We Happy Few

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 126 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 126
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 126
  3. Negative: 44 out of 126
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Turudihan
    Jul 28, 2020
    8
    Except of bad optimization and odd storylines croosing realization this game is gorgeous masterpiece, not gonna lie. The story is brilliant, character is colorful and rememberable. And music... oh that music... That music Will stay in your head for a long time, cause its so wonderful. So, lovely day for it!
  2. Lodge1960
    Aug 12, 2018
    9
    I actually really like this game so far. It’s quirky and fun. I like something a bit different and I think the devs have made an effort to produce such a game. Also, I was born in 1960 so I do remember the later half of that decade. I know it’s an alternative reality, but it’s still quite nostalgic. For instance, I do remember that the spectre of the Second World War was still prevalentI actually really like this game so far. It’s quirky and fun. I like something a bit different and I think the devs have made an effort to produce such a game. Also, I was born in 1960 so I do remember the later half of that decade. I know it’s an alternative reality, but it’s still quite nostalgic. For instance, I do remember that the spectre of the Second World War was still prevalent in the 60’s and the developers have woven that mind set into the game in quite a clever manner. I love the very British characterisations especially the bobbies and the elderly “dads army” soldiers. Also love the way Arther apologises as he chokes people unconscious. Great fun.… Expand
  3. Dodringo64
    Aug 17, 2018
    4
    We Happy Few is not an awful game. It has an interesting narrative spanning three separate characters with some enjoyable survival gameplay aspects. However, this game should not be sold at a full price point of £50. Nothing has justified this to me and it would be just fine at around £20-£30. The game also feels very slow making We Happy Few feel so empty. Unless this game gets some kindWe Happy Few is not an awful game. It has an interesting narrative spanning three separate characters with some enjoyable survival gameplay aspects. However, this game should not be sold at a full price point of £50. Nothing has justified this to me and it would be just fine at around £20-£30. The game also feels very slow making We Happy Few feel so empty. Unless this game gets some kind of patch, this is not worth your money or your time.… Expand
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 12, 2018
    8
    We Happy Few
    Lovely Day for it
    When we happy few was first shown off, it was basically being sold as a survival based game set in a creepy procedurally generated word. But since then this game has drastically changed The world is still procedurally generated, but the game is completely with a fully fleshed out 23 hour long campaign and plenty of side quests to extend this time..    We Happy Few
    Lovely Day for it
    When we happy few was first shown off, it was basically being sold as a survival based game set in a creepy procedurally generated word. But since then this game has drastically changed
    The world is still procedurally generated, but the game is completely with a fully fleshed out 23 hour long campaign and plenty of side quests to extend this time..
    Throughotu this campaign youll be playing as 3 characters all seeking to escape in an alternate reality post world war 2 world during the mid 1960s, first is Arthur, hesa very balanced character.. his 12 hour or so long campaign is probably the most enjoyable, but youre in a eutopian world where you go off your joy.. a drug that takes away all emotion other than happiness, when you go off you begin to remember.. your past.. your brother.. its then you realize you need to escape… so youre off on a ourney to do just that.. the thing is.. being off your joy makes you suspicious, so oyull have to fake your way through town and occasionnaly pop a joy to get through downer detectors…
    This world feels very much like a bioshock meets dishonoredworld.. you feel as though you have just as much freedom…
    At first we happy few is at a near masterpiece level
    The world is so creepy and intriguing to explore… within the first couple of horus I found myself in an abandond home with creepy music box music playing, and epty crib.. toys on the bed, I found a home where a couple hung themselves together… a table set up for tea alice in wonderland style
    I was absolutely enthralled and intruged.. disturbed and curious…
    Sadly though this attention to detail and world building quickly completely evaporates…
    going through these abandoned world is so earie at first, there would be moments I would stop and have to tell somebody about it or share a picture.. but by time you get to the first town… this is completely gone… the game turns into busy work fetch questing…
    The experience you have in the world of We Happy Few depends on your difficutly.. there is an option to customize your difficulty, I hose to kep survival and combat on easy, but I kept suspicion on normal.. I wanted to be immersed and get the intended experience of the world without having to worry about eating or sleeping.. but having to fit in to stop suspicion is where things can get super annoying.. plenty of chases through the streets and hiding on benches and in trashcans..
    There is a skill tree though to unlock perks and make towns a little less frustrating.. these are rewarded to you by completing story quests as well as sidequests.. and you can build up to the townpeople just accepting youre someone that runs around without them wanting to fight you because of it..
    But Arthurs act is the most complete feeling… there a lot of missions here where youll be in buildings, sneaking around.. taking out enemies, gathering materials, getting costumes to blend in.. its all a nice ballanece before youre challenged with the final 2 acts of the game…
    First up is Sally.. her story is around 6 to 8 hours and runs parallel to arthurs story, so you will meet eachother with a different perspective from both ends…
    Here theres an added challenge of taking care of a child, as youre completing tasks you will have to come back home, feed the baby and hold it or every hour a found of weight is added to your carring copacisty making it difficult for you to carry items and weapons… this is een more challenging because sallys act is very heavy on crafting… all three characters can craft… but the focus is really here for this story.. so many cool moments in her story though, so it was worth getting through even though it was infuriating.. .she cant fight with anything other than super light weapons but has the most hostile enemies out of all three stories, the havng to take care of a baby thing is annoying too when trying to gather crafting components, and finally in ollies chapter you have an insane weapon that does the highestdamage possible… this is a 3 -4 hour long father daughter story and is the sweetest and funniest story of the 3 and concludes the entire story of we happy few, no sequel bating.. this game has an end…
    his added challenge though is you have to manage your blood sugar level… food and honey super important here.. its quite challenging at first balancing the too as running around with low blood sugar cuts your health in half…
    But all 3 have a different skill tree…
    Ollie also isn’t able to blend in and be accepted like Arthur and sally…. So its basically impossible to sell items at shops… you literally cant walk through a town without dozens of enemies constanly wanting to fight you.. its super frustrating but again super worth it for the story..
    Which is what sumerizes we happy few perfectly.. worth it for the story…    … Expand
  5. MidnightFowl
    Aug 11, 2018
    4
    The only thing this game has going for it is the art direction and world. The gameplay is clunky and broken way too often, not too mention the game runs around 20fps on my ps4 slim. I'm finding it difficult to be engaged in the story when my means to interacting with said story is being hindered by mundane broken gameplay and poor performance. This is the last time I play another GearboxThe only thing this game has going for it is the art direction and world. The gameplay is clunky and broken way too often, not too mention the game runs around 20fps on my ps4 slim. I'm finding it difficult to be engaged in the story when my means to interacting with said story is being hindered by mundane broken gameplay and poor performance. This is the last time I play another Gearbox title, it is the same typical experience from them every time.… Expand
  6. DtheCorgi
    Aug 12, 2018
    3
    I haven't been this disappointed since ps4's servers last went down. We Happy Few's name must be referring to the publishers and devs fleecing all of the intrigued masses for money. What was a promising idea and admittedly pretty environment gave way to lackluster "go here with a shopping list" quests, and samey areas. At least the two styles I could get to.

