We Happy Few

"We Happy Few" immerses players in a retro-futuristic, drug-fueled dystopia where conformity is key to survival. Set in an alternative 1960s England, players must navigate the cheerful denial of Wellington Wells, blending in with its drugged inhabitants or facing their wrath. Played from a first-person perspective, the game combines role-playing, survival, and roguelike elements as players control one of three characters (Arthur, Sally, and Ollie) striving to escape the crumbling city. Narrative themes include chase/pursuit, sneaking, grief, and loss. Special thanks to YouTubers Jacksepticeye & Markiplier for playing through this game, allowing us to pull a lot of this information from their videos.

• Release date: 08-10-2018
• Developer: Compulsion Games
• Publisher: Gearbox Publishing
• Platforms: MacOS, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Insects

  Worms, bees, cockroaches, butterflies

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  During "Crash" states, the world turns dark and scary. One of the events when crashing is Arthur vomiting up what he perceives as worms and cockroaches. Sally has to collect butterflies in the Ex Cathedra section of the game. Ollie has a Bee Cannon in the What Lies Beneath section of the game.

  • Can't be avoided

• Rodents

  Rats

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Crime

• Assassination

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• Attacks on Law Enforcement

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• Explosions & Bombs

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• Fights

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• Hangings

  Suicide

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  2 dead bodies are found hanging from the ceiling in a house in the first area of the game

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• Kidnapping

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  END GAME SPOILERS: During the war, as German forces advanced on Britain, the residents of Wellington Wells reluctantly surrendered their children to the invaders without resistance. Soon after, they realized that the invading "army" was a deceptive ploy, designed to exaggerate the enemy's strength. The situation took a tragic turn when the townsfolk attempted to retrieve their children, only to find out that the train carrying them had been destroyed in a bombing, resulting in the loss of all lives and making their surrender futile. Upon discovering this cruel truth, people understandably descended into madness, resorting to regular self-medication in a desperate attempt to erase the painful memories.

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• Murder

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• Theft

  You have to steal various objects throughout the game

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Death & Loss

• Death of Loved One

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• Loss of Pet

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  Many citizens of Wellington were forced to eat their pets during the war

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• Misc. Death & Loss

  Loss of brother

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  Arthur's brother Percy went on the train to Germany, and Arthur didn't

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• Suicide

  Hangings

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  2 dead bodies are found hanging from the ceiling in a house in the first area of the game

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Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Distorted Voices

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• Misc. Eerie Noises

  Trains

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• Screams

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• Sirens & Alarms

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• Wet Sounds

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Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

  Wine. Can bribe police with bottles of Scotch.

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• Casual Drug Consumption

  Crash is a drug causing withdrawal

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• Forced Drug Use

  Individuals may be forced to take Joy via syringe

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  The Apple Holm is toxic, requiring a gas mask.

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• Misc. Drugs & Alcohol Content

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  You can ingest a mushroom-like substance, causing hallucinations.

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• Prescribed Medication

  Joy

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Financial & Resource Management

• Homelessness

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  END GAME SPOILERS: Sally is homeless at the end of the game.

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Financial & Resource Management

  Bribery

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  You can bribe police with bottles of Scotch.

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• Poverty

  We All Fall Down DLC

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  Starvation, no one is growing any food, and a plague is running rampant hitting people in poverty the hardest

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• Scarcity

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Gore

• Animal Violence

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  In the opening scenes, you and co-workers beat a piñata... but you see that it is actually a rat you've all beaten to death, spreading blood and guts everywhere.

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• Blood

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  Butcher mission: V-meat is human flesh. You'll learn how to prepare it, including draining the body of fluids and removing the skin.

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• Body Horror

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  Butcher mission: V-meat is human flesh. You'll learn how to prepare it, including draining the body of fluids and removing the skin.

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• Cannibalism

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  Butcher mission: V-meat is human flesh. You'll learn how to prepare it, including draining the body of fluids and removing the skin.

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• Guts

  Butcher mission

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  Butcher mission: V-meat is human flesh. You'll learn how to prepare it, including draining the body of fluids and removing the skin.

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• Misc. Gore

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Hate & Discrimination

• Ableism

  Sanism

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  Everyone that's against you is assumed to be mentally unstable. Arthur's brother Percy is assumed to be neurodivergent.

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• Homophobia

  Emasculating comments

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• Misogyny

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• Racism

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• Sexism

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Horror Themes

• Aliens

  They Came From Below DLC

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• Chase & Pursuit

  Sneaking, hiding

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• Infection Horror

  Wastrels

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  Wastrels have a plague and can infect others through biting

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• Jump Scares

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• Psychological Horror

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• Witchcraft

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  The Weird Sisters

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• Zombies & Undead

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  Wastrels have a plague and can infect others through biting

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Kink & BDSM

• Impact Play

  Spanking

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  In the Reform Club is a fetish club located in Maidenholm

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• Misc. Kink & BDSM

  Fetish gear

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  In the Reform Club, most folks are wearing rubber cat suits.

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• Pain Play & Sadomasochism

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  Multiple characters become incredibly excited while beating others or while being beaten with electrified batons. This also happens regularly in the Reform Club, along with punishment.

