We Happy Few Reviews
Despite carrying an interesting premise, especially for its story, We Happy Few falters due to the lack of overall polish. It suffers from terrible performance and clunky combat controls while the focus on putting as many survival mechanics in a single-player story ends up making it look like a product that lost its identity.
We Happy Few is a unique game with beautiful art style, deep story and nice level design, but it could be way more of a " just good game" if it wasn’t for many technical issues and some confusing gameplay elements that disappoint you at some point. But I must say that in the end, We Happy Few is a game that worth your time because of its uniqueness in story-telling and its amazing art style.
Review in Persian | Read full review
There's not much wrong with We Happy Few that can't be fixed with some patches, and regardless of what happens there, the game has a narrative that is brave, intelligently crafted, and so incredibly poignant.
We Happy Few is a disappointment from Compulsion Games. It has a world including lots of potential but the result has ruined the complete experience. It doesn't worth $60 and I can call it a Failure.
Review in Persian | Read full review
It is undeniable that We Happy Few is one of the biggest disappointments of this year. Its flaws go far beyond simple technical problems, and completely destroy the experience the game attempts to build. This is unacceptable when we take into account the fact that the game was launched at full price in its basic version, a price equivalent to that of a blockbuster from studios like Activision.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Retrofuturistic England and Joy-obsessed world is interesting place. Well, with some bugs and some defects. if you don't mind, Take Your Joy!
Review in Slovak | Read full review
We Happy Few contains moments of enjoyment and artistic brilliance, but they are short lived, and - like a Joy withdrawal - the eventual comedown of the clunky, burdensome reality of the gameplay seeps in. A classic case of style over substance.
The thing most sought after in gaming is uniqueness. Players seek it out via emotes and customisation, while developers seek it out via their creations. We Happy Few is truly unique and the only game that feels somewhat relatable is Dishonored due to general gameplay. Aside from that, the world, back-story, main story lines, characters, and overall feeling of helplessly trying to survive in a society of psychopaths is one of a kind. Whether interest lies in the survival horror genre or the first-person action adventure, this is a title that delivers an amazing and heart-pounding 25+ hours. It's also noteworthy that a sandbox mode is coming to the game, but as of release it is not an available option. Hopefully, that means a lot of content post release.
We Happy Few is a warning to any developer about the vision and ambition of a game overtaking the ability of the team to deliver all aspects of it.
We Happy Few tries to combine a dystopian story with a survival gameplay, but these aspects don't quite work together and sometimes even step on each other's toes. Also the execution of the game as a whole, leaves a lot to be desired.
Review in Persian | Read full review
We Happy Few isn't a bad game on its own. If you can overlook some of its overused elements, you will find an original FPS with a gripping narrative, if you dedicate enough time.
Much like Contrast before it, We Happy Few shows off plenty of potential with its original and engaging world from a team whose passion and heart clearly shines through.
We Happy Few is going to go down as a cult hit. If you can muster the strength to get past its janky gameplay, there's a whole lot to love here in the world and characters. But the fact remains that this adventure is one that could have used a bit more refinement.
We Happy Few has a pristine narrative vision, but it feels layered on top of a wholly different game. Much like the famous visage of the Wellington Wells citizenry, the story is a mask that tries to hide a buggy open world and needless procedural generation.
We Happy Few is a game that deserves some more time to improve. As it stands, it offers some truly interesting characters in a well realized and intricate story, that unfortunately have been hampered by an overall unpolished feel.
We Happy Few features one of this year's most interesting settings but fails to fill it with quality gameplay most of the time.
And a willingness to stick with a severely flawed release to experience a fascinating tale of regret, shame, and addiction that's full of ambition, charm, and memorable detail.
While it has one of the best game worlds ever envisioned, We Happy Few stumbles over painfully simplistic gameplay and several major bugs.
We Happy Few has an interesting storyline and attractive background settings, and the duration of the game is far beyond my expectation. But still, too many bugs make this game look terrible, and the mission design is not that rational.
Review in Chinese | Read full review
It’s bold and adventurous world design that should undoubtedly be praised. If story and atmosphere can carry a game for you, then you should be able to look past the weaknesses elsewhere to enjoy this quirky and distinctive adventure.