    The slog was made even worse    I haven't been this disappointed since ps4's servers last went down. We Happy Few's name must be referring to the publishers and devs fleecing all of the intrigued masses for money. What was a promising idea and admittedly pretty environment gave way to lackluster "go here with a shopping list" quests, and samey areas. At least the two styles I could get to.

    The slog was made even worse by no less than 20 crashes, 3 completely unplayable bugged side quests, 20 fps on a ps4 pro, and a culmination to the bug filled straw that broke the camels back making the game unfinishable early in the story. The game boasts having two other characters; I'm left unconvinced. The only thing good about the bugged story quest is I could finally stop playing this misery simulator. Ironic, given the game is based around false happiness pills which leaves you feeling like rubbish after.

    If I were Gearbox, I would be utterly ashamed my name was on this. If I were Compulsion, I'd install showers in the office and not have anyone leave until it were fixed. And if I were myself on the day I bought it, I'd mug myself. Would still have experienced the misery and suffering of trying to get this to work and I'd still have my $60.

    Score: 1 point out of ten for the idea, one for the visuals, and one for the laughs it gave when it did work, followed shortly by a crash. Toodles!    … Expand
  7. shiftyman
    Aug 18, 2018
    0
    Just your typical, not ready for release, trash. Bug filled empty chore world, with some of the worse ai, to go along with constant frame rate drops, yet more greedy b grade devs want full price for this trash. I’m one of the happy few, because thankfully I didn’t have to pay to play this pile of crud.
  8. Amleida
    Aug 11, 2018
    7
    I really wanted to like this game. It has a few original ideas, and the overall game clearly had a lot of potential, but it's somewhat ruined by gameplay mechanics that leave a lot to be desired, coupled with highly unpredictable AI (not in a good sense), and an almost constant need to replenish food/water/sleep, that seemed intriguing at first, but quickly starts feeling like a chore.I really wanted to like this game. It has a few original ideas, and the overall game clearly had a lot of potential, but it's somewhat ruined by gameplay mechanics that leave a lot to be desired, coupled with highly unpredictable AI (not in a good sense), and an almost constant need to replenish food/water/sleep, that seemed intriguing at first, but quickly starts feeling like a chore. Speaking of chores, a good amount of the optional quests are fetch-quests, and they're the old-school type of fetch quests that will likely bore you to death, whether you're a completionist or not. I did enjoy some of the optional quests in We Happy Few. Especially the ones that encouraged exploration that weren't all about picking things up and bringing them back to the quest-giver. Certain optional quest were actually refreshingly original and interesting. However, like with many other things, the overall quality in this respect was unfortunately sub-par to what I had expected from this game.

    Again, I really wanted to like We Happy Few, but it has a bit too many fundamental shortcomings and clearly wasn't play-tested or polished enough to iron out the many kinks that drag it down. Another minor annoyance was that I ran into quite a few graphical bugs that made NPCs get stuck to the ground, or buildings disappear completely for brief periods of time. They didn't bother me too much, but they can be quite frustrating in certain situations.

    A well-designed stealth mechanic punishes you when you make mistakes, but the stealth detection of the NPCs in this game is simply too inconsistent, and it's definitely not a good feeling when it seems like you've been detected because the game had a sudden "hiccup" for no apparent reason. Stealthing around can be fun at times, but the occasional frustration of being spotted for something that's completely out of your power, can ruin one's entire experience of the game. And don't get me started on the clustered inventory and crafting feature that they clearly forgot about while they were adding a thousand useless things for you to meaninglessly fill up your inventory with. Inventory management of this level is not fun. It's not my idea of fun, at least. We Happy Few is not an outright bad game by any means, but it lacks the polish necessary to qualify as a truly good game, in my book.

    I feel a bit bad for criticizing a game that a crew of indie developers clearly put a lot of love and effort into making with their attention to the finer details that triple A devs tend to not care much about. I appreciate that "little bit extra". I do wish they'd spent more time polishing the more substantial mechanics, though. The world of We Happy Few would have been so much more memorable if the world wasn't quite as large and barren, but felt more cohesive and motivating towards progress from start till finish. It's really unfortunate that the main issue of the game often feeling like a chore, overshadows an interesting story and concept that could have been so much more. Even a blind person can see that it has tons of potential.

