E3 is in full swing with huge announcements being made and major titles being teased, with the event cementing itself as the biggest in the gaming calendar.

Developed by Compulsion Games, yesterday (June 13) saw the release of the first five minutes of gameplay for We Happy Few.

Coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 this summer, the game is set in a dystopian, mod 1964 England that lost the Second World War.

Credit: Compulsion Games
Credit: Compulsion Games

Living in denial over their grim existence, the citizens of Wellington Wells are forced to take a happy drug called Joy, which allows them to forget all about their terrible past.

The player takes on the role of one of these citizens who one day decides not to take his Joy, and in doing so becomes a Downer. But the authorities won't allow him to get away without a fight...

Credit: Compulsion Games
Credit: Compulsion Games

We Happy Few will launch first on Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview on July 26.


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