Today sees the addition of the first-person narrative adventure Close to the Sun for all three platforms, followed by Hell Let Loose on January 4th. Action-adventure title Figment is available on January 9th, followed by Super Mega Baseball 4 (via EA Play) and We Happy Few on January 11th. Psychological horror Those Who Remain rounds out the first wave on January 16th.

Several games will also be leaving the library soon. Grand Theft Auto 5 on cloud and console will be gone on January 5th. Check out the rest of the list (which subscribers can purchase at 20 percent off) below before their removal on January 15th:

• Garden Story (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• MotoGP 22 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Persona 4 Golden (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Persona 3 Portable (Cloud, Console, and PC)

We Happy Few is an interesting game set in an Orwellian society where people must always be happy at all times with the assistance of mind altering drugs despite the world that crumbles around them. But in many ways, the story behind the game is as interesting as the game itself as an upcoming documentary will show.

You can see a trailer for the upcoming documentary below. The documentary, The Cost of Joy, will show behind the scenes footage of the game’s development which will see various stages of the game in progress and will also highlight how the game transformed due to the unexpected reaction to the game’s narrative based trailer at a Xbox conference, despite the fact that no narrative aspects were planned at that time. It since went through several big shifts since that point.

The Cost of Joy will release December 19th. We Happy Few is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.

We Happy Few came out earlier in the year, and its mix of Orwellian theme and setting with multiple survival and stealth options definitely was something different. The game was filled with happy faces hiding deadly agendas. Since its release, it’s slowly been updated with QoL fixes as well as DLC. Now the next installment is coming in “We All Fall Down.”

The DLC will follow Miss Byng in a fast-paced slice of game that will forgo the survival aspects of the main game and focus on the action and stealth action. As the city withdrawals from Joy, she must maneuver through an army of Bobbies and other citizens who are going crazy through the withdrawals. You can see the launch trailer below.

We Happy Few is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The “We All Fall Down” DLC will launch on November 19th for all versions of the games and will be part of the season pass or able to be purchased individually.

Compulsion Games’ first DLC for We Happy Few, Roger and James in They Came From Below, is now available. It sees the goofy pair of James and Roger searching for Dr. Faraday, as Wellington Wells is overtaken by murderous robots. Check out the launch trailer below.

Along with traveling to an underground lair to investigate the source of the mechanical infestation, new weapons can be used to even the odds. There’s a ray gun of sorts and a device that can slow down time, allowing for easy dispersal of enemies. What are these mysterious portals, which the robots are coming from?

Roger and James in They Came From Below is part of the Season Pass. More DLC will be coming in the future, so stay tuned for more details. Compulsion Games has also released a free update, which adds Arcade Mode. This consists of three different modes – Survival, The Night’s Watch, and Sandbox – each with their own unique hooks and ways to experience the base content.

The first DLC for Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few, titled “Roger and James in They Came From Below” will be out on April 4th for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. It will retail for $7.99 standalone, and is also part of the $19.99 Season Pass. After all the chaos in the base story, what could Wellington Wells possibly be dealing with now?

An uprising from robots, it seems. Players will assume the role of Roger as he works with James to locate Dr. Faraday. What’s causing all these robots to assault the town? You’ll venture into an enormous laboratory to find out. How the game’s survival mechanics and combat will be changing in this DLC remains to be seen.

Compulsion Games also recently released Arcade Mode, adding three new modes via a free update. Survival marks a return to the early access experience as players try to hold out for as long as possible. The Night Watch sees players taking on hordes of Downers as a Constable hopped up on joy. Sandbox allows players to mess about with all the world creation tools inherent in the game, activating cheats and the like.

Just announced! James and Roger have lost Dr. Faraday but managed to discover murdering robots! Dive into the newest hand-crafted story for @WeHappyFew! Find Joy in They Came from Below, Available April 4th! #PAXEast

More info: https://t.co/I0HhsFL2WO pic.twitter.com/JQrjBOeyzq

— We Happy Few (@wehappyfewgame) March 28, 2019

To say that Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few had its problems during development and at launch would be an understatement. Nonetheless, the development team continues to plug away at it and has released the new Arcade Mode as part of update 1.7. It introduces three new modes in addition to the base experience – Survival, Night’s Watch, and Sandbox.

Survival offers a much tougher experience, as players must scavenge for food and water while finding shelter. Much like the early access version of the base game, this mode requires surviving for as long as possible and will score you based on the amount of time. Interestingly, there’s still a way to escape, but it’s being kept a secret.