    Don't get me wrong, I had a good time during certain points in this game. The voice acting is very good, and I found the story and premise interesting, although it's hampered by awful pacing and a pretty massive, charming world that sadly doesn't quite compensate for the vast amounts of barren land and and unnecessarily frustrating trips to the nearest wells. The final, overall impression left quite a lot to be desired, and I genuinely wish they had polished the game a bit more before releasing it. At least, I learned not to mindlessly spend another £60 on an overly ambitious, crowd-funded game. That's not intended as an insult towards the developer, but rather my mistake of having too high expectations towards their product.    … Expand
  9. Drawnimo
    Aug 11, 2018
    7
    We Happy Few is a great game, but it has its serious issues. There's an amazing, unforgettable experience here, but unfortunately, it's tampered with game-breaking bugs, grindy gameplay, an empty open world, and bare bones combat. If you can see past its flaws and put in the time like I did, however, you will find a worthy game of your time. The only problem is that you need to be on aWe Happy Few is a great game, but it has its serious issues. There's an amazing, unforgettable experience here, but unfortunately, it's tampered with game-breaking bugs, grindy gameplay, an empty open world, and bare bones combat. If you can see past its flaws and put in the time like I did, however, you will find a worthy game of your time. The only problem is that you need to be on a little Joy beforehand.… Expand
  10. RyanJamesSez
    Aug 16, 2018
    2
    Buried in this game is a nifty concept, but it gets bogged down by a slew of bugs and crashes. The developers have had three years to work on this game, and for it to release in a broken state is inexcusable. The only reason it's not a zero is the neat art direction and concept, but if your game doesn't work, your game sucks. I will not "wait for a patch" because you've already had yearsBuried in this game is a nifty concept, but it gets bogged down by a slew of bugs and crashes. The developers have had three years to work on this game, and for it to release in a broken state is inexcusable. The only reason it's not a zero is the neat art direction and concept, but if your game doesn't work, your game sucks. I will not "wait for a patch" because you've already had years to fix everything.… Expand
  11. kwstas
    Aug 13, 2018
    5
    another indie game with some potential and big promises but only a little to give at the end . performance and graphics are really poor , combat is just terrible . everything i ever hoped for this game is falling apart real quick ! i cant say that has anything at all to do with bioshock or anything similar .
  12. Epic-jakeyo
    Sep 22, 2020
    10
    I absolutely adore this game, there's some seriously harsh review bombing going on here. Can we take a second to think about the fact an indie studio is producing better quality games than AAA developers (I'm looking at you Bethesda and bioware)
    The are style and sound design in this game is up there with the greatest, the world is amazing and a joy to be in. It's not without its faults    I absolutely adore this game, there's some seriously harsh review bombing going on here. Can we take a second to think about the fact an indie studio is producing better quality games than AAA developers (I'm looking at you Bethesda and bioware)
    The are style and sound design in this game is up there with the greatest, the world is amazing and a joy to be in. It's not without its faults but I'm many many many hours in and really enjoying it .    … Expand
  13. Apoulos
    Dec 25, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unlike what most people are writing, This game is AMAZING! shoenoisseur This game. #WeHappyFew is so UNDER-RATED it makes me sad. I just want to put this post out there for everyone who probably saw the game but overlooked it. The game is very reminiscent of Bioshock meets Dishonored with an even darker twist. It has got the ugly truth of today's society - reliance on drugs.

    At one point in the game, you find a village where some people were being purposely given "bad batches" of the antidepressant 'Joy', which instead of helping them feel better, it damaged them, making them incapable of getting the relief that 'Joy' gives them. The Government in the game even goes as far as gentrifying the inhabitants who are immune to 'Joy', forcing them into Ghettos.

    Sounds pretty real doesn't it?
    The game sets place in an alternate version of Britain post WWI or II. The Germans, instead, having conquered Britain and seizing control over society, force the civilians to take a Pills, and turn over their freedom of choice.

    With a beautiful story, I am still progressing through the game.    … Expand
  14. Drewbeast
    Aug 17, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only reason this is even a 2 is that the voice acting and concept are so good. This game is truly awful. I'm not the type to get bogged down by little glitches, random animations, textures popping in and out, that kind of thing does not bother me at all. This has CONSTANT crashes and game breaking glitches, freezes and crashes that cannot in any way lead to a good experience with this game.

    During my first try I braved all the massive crashes and glitches to get all the way to the beginning of Act 2, where it promptly glitched, went insane (characters popping out of thin air inside my house, my inventory disappearing right before my eyes, not being able to interact with anything, it just went nuts) and crashed. Upon rebooting, I got a lovely black screen saying the data was corrupted, then it erased my entire playthrough. When I tried to delete it from my system it actually crashed the system software! So I did everything I could, updated everything, re downloaded, ran a barebones game with NO manual saves (as this game can crash even when idling in the background.) no subtitles, actually stopping right where standing when it auto saves, then quitting to main menu and closing the whole application when finishing a session.

