We Happy Few Reviews

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PC Gamer
Top Critic
60 / 100
Aug 10, 2018

A jog-fest with sluggish combat and inconsistent stealth, but a story that will pull you toward the end anyway.

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IGN
Top Critic
7.3 / 10.0
Aug 10, 2018

We Happy Few's focus on story over survival is a good choice, and at its best when dropping bombshells of truth that the drugged people of Wellington Wells have tried so hard to ignore. In its Early Access, I felt like wandering between procedurally-generated islands to stay alive wasted the intriguing setting and premise of its opening act. Now, exploring segments designed to reveal We Happy Few's secrets are both fun and rewarding. Although survival and crafting are fairly manageable, running through randomly generated towns, streets, or abandoned fields unfortunately shows that We Happy Few can't hide from the ghost of its own past, no matter how much Joy you take.

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No Recommendation / Blank
Aug 9, 2018

An ambitious, stylish and savage takedown of British hubris, but clunky crafting, collecting and combat make for a somewhat dull game.

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6 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2018
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GameCentral
Top Critic
4 / 10
Aug 13, 2018

A joyless and confused mix of BioShock, Fallout, and Rust that wastes its intriguing setting on repetitive action and tedious survival mechanics.

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Aug 9, 2018

I'll play more polished, bigger and more bombastic blockbuster games this year, but We Happy Few will stay with me long after its quests are over.

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7.8 / 10.0
Aug 9, 2018

We Happy Few delivers an intoxicating experience, rife with dark mysteries to unravel and exciting missions to complete, but some annoying mechanics and scarce resources keep it from reaching greatness

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4 / 10
Aug 10, 2018

We Happy Few's borderline broken systems and unremarkable quest design make it an unentertaining slog through an intriguing world.

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Unscored
Aug 9, 2018

We Happy Few is uncomfortable, uncanny and brilliant

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Aug 9, 2018

There's a lot to like about We Happy Few, with its unique psychedelic dystopian setting and well-developed story, but it's the moment-to-moment action that crashes down on you like a bad dose of Joy. So-so survival elements, the lack of mission variety, frame rate issues, prolific bugs, and tedious stealth and combat will make you want to cook up some Joy for yourself, so that maybe you too can forget the bad stuff and remember only the bright side of things.

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5 / 10.0
Aug 9, 2018

We Happy Few is unique. It features gorgeous environments, great music, twisted humor, and a magnetic story. It deserves praise for those aesthetics. But the game is what matters, and it is sadly lackluster in that regard, with bad combat, mundane stealth, and endless, frivolous mechanics. By choosing the fastidious "micro-management" path, We Happy Few distracts far too much from its true potential as a dystopian gaming classic. And that's the biggest downer of all.

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Aug 9, 2018

In its launch state, however, We Happy Few pleases the eyes and ears, but much like the fictional drug it features, the Joy is great… until it wears off.

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72 / 100
Aug 16, 2018

We Happy Few delivers a great story, with a perfect setting in an alternate sixties Britain and some easter eggs for fans of classic sci-fi literature. Sadly, missions are too similar and there are some technical issues in combat, loading times and survival mechanics.

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6 / 10
Aug 9, 2018

There's a huge amount of potential in this dystopian 1960s drug trip, but ultimately it starts to feel frustrating quite quickly. Every time We Happy Few draws you in with an interesting tidbit about the world or the character you are playing as it's scuppered by the systems fighting against you. It just becomes frustrating and makes a potentially immersive experience an irritating exercise in dealing with the game mistaking your intentions. Much like the dystopian world in which it is set, We Happy Few never feels quite right.

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8 / 10
Aug 8, 2018

If you're as terrified of a dystopian society as I am but also endlessly fascinated by it, then We Happy Few is for you. Just be sure not to forget your Joy! We wouldn't want you labeled as a Downer, now would we?

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6.5 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2018

An interesting world and basic idea that lacks polish and uses a couple of game mechanics that feel too old to still be entertaining.

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7.6 / 10.0
Aug 13, 2018

We Happy Few must clash with a gameplay that doesn't fascinate too much, but plot, settings and longevity are more convincing.

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5 / 10.0
Aug 13, 2018

Perhaps given another few months, We Happy Few could have been great, but as it is it's simply a missed opportunity.

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Aug 9, 2018

We Happy Few is a game of high highs and low lows. It's certainly far from perfect, with questionable stealth mechanics, sometimes derivative gameplay, and a lack of polish that intrudes on the fun. However, it also offers a totally unique world full of interesting characters and places.

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4 / 10
Aug 20, 2018

While We Happy Few's story contains some genuinely wonderful twists and turns once it gets going, it's dragged down by frustrating survival systems, shoddy combat, and an empty world.

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