Compulsion Games — We Happy Few (2018)
We Happy Few is Compulsion Games' most recent effort. The roguelike was released in 2018 after two years of early access. The survival-horror had a procedurally generated town with a population riddled with Joy, but not in a good way. You see, in this alternate reality British setting, people are trying to forget the sins of World War 2 by taking a drug called Joy. You are trying to investigate the events of the past while learning the weird rules and regs of this creepy dystopia — Wells and Orwell would be proud. In our on-site review, Rebecca has it a six out of ten, saying "[the bugs] spoil what can be a decent game, with a unique world, interesting characters, and a convincingly damning depiction of the perils of taking hallucinogenic drugs." Her score reflects the Metacritic average of 64, where the setting found fans, but the technical skullduggery and gameplay systems were heavily criticised.