    I FINALLY got back to Act 2. Which is awful. Love that the only female character is literally the worst stereotype possible. Petite, weak (can't even use a frying pan as a weapon because it's too heavy. Wtf?) has to seduce every man to get what she wants and cooks and cleans to take care of the byproduct of her many affairs, I found I hated her character and lost all interest in even the story. Which is good, because all the things you need to progress in her tale randomly disappear from her inventory, whether kept on you, dropped, or put in storage, never to be found on the map. I don't know how this game got ANY good reviews. It's trash and I'm currently seeking a refund. Wish I could get back the time wasted.    … Expand
  15. BITESCREEN
    Nov 14, 2018
    6
    Das dystopische We Happy Few malt eine unangenehme alternative Realität: In einem 60er-Jahre-England haben die Nazis den Krieg gewonnen und aus Großbritannien einen repressiven Inselstaat gemacht. Regierungstreu stapfen seine grinsenden Bewohner voll auf der Gutelaunedroge Joy durch rauschbunte Städte. Wer seine Medizin nicht schluckt oder sonstwie ausbricht, wird von Bobbys und bravenDas dystopische We Happy Few malt eine unangenehme alternative Realität: In einem 60er-Jahre-England haben die Nazis den Krieg gewonnen und aus Großbritannien einen repressiven Inselstaat gemacht. Regierungstreu stapfen seine grinsenden Bewohner voll auf der Gutelaunedroge Joy durch rauschbunte Städte. Wer seine Medizin nicht schluckt oder sonstwie ausbricht, wird von Bobbys und braven Bürgern zu Tode geprügelt. In drei separat erzählten Storysträngen spielt Ihr hintereinander den Zensor Arthur, seine Ex-Freundin Sally oder den alten Schulfreund Ollie. Alle finden irgendwann zueinander und kooperieren für eine bessere Welt. Minimal unterschiedlich, ist das Gameplay im Kern immer gleich: Wie in Dishonored – Die Maske des Zorns entscheidet Ihr stets zwischen Stealth und Action, wobei beides durch miese Bugs und eine noch schlechtere Künstliche Intelligenz gerne mal zum Teufel geht. Trotzdem motiviert das wunderbar britische We Happy Few durch seine schön gestaltete zufallsgenerierte Open-World, die vielen oft lustigen Sidequests und den enormen Umfang. Nur den für den Final Release ohnehin abgespeckten Survivalpart des ehemaligen Early-Access-Spiels hätten die Entwickler von Compulsion Games getrost weglassen können.… Expand
  16. Quadrobeam
    Nov 21, 2018
    9
    I adore this game, particularly its indicative yet thought provoking concept and story. In my opinion, the somewhat mediocre controls compliment the game in a positive way, making this possibly the only time that poor controls actually improve a game. The sidequests are original and addictive, and any found lore feels satisfying and very interesting.
  17. Ya_Boi_Shoi_Yoi
    Feb 12, 2019
    8
    Even Though we happy few has a boring and dull world, and mediocre gameplay. The game is great, in the random gen streets in both the garden district and the village. It is all boring, the same roads, same people, same things. It is bland and tasteless. But the parts that the devs put detail and attention into the areas. Makes those certain areas very special. And the game has other strongEven Though we happy few has a boring and dull world, and mediocre gameplay. The game is great, in the random gen streets in both the garden district and the village. It is all boring, the same roads, same people, same things. It is bland and tasteless. But the parts that the devs put detail and attention into the areas. Makes those certain areas very special. And the game has other strong points, like an amazing story and atmosphere. And the best soundtrack i have ever heard come out of a game.… Expand
  18. Daniel0809
    May 30, 2020
    5
    I bought this game in 2018 when it came out and I returned it back to gamestop within a few hours because the game had so many bugs I just didn't want to waste my time. Now here in 2020 ive kinda wanted to go back to the game and see if anything has changed so I can maybe give a better rating.
  19. PictoPirate
    Aug 21, 2020
    5
    I have such mixed feelings around We Happy Few. The world is absolutely fantastic, the voice acting is top-notch, the story is great and some of the missions are gloriously insane. Unfortunately, despite being two years old the game is still a buggy mess.

    One mission is completely borked and if you don't do the right thing first time the item you need to progress vanishes and you're    I have such mixed feelings around We Happy Few. The world is absolutely fantastic, the voice acting is top-notch, the story is great and some of the missions are gloriously insane. Unfortunately, despite being two years old the game is still a buggy mess.

    One mission is completely borked and if you don't do the right thing first time the item you need to progress vanishes and you're trapped forever and I lost count of the number of times the game just blue screen of deathed halfway through a mission losing me tons of progress. The criminally long load times, terrible pop-in and glitchy AI I could live with but come on guys you've had two years to make this stable enough to play!

    It's such a shame too because the game itself is brilliant fun when it is working, it just doesn't work enough to allow me to recommend it.    … Expand
  20. sityoazzdown
    Nov 5, 2019
    7
    Pretty good game that was ultimately marred by techincal issues and gameplay that didn't have much legs over this 20-30 hour game..give or take. This game has a very interesting world with pretty good strories and likeable characters. I also respect how there are multiple ways to attack a mission..almost rpg like. The gameplay consist of melee combat, stealth gameplay, and looting sourcesPretty good game that was ultimately marred by techincal issues and gameplay that didn't have much legs over this 20-30 hour game..give or take. This game has a very interesting world with pretty good strories and likeable characters. I also respect how there are multiple ways to attack a mission..almost rpg like. The gameplay consist of melee combat, stealth gameplay, and looting sources to craft items/weapons. The twist is that you must be conform to the world, if you're in the city you must take the drug joy to blend in, and if you're out of the city, you must act like a bum or you will be attacked. I found the gameplay loop of story/side missions, combat, light puzzle solving, to be initially unique and interesting, but it waned slowly; however the story carried me throughout even though the gameplay loop got stale. I also think this game was marred by technical issues, game frequently crashes, framerate chugs along pretty frequently, some bugs, etc. Other cons include a bloated crafting system with alot of items you will never or even need to use. Gameplay also never truly evolves (apart from some unique side missions), you'll be doing the same thing (gameplay wise) first mission as last. Also this game bugged out on me, 3/4 of the way through arthurs campaign (there are 3), I no longer needed to take joy, as bobbies and civies did not get mad at me while I was in the city (but down dectectors still went off). My glitched game aside, the joy mechanic was a hit or miss, unique.. but also annoying.
    Pros: Very interesting world, pretty good stories, likeable characters, unique gameplay.
    So-So: side missions are decent, survival elements
    Cons: a lot of technical issues, gameplay gets stale quick, joy mechanic and restrictions like running and jumping, going out at night is really annoying (in the city).
    This game has potential, they just need to iron out the technical issues, improve gameplay diversity and mission diversity. This game is more fallout than it is bioshock, but it is still a good one with a lot of potential to grow into something big.    … Expand
  21. TravisFinn
    Aug 17, 2018
    7
    It seems like I'm one of the titular happy few who've enjoyed Compulsion Games' second project. However, it's a smile that's waning as I look back after finishing the campaign.

