy Few?

7.1% of Steam players have unlocked «The Ollie Starkey», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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We Happy Few system requirements

Minimum: 460 GTX, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

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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

Does We Happy Few have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does We Happy Few run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
70
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Does We Happy Few use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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