We Happy Few

I played for a little bit and I did some what enjoy the game play. Just keeps crashing and I cant figure out why. It crashes randomly on startup ten minutes into play, or even 50 minutes. Just no reason why just happens.

Surprisingly good. The characters were well-written. Combat was decent but nothing exceptional. The DLC was all great.

starts off cool, but becomes a total drag endless boring quests.

How can a game from 2018 still be riddled with glitches? I've reloaded so many saved files and wasted time trying to debug a seven year old game. Jesus.

I used to play this game whenever it originally came out. Some say its not worth getting nowadays, they're just wrong. Play this game, you'll thank me later!

10/10
The characters' premise fits my needs of perspective.
This might not mean anything, and I apologize if this isn't misleading.
I don't leave bad reviews, all efforts are a perfect score.

Genuinely without a doubt my favourite game ever. I love it so much it's just insane. Is it a buggy mess? Yes. Are most of the quests fetch quests? Yes. But I don't care I love it so much it's insane

wonderful game though its SO long its not hard to pick up and put down at will

Buy this game for sure one of the better steam games it's a trip and it's hard I didn't like playing as the girl but the gold in this game lies in the DLC the light bearer dlc was hilarious and fun and the other dlcs are amazing as well if you have a slightly twisted mine love it

The concept, style and plot i love it. Exploring the town is fun but too much walking here and there tbh. Still gonna play it though, it's just it feels like a walking simulator yk. a bit laggy though, the npc would glitch to the ground or floating

One of my most favorite gaming experiences
if only this game wasn't as buggy as it is now and had more love put into it this game would have been more popular and maybe could have won a game of the year award for its PHENOMENAL story
i highly recommend if you can look past the bug and lackluster combat

really like the plot and the atmosphere but the gameplay just ain't it,filled with tons of bugs but it's got a special place in my heart

Will always be my favorite game, I wish there was more games like it <3

Avoid purchasing at full price, as price can go as low as 90% off at summer sale etc. :)
I also recommend the lightbearer DLC!

I just...couldn't. The story was interesting, even the game play was challenging in a good way, but I had to quit. Played this during 2020 and it was too much to also play a game that conveyed a depressing story with an even more depressing mood setting, where everything that isn't reality is a drug-induced trip. I don't think, at this point, that I'll ever return to this game because of how depressing it was to play the first time. Not to say it's a bad game, because it's really the opposite; just that it's not a particularly enjoyable experience.

If you liked the Bioshock series, you might also get the same experience here; similar world feel here, similar depression.

So let me start with this:

The voice acting is really great and the story interesting, I enjoyed playing it.

Now to the bad:
For a 70 CHF gane it is surprisingly buggy. NPCs glitch though walls, stand the wrong way around, are too high (not on joy ;P) and if you watch them fron 20m or so, their movement is extremely stuttery.
NPCs also all look pretty much the same, with 1 male, 1 female, and one old lady model. Wastrels also despawn mid fight, if the time transitions to 7am.
There are also some other bugs, like impossible quests, time changing suddenly (its day, you fall into the paper tank, its night again) etc.

I'm not sure what genere I would give it, its technically steahlth, but its completely optional because you can just kill everybody easily, and if you are seen, you can just hide and everybody forgets it was you, probably because of the memory loss ;P
Its open world, but still pretty linear, with lots of running around (if you are allowed to run)
So lets just call it a story game, with survival mechanics shoved into it.

All in all I still had fun, but I recommend getting it on sale, I got it 90% off.

okay... so I'm going to be real with yall. When this games first came out, i mean the demo, I was very excited for it. When the full game was released I didn't have a PC or anything to play it on so I oped for watching YouTubers play it. Non of them seemed into it, or even finished the game, so I assumed that the game became a flop. I was very disappointed.

Well, fast forward, I now have my own PC and out of spite decided to try it... AND GUESS TF WHAT! This game is so damn good! IDK what those YouTubers where on or if i just had bad taste at the time, but O M G! I love this game. The multi chapters! Playing as different characters! AHH I love this game. It will forever be one of my favs!

Orwell is not far. (I mean in the game, harsh times with Trump...)

Pretty awesome game, full of english humor and cynism, really loved it!