    We Happy Few is enjoyable at parts for it's very well written story and presentation, however, gameplay wise it seems like Compulsion decided to change very little after seeing people's responses toward the    It seems like I'm one of the titular happy few who've enjoyed Compulsion Games' second project. However, it's a smile that's waning as I look back after finishing the campaign.

    We Happy Few is enjoyable at parts for it's very well written story and presentation, however, gameplay wise it seems like Compulsion decided to change very little after seeing people's responses toward the disastrous and boring Early Access version. The survival mechanics as well as it's procedural generation level design were huge red flags and have remained so - their implementation in the game slows the experience down at best and is otherwise downright broken at it's worst.

    Their are three acts - Arthur, Sally and finally Ollie. Arthur's is by far the best and the longest. Sally's campaign is the worst by far, as her quests are extremely boring and her main survival mechanic (which I won't spoil) is way too inconvenient at times. Ollie's comes close to being as bad as Sally's but is only better by a small margin with a much more interesting story arc, and the benefit of his main survival quirk being easily manageable once enough supplies are in your hands. Either way, it sure does feel like Sally and Ollie's campaigns were last minute throw-ins for the developer to pad out the game a couple more hours. It would have been more interesting if their stories actually intersected and jumped us from character to character, instead of simply having you finish one's story to unlock the next.

    The PS4 version is playable, thankfully, which is why I even picked up the game on Day 1. However, the game is poorly optimized, a fault of both Compulsion and publisher Gearbox. The product should've been delayed, especially for PC as I hear of more bugs and crashes occurring on there instead of console - although I've had my fair share of 5 crashes on my first playthrough.

