Rank 01Why this
Shares open world exploration with We Happy Few.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Games like We Happy Few
- 26 games
- Updated Nov 4, 2026
Players who liked We Happy Few also play
The closest matches to We Happy Few: The Evil Within 2, The Forest, Sir, You Are Being Hunted, Don't Starve, and Kenshi. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares survival crafting with We Happy Few.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
Rank 03Why this
Shares procedural generation with We Happy Few.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- 2014
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Kenshi
Why this: Shares open world exploration and procedural generation with We Happy Few.
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Darkwood
Why this: Same unsettling mood as We Happy Few.
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Grounded
Why this: Same whimsical mood as We Happy Few.
Rank 08 
Dishonored
Why this: Also Dystopian and Stealth, like We Happy Few.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like We Happy Few
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Shares open world exploration and procedural generation with We Happy Few.
- 95% of 46,830 reviews
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Compulsion Games
- Price: $59.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 75% of 6,986 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 62
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Multiple character perspectives
- Music is fantastic
- Non lethal options exist
- Eerie
- Grim
- Unsettling
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Pathologic 2
Why this: Same grim mood as We Happy Few.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Why this: Shares open world exploration with We Happy Few.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below We Happy Few at current Steam store prices.
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Why this: Shares non lethal combat with We Happy Few.
Chernobylite Complete Edition
Why this: Also Stealth and Crafting, like We Happy Few.
Penumbra Overture
Why this: Same eerie mood as We Happy Few.
Little Nightmares
Why this: Same unsettling mood as We Happy Few.
DESOLATE
Why this: Shares procedural generation with We Happy Few.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Evil Within 2
Why this: Shares open world exploration with We Happy Few.
Darkwood
Why this: Same unsettling mood as We Happy Few.
Grounded
Why this: Same whimsical mood as We Happy Few.
Dishonored
Why this: Also Dystopian and Stealth, like We Happy Few.
More from Compulsion Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Compulsion Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
About We Happy Few
The closest matches to We Happy Few: The Evil Within 2, The Forest, Sir, You Are Being Hunted, Don't Starve, and Kenshi. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If We Happy Few is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Evil Within 2, The Forest and Sir, You Are Being Hunted — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as eerie, grim and unsettling, and single out its achievement system and character switching. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
We Happy Few is an action-adventure game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox Publishing and Xbox Game Studios. Set in a retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, the experience features open-world exploration across a Joy-obsessed dystopia. Players switch between multiple protagonists, upgrading skills and choosing between lethal and non-lethal approaches to obstacles. The world incorporates procedural generation elements alongside an achievement system. Reviewers highlight strong visual storytelling and fantastic music, while players describe the atmosphere as eerie, grim, unsettling, and whimsical. The game received a 75% positive rating from nearly 7,000 Steam reviews, runs verified on Steam Deck, and offers a long single-player experience.
About We Happy Few: 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.
Is We Happy Few worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 75% of 6,986 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $59.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 39 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Multiple character perspectives
- Music is fantastic
- Non lethal options exist
- Story explores trauma
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The Premise for this game is amazing, but the gameplay doesn't deliver upon that, the game feels unfinished, the game mechanics and interactions lack animation lowering the emersion, at times i would get a laugh or two but about 8 hours…”
“The amount of bugs and the mechanics and all of it just. You fight more against the bugs and disfunctional mechanics than you do against the actual enemies.”
People who play it also play: The Evil Within 2, The Forest, Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Frequently asked about We Happy Few
Can I run it?
Is We Happy Few verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — We Happy Few is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does We Happy Few cost?
We Happy Few is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to We Happy Few?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside We Happy Few are The Evil Within 2, The Forest, Sir, You Are Being Hunted.
Who developed We Happy Few?
We Happy Few was developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, Xbox Game Studios.