~ GAMEPLAY ~
🔲 Boring
🔲 Rock Paper Scissors
🔲 Fun
🔲 Hmm..........
✅ Entertaining
🔲 Ace
🔲 Godlike


~ DIFFICULTY ~
🔲 My grandma could play it
🔲 Easy
✅ Normal
🔲 Hard
🔲 A challenge to be reckoned


~ GRAPHICS ~
🔲 MS Paint
🔲 Bad
🔲 Meh
🔲 Normal
🔲 Very Good
✅ An original artistic direction
🔲 Beautiful
🔲 Masterpiece


~ STORY ~
🔲 This game has no story
🔲 Some lore
🔲 It's there for people who want it
🔲 Well written
✅ Leading to more in-depth researches/thoughts
🔲 A model to get inspired by


~ LENGTH ~
🔲 0 (No story)
🔲 Short
🔲 Average
✅ Long
🔲 To infinity and beyond


~ MUSIC ~
🔲 Just filling noises/No music
🔲 Trivial and uneventful
✅ Good and/or fitting the game's artistic dispositions
🔲 Memorable
🔲 Transcending whispers of a forgotten world


~ INTEREST ~
🔲 I would rather watch paint dry
🔲 Hard to enjoy
🔲 Repetitive and/or uninspired
🔲 A good moment
🔲 Sticking out of the pack
✅ You will remember it long after


~ REPLAYABILITY ~
🔲 A one-time experience
🔲 Only for achievements
🔲 If you wait a few months/years (or with mods)
✅ Definitely
🔲 Infinitely replayable (or almost)

I played long after the game had initially released after several updates, I enjoyed the world and story of the game, and the stealth gameplay was okay.

tl;dr:
Pros:
- Story
- Characters
- Atmosphere
- Humor
- Fun to explore

Mid:
- Combat mechanics aren't great
- Even on hard mode you can make up for some lack of skill by making a basically infinite supply of healing items

Cons:
- You will spend absurd amounts of time running, likely 1/3 of the time you spend playing
- Hilariously bad AI for things like stealth, very far beyond the norm of "must've been the wind"
- You are rewarded early on for exploring outskirts of the islands, and then somewhat rarely after that
- With every new character comes all of the downsides of "I'm starting from square one and am slow as hell again"
- Only one situation that felt like an intro to a boss fight, and it required one grenade throw to win

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Longer review:
It's fun and I really like the vibe and the British humo(u)r, but there's an absolutely massive amount of running around for no reason.

Almost every quest, rather than directing you to somewhere nearby, has you run to either the nearest safe house to fast travel, or makes you run the whole way because there isn't a fast travel point nearby. I would guess a third of the time I spent in this game was running, and that's with doing every side quest on the first two characters.

There are only like 6 kinds of enemies:
1. Bobbies and other humans (they fight the same)
2. Old ladies with Air Raid Siren screams (which are hilarious, but they don't fight)
3. Doctors
4. Jubilators (SUPER rare)
5. Traps
6. Various invincible mechanical things that shoot electricity

The fighting can get boring, but they do a decent job of different quests mixing things up.

That said, this mostly earns a recommendation from me because of the atmosphere, as well as three things about the story.
1. It's very good at revealing more about the in-game universe as you go, and stringing you along
2. I really like when nobody's perfect and there isn't a "this person is just evil" as the reasoning for the Bad Guy
3. I REALLY like when someone's brave enough to make MCs also be bad people

i let my games sit idle cuz im too lazy to open and close them and wait, so my play time looks WILD. but compared to the beta, this game fucking sucks. if i wanna play british depression simulator, ill make shitty beans on toast with mushy peas, warm beer, and ill stop brushing my teeth.

I really enjoyed the story and the voice acting. I think the concept was incredible, and the world building was immersive and captivating.

I will admit I took a two year hiatus during Act 2, and couldn't bring myself to take my time in Act 3 - the best scriptwriting is definitely frontloaded. Though the end of the story in Act 3 is really important and emotional, the process I found to be repetitive and frustrating. The first two characters have a very different playstyle that I much prefer over the third. I really wish Act 3 got more of a chance or was developed further.

Having said all that, I do highly recommend this game. It's many, many hours of solid entertainment. The world is interesting and both PCs and NPCS are compelling. The world is fascinating and at times (especially if you take your Joy) beautiful.

Play if you enjoy open world games with excellent world building, well developed characters, intriguing storylines, and a combination of puzzle and combat (with a bit of flexibility in how much of each) in your game.

