The We Happy Few screen displays the crafting menu, showing the player can craft "Purified Water". Ingredients are required.

A creepy policeman from We Happy Few stands in front of a town landscape. Statues, trees and lights are in the background.

Interior of "We Happy Few" with a bunk bed, control panels, and medical equipment.

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Imagine living in a small british city where everyone is completely happy. All you have to do is taking your daily dose of Joy, a little pill that make all your problems dissapear and grant you absolute happiness... It's 1964 and World War II has ended with Nazis losing control of Germany, which then reformed to the German Empire. The Empire managed to win the war and occupied Great Britain. The small island city of Wellington Wells has suffered like any other during occupation, and their inhabitants were forced to commit certain atrocities that they will never forgive. In an attempt of forgetting their past they created a hallucinogen drug, called Joy, that makes them forget all their unhappy memories. The only problem is that it also removes their ability to recognize moral consequences. As a result, the place transforms into a kind of dystopian society, where those who refuse the drug are violently forced to consume it. We Happy Few is a psychological horror adventure that featues a procedurally generated world that makes every game unique. You will have to learn how to interact with the other memebers of your society, and adapt chosing combat, conformity or stealth if you want to survive and escape from this mad, mad world.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

: What is the role of Joy in the game?

Joy is a mandatory drug that keeps the population in a state of blissful ignorance. Taking or refusing Joy will affect your character's perceptions, abilities, and interactions with other characters.; Is We Happy Few a horror game?

While not a traditional horror game, it features a dark and unsettling atmosphere, with psychological elements and disturbing themes. The unsettling nature of the world and the story contributes to this effect.

Patch Notes

1.9 - 08/11/19 (Update 1.9 dropping on Monday, November 11.)
1.8 - 26/07/19 (Update 1.8 is live!)
1.7 - 25/03/19 (Arcade Mode and update 1.7 now live!)
1.6 - 25/01/19 (We Happy Few 1.6 is live!)
29/08/17 (44776 - Life in Technicolour Hotfix 2)
16/08/17 (The Life in Technicolour Update)
14/04/17 (39095 - Maidenholm Hotfix 2 (live at 1PM EDT))
31/03/17 (38678 - Maidenholm Hotfix 1)
29/03/17 (The Maidenholm Update)
16/12/16 (34857 - Crash Hotfix is live!)
08/12/16 (A Clockwork Update)
16/09/16 (29962 - Crash Hotfix)
09/09/16 (Hey There Good Lookin’ Update - Main Branch - 29664)
12/08/16 (Community Balance Update - Main Branch - 29020)
29/04/16 (Pre-alpha Build 13: PAX East 2016 Demo!)
25/02/16 (Weekly Update - Pre-Alpha build 11 is live!)
25/02/16 (Weekly Update - Pre-alpha update 10!)
25/02/16 (Weekly Update - Pre-Alpha build 9 is live!)
03/09/15 (Pre-alpha Build 8: Bringing life to Wellington Wells)
6.2 - 16/07/15 (Update 6.2: Additional Menu Options, Crash Fixes and Bug Fixes)
6.1 - 11/07/15 (Pre-alpha Update 6.1: New Menu, Saved Games, and Performance Updates)
#6 - 30/06/15 (Pre-Alpha Update #6: Hiding in the Garden District)
5.02 - 30/05/15 (Update 5.02 is live)
#5 - 28/05/15 (Update #5: Welcome to the Real World)
10/02/15 (Friends and Family - 5579)
08/12/14 (Updates for Build CL4004)