# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Shares open world exploration with We Happy Few. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
2. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares survival crafting with We Happy Few. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
3. [Sir, You Are Being Hunted](https://imho.run/games/242880/sir-you-are-being-hunted) — Shares procedural generation with We Happy Few. 2,237 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242880/)
4. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Also Crafting, like We Happy Few. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
5. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Shares open world exploration and procedural generation with We Happy Few. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
6. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — A frequent pick in We Happy Few players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
7. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — A frequent pick in We Happy Few players' libraries, and another Action. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
8. [Dishonored](https://imho.run/games/205100/dishonored) — Also Dystopian and Stealth, like We Happy Few. 1,699 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/)
9. [Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/6910/deus-ex-game-of-the-year-edition) — Shares non lethal combat with We Happy Few. 10,288 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6910/)
10. [Pathologic 2](https://imho.run/games/505230/pathologic-2) — Also Dystopian, like We Happy Few. 4,543 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/505230/)
11. [The Outlast Trials](https://imho.run/games/1304930/the-outlast-trials) — Also Stealth, like We Happy Few. 38,564 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304930/)
12. [Chernobylite Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/1016800/chernobylite-complete-edition) — Also Stealth and Crafting, like We Happy Few. 5,393 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016800/)
13. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — Also Stealth, like We Happy Few. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
14. [Bendy and the Dark Revival](https://imho.run/games/1063660/bendy-and-the-dark-revival) — Also Stealth, like We Happy Few. 7,385 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063660/)
15. [Metro Exodus](https://imho.run/games/412020/metro-exodus) — Also Stealth, like We Happy Few. 33,790 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/)
16. [Little Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/424840/little-nightmares) — A frequent pick in We Happy Few players' libraries, and another Adventure. 18,797 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/424840/)
17. [DESOLATE](https://imho.run/games/671510/desolate) — Shares procedural generation with We Happy Few. 2,248 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671510/)
18. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — Also Crafting, like We Happy Few. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
19. [Thief](https://imho.run/games/239160/thief) — Also Stealth, like We Happy Few. 7,433 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239160/)
20. [Crashlands](https://imho.run/games/391730/crashlands) — Shares open world exploration with We Happy Few. 1,596 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391730/)
21. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Shares procedural generation with We Happy Few. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
22. [Bleak Faith: Forsaken](https://imho.run/games/1173220/bleak-faith-forsaken) — Also Stealth, like We Happy Few. 1,866 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173220/)
23. [Far Cry® Primal](https://imho.run/games/371660/far-cry-primal) — Also Stealth and Crafting, like We Happy Few. 14,008 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371660/)
24. [Beyond Hanwell](https://imho.run/games/2565550/beyond-hanwell) — Shares open world exploration with We Happy Few. 477 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2565550/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=320240&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=320240&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=320240&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=320240
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/320240
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About We Happy Few

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 320240
- **Developer:** Compulsion Games
- **Publisher:** Gearbox Publishing,  Xbox Game Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Workshop, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 10, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 62
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/320240/we-happy-few)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=320240&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/320240/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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