    We Happy Few was enjoyable, though I highly disagree with it's $60 price tag, especially in it's current condition. $40 should've been enough but Gearbox most likely pushed Compulsion into this direction for a console release. Some will hate this game no matter what for it's survival mechanics and that's more than fair. But if you're willing to push past that as well as some clunky combat and occasional buggy performance, their is a lot to like here. I'm disappointed for sure but I'd be damned if I didn't say I'm looking forward to whatever project Compulsion Games tackles next.    … Expand
  22. Steyraus
    May 24, 2021
    2
    The only thing I liked was the look of the outside world. Hated the characters, story, tone, visuals.. Just trash to the core..
  23. Dr-SAM-BHR
    Dec 14, 2019
    5
    NO SPOILER:- The game is fun especially the gameplay, its the best in this game, the story is just OK, graphics is cool considering its indie game. BUT, the thing that made me hate this game and give it 5 out of 10 is because the loading is sooo annoying in this game, there's loading screen everywhere, when you walk in cities there's loading and sometimes it takes soo long and gamers hateNO SPOILER:- The game is fun especially the gameplay, its the best in this game, the story is just OK, graphics is cool considering its indie game. BUT, the thing that made me hate this game and give it 5 out of 10 is because the loading is sooo annoying in this game, there's loading screen everywhere, when you walk in cities there's loading and sometimes it takes soo long and gamers hate waiting. the drop frame also is a huge problem, whenever you run too fast will will absolutely gonna face drop frame issue. i played it for more than a week, 5 hours a day, i was liking it at the beginning but now i just want it to END.… Expand
  24. lostsol
    Nov 25, 2019
    6
    This game has so much potential if it was in the right hands. Slow based, story that lakes polish, games play optimized for keyboard and mouse, but not supported on Xbox or PS4.
  25. Berrlett
    Jan 7, 2019
    7
    The most unfortunate thing about this game is you can see there is potential, story, idea and the world is combined to conceive something special set in UK 60's Funk style and bizarre hair dos but the game is simply as of right now is broken it needed a lot more time to get it to a running state, fighting system is most of the time annoying and you can tell from your first fight the gameThe most unfortunate thing about this game is you can see there is potential, story, idea and the world is combined to conceive something special set in UK 60's Funk style and bizarre hair dos but the game is simply as of right now is broken it needed a lot more time to get it to a running state, fighting system is most of the time annoying and you can tell from your first fight the game asks you to stealth instead which is not bad. if you must play it, wait for an 80% price drop which am sure it will come very shortly.… Expand
  26. The_Historia117
    Aug 26, 2018
    8
    I really like this game, throughout my time with the game it always felt like i was playing Bioshock just in a British setting, which I think the game nails when it comes to the atmosphere of the game, the game is fun to play. One thing to note with my play-through is that while I've noticed other people talk about a lot of glitches and frame rate drops with their copies, I actually didn'tI really like this game, throughout my time with the game it always felt like i was playing Bioshock just in a British setting, which I think the game nails when it comes to the atmosphere of the game, the game is fun to play. One thing to note with my play-through is that while I've noticed other people talk about a lot of glitches and frame rate drops with their copies, I actually didn't really experience that at all except for slight pop in of some items here and there, and some people clipping into walls, the game takes about 20-40 hours to complete with all 3 characters in the game, which mainly depends on what you decide to do in the game like if you want to do side missions or not, One thing i wish would have not been changed in the game is the survival side of it, they've somewhat streamlined it to be somewhat more simple, but that isn't really a bad thing, overall it's a great game to have fun and play around with, so, when you can, get this game, and while you wait why don't you take some Joy… Expand
  27. DrummBumm
    Sep 13, 2018
    3
    I feel like this game tried to be an alternate version of 'BioShock', but failed. The story was OK and somewhat original considering now-a-day creativity., the graphics were cartoony and to be honest subpar. The gameplay was meh, nothing new or special with FPS', and the skill web and special attributes options were average at best. By far the worst part of this game is the loading times.I feel like this game tried to be an alternate version of 'BioShock', but failed. The story was OK and somewhat original considering now-a-day creativity., the graphics were cartoony and to be honest subpar. The gameplay was meh, nothing new or special with FPS', and the skill web and special attributes options were average at best. By far the worst part of this game is the loading times. I think one time it was literally 3 minutes before the game loaded initially. Kind of unnaceptable considering this game doesn't merit lonnnng loading times with unspectacular gameplay. The game looks cool, but its really not!… Expand
  28. David_reviews4l
    Aug 18, 2018
    7
    This game gives a vast and gripping open-world and has array of character development it is sort of a very cartoony/semi-realistic looking game which find to be very unique but in terms of how it develops the story is very intriguing.
    This game when it comes to quality is quite poor because there are so many glitches and everything seems clunky but I would recommend picking this up after    This game gives a vast and gripping open-world and has array of character development it is sort of a very cartoony/semi-realistic looking game which find to be very unique but in terms of how it develops the story is very intriguing.
    This game when it comes to quality is quite poor because there are so many glitches and everything seems clunky but I would recommend picking this up after a price drop because the story almost makes up for the bad mechanics    … Expand
  29. TheSilentRose
    Sep 7, 2018
    2
    At first the game was definitely intruiging but as the game progressed, frame rates dropped so hard it could have cause a seizure. The game continued to crash every 30 minutes and was just no fun to redo over and over and over again. Do not pay fuil value for this game. I was lucky enough to trade it back in within a week and got my money/value back out of it. I wouldn't pay more than 25$At first the game was definitely intruiging but as the game progressed, frame rates dropped so hard it could have cause a seizure. The game continued to crash every 30 minutes and was just no fun to redo over and over and over again. Do not pay fuil value for this game. I was lucky enough to trade it back in within a week and got my money/value back out of it. I wouldn't pay more than 25$ canadian for this game.… Expand
  30. Zakis1991
    Jul 8, 2022
    0
    Ну ребят, не стоит покупать даже на акции. Игра линейна, и сырая все еще. Не знаю, плохо, однообразные противники, геймплей такой же. Короче все с игрой плохо.
  31. GameStopGamer
    May 16, 2019
    6
    This game disappointed me. It had an interesting story up until the first chapter ended. Then it went all downhill from there. The missions felt to padded out and so did the story. It’s and interesting concept that should have been developed by a different studio.
  32. Kanjatee
    Jun 9, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like this game. Its not perfect and have seen few crashes. Its not easy and you need to use your brain. It cant be played like gta. World is very twisted and funny. It have some problems but its not too difficult in cities (like some reviews say) if youre not stupid. This game is not for everyone but if you like challenge,humour and not afraid to do some missions few times just test for yourself.… Expand
  33. Carennas87
    Dec 1, 2019
    2
    Game was fun for a little bit, albeit NPC's and buildings are copy and pasted all over the place with a heavy lack of diversity, annoyingly tedious at times with quests and objectives not being streamlined (I try to follow the main quest when I don't want to do side quests but it doesn't tell me which quests/side quests have to be completed first since they aren't even in order in theGame was fun for a little bit, albeit NPC's and buildings are copy and pasted all over the place with a heavy lack of diversity, annoyingly tedious at times with quests and objectives not being streamlined (I try to follow the main quest when I don't want to do side quests but it doesn't tell me which quests/side quests have to be completed first since they aren't even in order in the Quests menu page, resulting in online searches with scarce results to choose from and tons of backtracking/extra marathon runs around the map,) map is not very user friendly (can't tell if joy booths/workbenches are easy to get to or concealed in a building/hatch, certain icons like a workbench inside a hatch leads you to exactly where it would be on the outside map but doesn't lead you to its hatch first in order to get to the bench, etc..,) not being able to save for no reason (sometimes if you wait in the paused menu long enough, the greyed out Save Game will turn black even though it wasn't in the process of autosaving,) and of course the crashes upon crashes as Sally, most prominently in St. George's Holm, and the fewer crashes as Arthur and Ollie, but you get the idea. It's kind of like, "Look at this cool game! I threw the instructions out but included some somewhat useful and some not-so-useful tips throughout the load screens. Thanks for your money and try not to mind the crashes and bugs!"

