The eclectic survival horror title, We Happy Few, will be delayed once again, pushing the release date to the summer of 2018.
In a video posted on YouTube, Compulsion Games, the developer behind We Happy Few, stated that a rebuild is currently underway for the game’s first few hours.
Originally slated for an April release, the team made the decision to completely revamp the games first hours following a playthrough where the developer realised that it wasn’t up to par with the vision they had in mind.
The project started in January 2014 as a Kickstarter campaign before moving into early access on Steam and Xbox One. According to Compulsion Games COO, Sam Abbott who commented on the team’s journey thus far in a recent :
“G, Whitney, Alex, Matt and I have been on the project for four years now – we started January 2014. The rest of the team have joined us since then, bringing together their enthusiasm, skill and determination to create a game we’re very excited about.”
The beautiful, darkly dystopian world of We Happy Few set in 1960s England. Source: Conpulsion Games/online
The game follows Arthur who has been trapped in a dystopian-like world that has been plagued by a massive drug, “Joy”, that has everyone hooked. Players have to control their drug habit in order to have somewhat of a clear perspective of the world while maintaining a high without drawing too much attention to themselves.
Compulsion Games also revealed a second main character, Sally, which the studio gives a glance into her story.
And while they aim to produce a game that fans can really get their hands on and a game the studio can be proud of, it will be quite the anxious wait til the summer but all good things do come to those who wait…
