Compulsion Games, the developer of We Happy Few, is founded in Montreal, Canada.
Compulsion Games announces the development of We Happy Few, a dystopian survival game set in an alternate 1960s England.
We Happy Few is released in Early Access on Steam, allowing players to experience the game and provide feedback during development.
The full version of We Happy Few is officially released on PC, Xbox One, and later on PlayStation 4.
We Happy Few becomes available on Xbox Game Pass, expanding its player base.
Massive chemical warfare devastates the world, leading to societal collapse and mass casualties.
The government creates Wellington Wells as a controlled society to manage and preserve the remnants of civilization with strict drug use laws.
The synthetic drug Joy is introduced to suppress negative emotions and maintain happiness among the population of Wellington Wells.
Citizens of Wellington Wells are required by law to regularly consume Joy to prevent dissent and preserve order within the city.
A covert resistance group forms to oppose the mandatory Joy consumption and the authoritarian control of Wellington Wells.
Arthur Hastings, a former citizen of Wellington Wells, decides to stop taking Joy and begins to remember the truth and dark secrets of the city.
Arthur and other characters uncover the grim history and hidden atrocities committed within Wellington Wells.
Due to increasing Joy shortages and rising dissent, the social order in Wellington Wells starts to break down.