If you're on the fence about the cost, wait for a sale - it's definitely worth it!

Candy-coated with swinging London fashion and sunshine pop melodies, We Happy Few is a curious mixture of Monty Python, Sgt. Peppers, and A Clockwork Orange… with a twist. And while this psychedelia-tinged game definitely isn't for everyone, I did enjoy my time enough to revisit it every now and then.

The residents of Wellington Wells are under the influence of a government drug called Joy, the effects including euphoria and memory loss, both of which are quite intentional. Refusing to take your Joy makes you a “downer,” resulting in negative vibes and hostile encounters with the locals. Same goes for breaking curfew, wearing the wrong attire, saying anything remotely controversial, running, jumping or doing anything that stirs the ire of the populace. In Python-esque terms, the key to survival in this dystopian society is Not Being Seen.
 
One of WHF's standouts is Uncle Jack Worthing, the congenial telly host who comes off as a Mister Rogers for stoned adults, shilling innocuous stories and reminding citizens how important it is to ignore the vicious rumors and keep taking their Joy. Uncle Jack is played to perfection by actor Julian Casey, and like most things in Wellington Wells, he conceals his own dark secret.
 
The game’s audio design is top notch. The voice acting and dialogue are particularly exceptional, from Arthur’s humble-mumble to the sinister intent lurking behind the baritone of the Orwellian bobbies. If you’re a Beatles and/or Python fan, you’ll grin as you hear residents wonder aloud how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall or remind themselves that supreme executive power must derive from a mandate from the masses.
 
Why wasn’t We Happy Few a smashing success? Well, there are a few reasons. Unlike most FPS games, there are no overpowered assault rifles or weapons of mass destruction to muck about with (it is ’60s Britain after all), and while your protagonist has an arsenal at their disposal—mostly handmade bombs and pointy sticks—it’s often easier to blend in with the crowd and remain inconspicuous, or simply Run Away (another not-so-subtle Python reference) and hide from your aggressors. Combined with the emphasis on pilfering desks and dustbins to craft items for survival, We Happy Few is a game that ultimately rewards avoiding confrontation as opposed to seeking it. I personally enjoyed this unique approach, but it's not for everyone.
 
The game suffers from limited environmental decor. The various locales of Wellington Wells are charmingly detailed, but the game ultimately suffers from rehashing the same assets over and over. Identical storefronts, homes and gardens appear all over the place, the result being a very copy-and-paste visual experience. Instead of traversing a pedestrian bridge and getting that euphoric feeling of discovering an entirely new area, you’ll ask yourself “Haven’t I been here before?” Same goes for the residents. In fashion-conscious Wellington Wells there are apparently only four or five attire and hairstyle options available. You might loosely weave this into the story arc with its emphasis on social conformity and lack of natural resources, but it's a bit of a stretch when every constable stalking the street and every Miss Marple lookalike gleefully splashing in the rain are literally the same exact model with the same exact animation.
 
Whether We Happy Few is a must-play or not depends on your attitude toward narrative-heavy action gaming. If you can appreciate an artistically-inspired title with style and originality that is slightly rough around the edges and leaves you feeling a bit sullen in the end, I’d recommend it. If you're a big fan of '60s psychedelia and British humor, this game may be exactly what the doctor ordered. Just don’t go expecting a highly-uplifting masterpiece or you’ll be off your Joy in no time.

Note: This review is based on completion of the PS4 version and its DLC, as well as PC gameplay.

Good game and good NPC and good music

This game rocks, the mood is impeccable and the bugs have been ironed out from my experience

This game is complex. Not only the history of the company, but the story lines inside of this game. I first learned about this product when I was quite young from Ihascupquake, and I immediately fell in love. While playing it has taken years to finish, as did the company finishing the game. I stuck by it. It is undeniably brilliant. I've shed tears while playing, mainly on Sally's story, which is my favorite. From the twists, to the occasional joyous moments in her life. It's a great story line for her character. I don't care for Arthur, but I think that's perfect for his character.
As for the game as a whole, there are still minor bugs, but you should expect that from a game that was somewhat abandoned... While playing I never found myself never get trapped/glitched, unless there was floating furniture, etc. You can expect to get stuck in between people every now and then, just shove them out of the way with "R".

