We Happy Few

by Compulsion Games·published by Gearbox Publishing

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment76

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

8,559en

13,684 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Aug 10, 2018

Price

$59.99

Velocity

2.4/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 3, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈490K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$7.4M

Based on 13,684 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 6,767 post-launch reviews

54%179 rev

<2h

45%245 rev

2-10h

68%1,858 rev

10-50h

80%3,191 rev

50-200h

92%1,219 rev

200h+

91%75 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+47pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 28 similar games in the Action genre released in 2018.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 44%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 41%

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