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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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We Happy Few is one of the most eagerly awaited games of 2016. The game is already availableon the Xbox Storeand thePreview versionwill be released on July 26.

Thanks to variousgameplay imagesdistributed by the people who’ve backed the project, we pretty much know what to expect to see in the game.

We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial in the city of Wellington Wells. Set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, you’ll have to blend in with its other inhabitants, who don’t take kindly to people who don’t abide by their not-so-normal rules.

However, one very important feature that hasn’t really been brought to the spotlight is permadeath. Yes, We Happy Few includes permadeath, so mistakes are costly and if you die, you’re going to have to start all over again.

Through a lack of checkpoints and save points, the game’s developer wants to instill the fear of consequences in gamers so that they become aware of the danger that exists in Wellington Wells. A safety net would have simply made the game too boring. When a player dies, all progress and items will be lost forever.

We Happy Few is procedurally-generated, which means the game will create a different environment every time you start all over again. Being dropped into unfamiliar territory each time will add to the game’s tension and unpredictability.

Staying alive will not be an easy task since the inhabitants of Wellington Wells won’t hesitate to attack you if they suspect you’re not on Joy. If they find not on the drug, they’ll lynch you. At the same time, you’ve got to be very careful what quantity you consume. Too little and they’ll sense you’re trying to fool them; too much and your character will lose control.

To make things more difficult, your character needs regular sleep and needs to eat and drink as well. If he doesn’t eat when his body urges him to, he’ll collapse.

What do you think about the permadeath feature in We Happy Few? Would you rather have the possibility to resume the game from the moment you die?

Madalina Dinita

Networking & Security Specialist

Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.

She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.

Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.

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Madalina Dinita

Networking & Security Specialist

Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Even the smallest mistake in We Happy few results in permadeath#