    This game is not close to being worth the $79.99 I paid. At that price, this game should be on par with Game of the Year games like Horizon Zero Dawn and Fallout 3 and 4. I'm so disappointed that I didn't get the same great experience that left me longing for the next game to come out like those ones do, and I love post-apocalyptic/dystopian games and movies. My biggest disappointment is that I didn't buy the hard copy game (bought it through the PS4 store,) so I can't even sell it to get at least some money back.

    If they get around to making a second installment, I hope they take notes from award-winning games of similar genres and ditch the current infrastructure they used for this one. It had a chance for greatness but I get the feeling they wanted to differentiate themselves and make it their own too much which came at the cost of quality.

    Final words: save your money for something better.    … Expand
  34. sleepycentuar
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    a Really fun and difficult game with a good story and game play with a amazing environment
  35. matzonine09
    Mar 6, 2020
    9
    I loved this game all the way through but I feel there is one thing halting this game from a 10. That is progression because some missions end quickly others become travel to the other side of the map. But other than that its a great play.
  36. Imtia
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    The game together with DLC shows some stellar performance. Gameplay is a bit outdated but makes up for it with the exceptional story/character and voice acting. Compelling story indeed by Compulsion Games. The game design also shows some amazing levels. A bioahock game without its fancy gun and fantasy setting. Highly recommended
  37. GlarkCable
    Mar 19, 2023
    7
    Flawed for sure, but saved by its fairly unique concept and its (occasionally) fun gameplay.
  38. JasonGold
    Oct 10, 2020
    0
    One of the only games I have ever played that I could not finish due to technical bugs. The game is riddled with bugs, but for the most part was still playable. It was frustrating having to reload after a crash (5-6 times) and the slow downs and pauses in game play for various reasons but I got through all that and kept going. I kept playing because the story was good and the somewhatOne of the only games I have ever played that I could not finish due to technical bugs. The game is riddled with bugs, but for the most part was still playable. It was frustrating having to reload after a crash (5-6 times) and the slow downs and pauses in game play for various reasons but I got through all that and kept going. I kept playing because the story was good and the somewhat repetitive gameplay was still good. I would have gone to the end except for the one mission that was broken and could not be completed. The Ex Cathedra mission in Sally’s play through was broken. The key you need to exit the mission was not where it should have been and I was apparently screwed. I went back to all previous saves, even before beginning that mission, but it still happened. This is a known bug fixed years ago and yet it happened to me in 9/2020 and ruined the mostly broken game. You can read about the many many many flaws in this game and how broken it is, memory leaks, repetitive play, few character sounds and animations, but to not be able to finish… unbelievable.… Expand
  39. Ziopickalod
    Oct 28, 2020
    5
    We happy few has an interesting premise but ultimately fails to entertain enough past the opening sequence. 52/100
  40. OldAndCynical
    Dec 3, 2020
    8
    I honestly liked this game. The game world turned out to be nicer than I expected, and bigger, making for really interesting and fascinating exploration. The game also has some nice new concepts. Sure it aint perfect, and there are still various issues, but on the whole, it is recommended for people who aren't afraid to be challenged in a bioshock/dishonored style environment.
    What I    I honestly liked this game. The game world turned out to be nicer than I expected, and bigger, making for really interesting and fascinating exploration. The game also has some nice new concepts. Sure it aint perfect, and there are still various issues, but on the whole, it is recommended for people who aren't afraid to be challenged in a bioshock/dishonored style environment.
    What I especially like about the game is how it reflects the mores of our current society.
    Today, all negativity is instantly removed and modded away from online sites, and people who insist being negative are permabanned at record speed.
    Well, the society in this game functions in similar manner; people in it pretend to be happy all the time, because if you're negative, the 'mods' of the game world are on to you like fleas on something fresh and smelly. And people who just aren't capable of happiness are either medicated, or thrown outta the society, forced into a exile pariah lifestyle.
    It is a state that many real world societies thru history have found themselves, and it is a state our western society is going towards if the current trend of deleting all negativity is continued and reinforced on and off line...
    But anyway, the game deserves 8/10 just for having the guts to take a stand against constant medicated happiness.    … Expand
  41. davidthesloth
    Aug 1, 2022
    7
    Huge potential and interesting game undercut by how underdeveloped and unoptimised it actually is. First off, loading screens are a complete joke! I kid you not, it takes more than a minute for the main menu to boot up for some reason and another minute to load into the game and this was on a PS5! Framerate was horrendous and choppy while gameplay was buggy and glitchy. However despite itsHuge potential and interesting game undercut by how underdeveloped and unoptimised it actually is. First off, loading screens are a complete joke! I kid you not, it takes more than a minute for the main menu to boot up for some reason and another minute to load into the game and this was on a PS5! Framerate was horrendous and choppy while gameplay was buggy and glitchy. However despite its unpolished flaws, this game's story, characters and acting is what you stay for. The grim bleak tone juxtaposed bright vibrant cities and landscapes it really captures your attention.

    DLC is very fun and a joy (pardon the pun) to play especially the last DLC "We All Fall Down". Really fun, light and investing gameplay. The game immediately attained my attention by creating unique side stories of the already established narrative with an interesting spin on things. All playable characters are well written except for the gay couple featured in the "We Came From Below" additional content as it depicts their relationship as tumultuous, petty and stereotypical that adds very little plot wise and more of a burden/hindrance on the game as whole.