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Law Enforcement

• Police Brutality

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• Police Pursuit

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Mental Health

• Depression

  • Can't be avoided

• Grief

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• Hallucinations

  Flashbacks & others' memories

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  In addition to the flashbacks, you can view the memories of others through finding specific shapes in-world. You can ingest a mushroom-like substance that causes hallucinations.

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• Mental Health management

  Must manage sleep intake

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• Mental Illness

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  Arthur's brother Percy is assumed to be neurodivergent

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• Misc. Mental Health

  Guilt, regret, self-harm, nightmares, flashbacks

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• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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• Psychosis

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• Suicidal Ideation

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Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

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• Assault

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• Blackmail

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• Bullying

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• Domestic Violence

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• Gaslighting

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• Harassment

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Phobias

• Acrophobia

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  In some areas, you are extremely high up and at-risk of falling to your death

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• Agliophobia

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• Agoraphobia

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• Automatonophobia

  Dolls (main game); They Came From Below DLC

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  Alien robots

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• Emetophobia

  Relatively heavy use

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  You can use 'vomit bombs' to force folks to get sick. During "Crash" states, the world turns dark and scary. One of the events when crashing is Arthur vomiting up what he perceives as worms and cockroaches. During flashbacks and other events, Arthur and other characters will vomit. Happens regularly at the Reform Club in Maidenholm.

  • Can't be avoided

• Hemophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Katsaridaphobia

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  During "Crash" states, the world turns dark and scary. One of the events when crashing is Arthur vomiting up what he perceives as worms and cockroaches.

  • Can't be avoided

• Melissophobia

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  There are bees throughout the game. Ollie has a Bee Cannon in the What Lies Beneath section of the game.

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Phobias

  Decidophobia (Fear of making decisions)

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  Anthropophobia (Fear of people or society), Electrophobia (Fear of electricity), Epistemophobia (Fear of knowledge), Masklophobia (fear of people in masks, costumes, and mascots), Ochlophobia (fear of crowds or mobs), Pharmacophobia (fear of medications)

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

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• Nyctophobia

  Darkness, green mist obscurring vision

  • Can't be avoided

• Ommetaphobia

  Red eyes, seeing eyes everywhere

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  During "Crash" states, the world turns dark and scary and fellow Wellies eyes begin to glow red. Downers who have stopped taking Joy often don't want to restart as they see eyes everywhere.

  • Can't be avoided

• Traumatophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Trypanophobia

  Forced taking of Joy via syringe

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Acquired Disability

  Chronic insomnia

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Physical Health & Body Issues

  Must manage sleep and food intake

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  Ollie has a condition where he must monitor and regulate his blood sugar. When his sugar is low, he will yell at people randomly and get in trouble.

  • Can't be avoided

• Pain & Physical Suffering

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  Joy can wreck your metabolism and even cause an allergic reaction on top of the hallucinations. OPTIONAL: In a side quest, a woman is found convulsing in the street after overdosing on Joy, leaving the bystanders clueless about how to help. If you administer Crash to her, she quickly recovers, but onlookers demand she immediately take her Joy. Aware that consuming more Joy would only lead to another seizure, she refuses. This refusal prompts the crowd to brandish weapons, chase her, and beat her to death.

  • Is avoidable
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• Reproductive Health

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  Joy causes infertility

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• Terminal Illness

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  There is a plague that can be passed around, turning individuals into wastrels

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Religion & Sects

• Priests

  Vicar

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• Religion

  Christianity

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Sex & Erotica (Consensual)

• Nudity

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  You can take off all of your clothes, causing folks around you to get upset about your nudity

  • Is avoidable

• Sexual Commentary

  Discussion of peeping toms in a flashback

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• Stripping & Strippers

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  You'll come across Joy Gentleman's Club, but you do not enter it

  • Can't be avoided

Sexual Abuse

• Child Sexual Assault

  In Sally's notes

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  A father figure’s abusive sexual seduction of a young girl. Sally writes about writes about being coerced by Arthur's dad, noting that it was probably good that she didn't remind the dad that she was his sixteen year-old step-daughter.

  • Can't be avoided

Traumatic Events

• Structure Fire

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  Inside the Broadcast Tower (Arthur) -- can bring a fire extinguisher with you St. George Holm (Sally) -- can bring a fire extinguisher with you

  • Can't be avoided

Violence in History

• Reminiscent of Violent Historic Event

  Holocaust imagery

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War & Military

• Bombing

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• Tanks

  At the Victory Memorial Camp

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  The tanks are made of papier mâché

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• World War II

  Fictional event during WWII

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  END GAME SPOILERS: During the war, as German forces advanced on Britain, the residents of Wellington Wells reluctantly surrendered their children to the invaders without resistance. Soon after, they realized that the invading "army" was a deceptive ploy, designed to exaggerate the enemy's strength. The situation took a tragic turn when the townsfolk attempted to retrieve their children, only to find out that the train carrying them had been destroyed in a bombing, resulting in the loss of all lives and making their surrender futile. Upon discovering this cruel truth, people understandably descended into madness, resorting to regular self-medication in a desperate attempt to erase the painful memories.

  • Can't be avoided

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