We Happy Few’s first mainstream spotlight came during Microsoft’s press conference at E3 2016, so it’s fitting to see the game receive its release date at a similar event.
This particular trailer featured a number of playable characters: Arthur, Sam Lowry, and Uncle Jack, all of whom refuse to take Joy for a variety of reasons. Taking cues from dystopian stories like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four, the game explores what will happen to these “Downers”, who refuse to take the drug. E3 2016: We Happy Few may look like BioShock, but is a very different beast.
The journey started with the game becoming available on Steam’s Early Access platform along with the Xbox One Preview Program. Also on: PC, Xbox One While at this year's E3 conference, Microsoft, with the developers Compulsion Games, announced that their survival adventure game We Happy Few will finally be getting its full release on Augand will be available on Xbox and PS4 consoles, as well as PC. Gearbox made a whole lot of people happy today at PAX East with its long-anticipated reveal of Borderlands 3, especially given all the teasing fans have had to endure these past few years. The first DLC pack, titled They Came From Below, will be out soon. We Happy Few Enters Early Access With A Fresh Look At Gameplay. The trailer showcased some of the characters that will be featured in We Happy Few, a game exploring a world in which individuals suppress their negative feelings with the ingestion of a drug called Joy. Compulsion Games initially launched We Happy Few back in 2016. Several happy players can get their hands on the final version of this early access game in exactly two months.
This news came alongside a variety of announcements, including Microsoft Studios’ acquisition of Compulsion Games, the makers of We Happy Few. The game was announced to release on August 10, 2018. Today, Microsoft showcased a new trailer for upcoming release We Happy Few during the 2018 Xbox E3 2018 Briefing.