TLDR: This whole concept of Joy is a very interesting way to create a game, although I do know it could've been made better, I believe they tried very hard. And for trying hard, I believe this is a very good game. I do think you should give it a try, and a really hard try like 1:59:00 which I hate doing...

As a salt of the earth true Brit myself, I can confirm, with 100% certainty that this is the closest you can get to an IRL modern day British experience!
If you were to replace the Joy agenda with the Woke agenda that is....

great story bogged down by exhausting gameplay

Absolutely love this game its got beautiful assets and things and graphics and I really like the story and history with all of it. Def one of my favorite games of all time.

Very disappointing. Starts off so well. So incredibly cool. Then you enter the utterly pointless open world area where you are expected to craft stupid shit. This should have been more narratively focussed and less of an open worldy crafter crapper.

If you're into interesting stories and concepts, then absolutely give this game a try. Yes, its no secret that the game doesn't play very well, and the gameplay gets very stale and repetitive rather quickly. This being said, this game still has one of the coolest stories and style that I've seen. I personally could not bring myself to finish this game, but hey, not every game is perfect. Maybe wait until this game goes on sale and you have nothing else to play, and give it a try.

Отличная игра! Действия происходят в Питербурге, колесики разные можно кушать, грибочки тоже есть, вообщем We Happy in Petersburg

Fantastic game, very fun and very engaging. I played when it was still in development and felt refreshed to see how the game changed from demo to full feature. You will not regret this purchase!

I thought it was pretty good. Optimized rather poorly in my opinion with some big FPS drops and stuttering. It has that old school buggy Bethesda game feel and the story is pretty cool.

Except Sally. I hate her.

8/10

we happy few is a 2018 action-adventure game combining rpg, survival, and roguelike elements taking place in a alternative version of the 1960s where a society is wholly reliant on a hallucinogenic drug that keeps citizens unaware about the truth, while leaving them easily manipulated by the government. the game features a strong, compelling narrative while the gameplay is a bit hit or miss. the gameplay can be a bit repetitive which is not good when the game specifically wants you to play through multiple playthroughs and doing pretty much the same things over and over again across each character or playthru.

this is definitely not worth $60 full price, but grabbing it on as big of a discount as possible is definitely something worth considering, as you'll pretty quickly determine whether or not this game is for you and you can refund if need be by time you come to that conclusion.

It's been 3 years since last time I've played this game, and judging by recent reviews, seems like the game haven't changed a bit. It's the same repetitive, boring, and buggy. I found the story to be quite interesting but other than that it's badly executed game.

even tho buggy sometimes, really fun game and story!!!! i luv the theme of the game and the characters are lovable :D i love u we happpy few

if you like the story of bioshock. the inventory, movement, and stamina system of fallout 4. just dishonoured in general, and a post-war asthetic. this game is for you. its just like a bethesda game, bugs and all!

In the short time I played this, there were constant bugs. Maybe I'll give it another go someday, but I just didn't have the patience for a game that's buggy off the jump.

Great story, fun combat, good stealth

Quite sad if you take your time to read through the notes & understand the fictitious, albeit at times too close to reality, world of WHF.
I'd say it's worth it, but yea, brace yourselves :)

Obviously, me being a manly man I never shared a single tear, duh.
...but your eyes might get slightly watery at times.

As someone who does not do a lot of gaming, this is my absolute favorite game. Even the DLCs are fun!

This game will forever hold a special place in my heart <3

I think the price is completely exagerated, but the game has a lot of detail put in it. I like the story, I like the visuals and art style, I like the worldbuilding, I like the characters and the voice acting. There is still some bugs, but some of those I found were funny, but there are still some that are annoying. I recomend the game, but buy at full price, wait for a big discount.

personally I loved this game. The story is great and the gameplay is enjoyable enough. Probably not worth full price honestly. If you get it and do enjoy the story, definitely recommend the We All Fall Down DLC

The story is compelling but the gameplay and environments are very repetitive. Fairly glitchy as well. Hugely disappointing.

Great game, I'm currently playing 9n xbox because my laptop can't run them is masterpiece. Buy, you'll love it.

nothing new to add, ive started hating this game the more bugs i saw, the more my experience was difficult because of bugs, everything mechanically is incompetent, nothing works.

playing this game is like taking Joy!

Okay game, although it feels clunky and boring from time to time.
Completed act 1 and I have no need for pushing further. I feel like the police are the coolest guys around in the game.