    Overall fun game but very poorly optimised. Definitely recommend a play through if you're a fan of Fallout or Bioshock or even dystopian/Orwellian settings.    … Expand
  42. kruci
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    Nie jest pozbawiona błędów. Zalatuje drewnem, w pewnym momencie staje się powtarzalna. Ale na koniec dnia sprawiła mi sporo radochy. Grałem za darmo w game passie, wiec lżej podchodzę do tematu niż osoby kupujące w pełnej cenie.
  43. arashmirzai
    Dec 26, 2020
    10
    That game is awesome is lot of beautiful place and joy medicine challenge but not combat System very well but this game is awesome
  44. Mr_Toast735
    Jun 7, 2021
    9
    I get why people didn't like this game. And at first, I didn't like the game. But I went back and realized that this game is amazing. Its funny, its witty, its interesting, and its probably one of the most creative games I've ever played. Play it! Its pretty cheap now!
  45. borla
    Nov 7, 2021
    3
    The idea is really fantastic, but it is bad constructed. A lot of bugs on ps4 game and sometimes the pill thing it's really boring
  46. M41_SPNKR
    Jan 3, 2022
    5
    This is the the first PS4 game that I couldn't bring myself to finish. While the premise is interesting, there are simply too many missions that devolve into fetch quests. The performance on PS4 is subpar; the load screen time is too long and quite often, my game will suddenly start to stutter and then pause and enter into a another load screen as if to save my PS4 from crashing. ExceptThis is the the first PS4 game that I couldn't bring myself to finish. While the premise is interesting, there are simply too many missions that devolve into fetch quests. The performance on PS4 is subpar; the load screen time is too long and quite often, my game will suddenly start to stutter and then pause and enter into a another load screen as if to save my PS4 from crashing. Except that sometimes even after exiting the load screen my PS4 does in fact crash!… Expand
  47. Cdinnes11
    Jul 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is by far the worst game I have ever played. It's sad because the story is unique and I loved the story. But the gameplay mechanics are extremely unfair, stupid hard, and ridiculously annoying. Jesus christ I have never hated a game this much.… Expand
  48. vicwolk
    Aug 24, 2022
    4
    Crashes really drain the **** out of the "joy" of playing this game. Background story is cool, game is interesting. Mechanics are ok, too, but it seems to be poorly ported (yes, I'm talking about the clumsy L1 mechanics -- ever heard of ability/item wheels? Well, they didn't). Music is week or nearly non existent.

    Overall, I will stop playing after the third crash in the same part of the    Crashes really drain the **** out of the "joy" of playing this game. Background story is cool, game is interesting. Mechanics are ok, too, but it seems to be poorly ported (yes, I'm talking about the clumsy L1 mechanics -- ever heard of ability/item wheels? Well, they didn't). Music is week or nearly non existent.


    Overall, I will stop playing after the third crash in the same part of the village. Maybe played it for 15-20h, but I can hear my PS4 not being able to handle the poor optimization of this game before every crash. Yes, these PS3 graphics are not running smoothly on PS4, as one would think they should.    … Expand
  49. davidr555
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    One of the best games I've played. A well done twisted, dark story line. If a good story line is important to you, this game won't let you down.
  50. squarefenix00
    Apr 22, 2023
    7
    Jamás pensé que llegaría a terminarme un videojuego con TANTÍSIMOS bugs y una IA tan nefasta (es difícil en ciertas ocasiones porque los enemigos son tontos hasta para perderte el rastro). Aún así su historia y originalidad me hicieron disfrutarlo y aguantar estos aspectos del juego hasta el final. Una idea muy buena ejecutada muy mal. Ojalá hubiera recibido algo más de cariño, puesJamás pensé que llegaría a terminarme un videojuego con TANTÍSIMOS bugs y una IA tan nefasta (es difícil en ciertas ocasiones porque los enemigos son tontos hasta para perderte el rastro). Aún así su historia y originalidad me hicieron disfrutarlo y aguantar estos aspectos del juego hasta el final. Una idea muy buena ejecutada muy mal. Ojalá hubiera recibido algo más de cariño, pues prometía mucho más de lo que ofrece. Recomiendo pillarlo barato (yo lo conseguí por unos 6€).… Expand
  51. Earthian
    Oct 28, 2022
    1
    Loading here, loading their, loading everywhere and then sometimes it crash and you need to open the game again and then wait all the loadings. Open the game, loading... at the game menu screen, loading... "Press x to start", lag... "resume game" lag... and the long loading. when in the game if you run fast sometimes it crash and automatically exit you. I thought this ge is nice. but itsLoading here, loading their, loading everywhere and then sometimes it crash and you need to open the game again and then wait all the loadings. Open the game, loading... at the game menu screen, loading... "Press x to start", lag... "resume game" lag... and the long loading. when in the game if you run fast sometimes it crash and automatically exit you. I thought this ge is nice. but its boring. You always run here run their . this is my first time rrating a videogame. and disappointed. when i first s… Expand
  52. lxsthighway
    Apr 15, 2023
    0
    completely unplayable for me on ps4. I tried deleting it and starting over and same gamebreakinig bug at about 8 hours in

Awards & Rankings

55
#55 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. GameCritics
    Oct 2, 2018
    50
    Overall, there are some incredible ideas in We Happy Few‘s dystopian world, but the tedious gameplay gave me the feeling that a project like this has more potential as a story-driven adventure in a more compact world. With greater focus on its excellent narrative, sound and visuals, and an addition of moral choices, it would rise above the unsatisfying mixed-genre affair that it currently is.
    Read full review
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Sep 17, 2018
    65
    The ideas of power, giving in to hegemonic cycles just to feel safe, and other gameplay systems are unfortunately overshadowed by the technical hiccups found in the game's software. It's a shame, because this game could have been good.
    Read full review
  3. Video Chums
    Sep 7, 2018
    58
    We Happy Few is an ambitious title with an interesting premise but it fails to deliver on the things that make a video game fun to play.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »