Perhaps the oddest thing about We Happy Few's Xbox and Steam Early Access Preview release, then, is that it's so very different from the game you might have had in mind. The prologue sequence repeats what you saw in the E3 demo, establishing a world in which society has undergone some kind of...

Few games make as big a splash at E3 as We Happy Few. It seems like every year the game shows up it wows the audience with its unique world and

We Happy Few is a game with a curious development history. Compulsion Games initially looked to crowdfund the title with the aim of creating a roguelike survival game set within a dystopian alternative history England, where the Germans had successfully managed to invade the country during World War...

Great visuals and style; Some compelling story elements; Many memorable characters

PC performance is a tad worrying; Too many bugs and glitches; $60 price tag; Tags

I'll play more polished, bigger and more bombastic blockbuster games this year, but We Happy Few will stay with me long after its quests are over.

A twisted and shocking world to lose yourself in; Crafting weird and wonderful chemicals and gadgets; A+ British swearing skills

Glitching like it's 2007

Despite being set in an alternate 1960s where World War II ended very differently, We Happy Few could be just as damning an examination of what a post-Brexit Britain might look like.

We Happy Few is unapologetically inspired by many different works of entertainment across various mediums. The world and characters of Wellington Wells appear to be pulled directly out of an Ayn Rand novel or a George Orwell dystopia.

Mashing a myriad of ideas together isn't always best practice. It can sometimes create magic, and sometimes it can cause a mess. A narrative-driven, survival-based, RPG element-having, melee combat-heavy, exploratory mammoth, We Happy Few ends up on the untidy end of things on most counts.

Although it has been in development for a number of years and available to play as an Early Access release as far back as two years ago, this year proved to be especially fruitful for We Happy Few getting back into the minds of interested players. Especially for those of us in Australia.

I think It has good messages about fighting for your rights But iffy stuff is best left for teens

Like a repressed British gentleman being propositioned by a lady, We Happy Few is all in a muddle. This smartly dressed, highly eloquent, and often charming stealth game is absolutely brimming with potential.