We Happy Few

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App ID	320240
App Type	Game
Developer	Compulsion Games
Publisher	Gearbox Publishing
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	28971804
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 02:07:38 UTC ()
Release Date	10 August 2018 – 15:59:00 UTC ()

😏 75.18%

13k reviews

In-Game

From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.

Additional Information

Developer

Compulsion Games

metacritic_name

We Happy Few

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/we-happy-few?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Gearbox Publishing

eulas

0 ↴
id	320240_eula_0
name	We Happy Few EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com//eula/320240_eula_0

Store Release Date

10 August 2018 – 16:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

10 August 2018 – 15:59:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

3 December 2019 – 15:56:18 UTC () (1575388578)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	59.91831971995332
height_pct	80.0166231298979

osextended

macos64

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 19 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 4660512

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

23 August 2014 – 02:12:09 UTC (), in changelist #652479

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

9 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Native Steam Controller

Assets

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
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logo_position/height_pct	80.0166231298979

Assets

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header	header.jpg
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library_hero	library_hero.jpg
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page_background_path	app/320240
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	30 March 2022 – 22:55:05 UTC

Trailers

256726268 ↴
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all_ages	true
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timestamp	1534783491
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Steam charts

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57 players right now
94 24-hour peak
3,498 all-time peak 12 August 2018

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Store data

162,093 followers
#6746 in top sellers
10,197 positive reviews
3,096 negative reviews
76.71% positive reviews

Twitch stats

7 viewers right now
12 24-hour peak
67,149 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~300.7 k by VG Insights
~700.2 k by Gamalytic
~876.0 k by SteamSpy
~1.47 M by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

😏 Mostly Positive
75.18% SteamDB Rating
10,197 76.7% positive reviews
3,096 23.3% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
10 August 2018 – 15:59	Steam Release	-
4 May 2022 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Game Over, T1D: Games with Links to the Diabetes Community	-

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How many players are playing We Happy Few right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 57 players live playing We Happy Few on Steam.

We Happy Few had an all-time peak of 3498 concurrent players on 12 August 2018.

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We Happy Few

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