The Night Watch or Wellie Mode sees players controlling a Joy-infused constable who must beat up all the Downers. Touting “fast paced combat”, the objective is to take on waves of Downers while ensuring your Joy doesn’t run out. Weapon upgrades are offered as waves get progressively tougher. Finally, there’s Sandbox, which lets players mess about with all the game’s systems. If you’re interested in cheats, random chaos, or strange worlds, this is the mode for you.

Compulsion Games is still busy working on Season Pass content and is “very close” to revealing more details on the first DLC. In the meantime, update 1.7 is live for Xbox One, PS4, and PC players.

Game Pass as a service has become exceptionally great value in the last few months, with Microsoft and third parties adding some of the biggest games of the generation to the service, making its lineup that much more alluring. And such is the case with the newest batch of games being added to the service as well, which Microsoft announced today.

Let’s start with the game that will be added on January 17– Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few, their controversial survival game, joins Game Pass tomorrow. The LEGO Movie Videogame joins the lineup tomorrow as well. On January 24, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor joins the lineup, allowing many to play the game that was famous for its emergent Nemesis System first hand. On that same day, Saints Row: The Third will also be available on the service.

Barring We Happy Few, which remains divisive, all of these are fun enough games, and if you haven’t spent money on them (and were never going to), this warrants at least you checking them out. Thankfully, Game Pass continues to move from strength to strength for now.

Like most games that launch these days, Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few also comes with Xbox One X and PS4 Pro enhancements. We recently spoke with the development team of the game, and they gave us information on how it runs on the two enhanced consoles.

While the Xbox One X version of the game runs in 4K, the PS4 Pro version, sadly enough, only renders at a 1080p output. Meanwhile, the game targets a frame rate of 30 frames per second, though the developers claim they’re still working on updating the target FPS. In a statement to GamingBolt, a representative from Compulsion Games stated that “Xbox One X is in 4K. PS4 Pro is 1080. Target framerate is 30fps but we’re still working on the update to hit that target fps. Our framerate is not guided by resolution – for our game in particular, it’s purely a CPU concern on consoles.”

After a long time of wait and anticipating, We Happy Few finally launched a few days ago on Xbox One, PS4, and PC, and it’s fair to say that it didn’t exactly live up to what many people may have been expecting. It’s not a bad game per se, but some persisting issues and a bevy of glitches hold it back from being more than just mediocre. You can read our full impressions in our review.

We Happy Few features a procedurally generated world where most of its inhabitants are high on drugs that make them joyful. You get to explore the story of three different citizens who are rebellious and want to fight against these this system and the key to that is conforming or pretending to.

The game’s setting is a futuristic England which is set in the 1960s. The goal in the game is to survive by using a mix of survival, stealth, and combat. If the citizens are able to spot the player acting in an unusual way, then they will forcefully make you happy. Drawing from classic literary works such as Brave New World and 1984, the game presents players with this dystopian world, and it’s up to you to slowly uncover the secrets of this world while also trying your best to survive. If you’ve been having any difficulties with the game, then the following video walkthrough should see you through.

If you’re ready, then let’s get started!

GENERAL TIPS AND TRICKS

Running Away Is Sometimes The Best Option

If you get caught out  being a non-conformist, fighting  a whole mob  of enemies may not be a very good idea. In such situations, your best bet would be to run away as fast as you can and you’ll be none the worse for wear.

Organize Your Inventory

One feature you’ll immediately notice about  this game’s inventory is that opening it doesn’t pause the game. Due to this fact, you would do well to organize your inventory in such that you can immediately access any items that you might need quickly.

Pay Attention To Food And Water

If you don’t eat food or drink water, you will soon start feeling the fatigue as your stamina takes a hit in the game. Beware of rotten food as this will just end up making you sick, and it’s not a good idea to drink water in citizens’ areas as this is spiked with Joy. If you do get sick from eating rotten food, you can cure yourself by drinkin some Sick Up tea.

Pay Attention To Weapons’ Durability

Your weapon can break at any time, so pay attention to their durability before heading out into combat. If a weapon breaks in the middle of combat, it can easily mean the end for you, as you can die in the process of opening your inventory to equip a new weapon.

Try To Avoid The Night

The can nighttime can be super scary because of all the plague-victims, bandits and other hostile creatures you may encounter. Unless absolutely necessary, you will be much safer off just sleeping through the night.

Learn To Block And Shove

Blocking and shoving are the bread and butter of your  combat. Blocking will help reduce the damage you take, while shoving will help push enemies back which can help you control a crowd of enemies. Simply mashing the attack button isn’t a viable option as this would make you run out of stamina very quickly.

Stealth Is Most Important

Stealth is key in the game and in those situations where you can’t  just sneak by an enemy, you can still blend in with the crowd by not acting abnormally or performing any weird actions like crouching, sprinting, or shoving.  Combat can often lead to a quick death, so stealth is more often that not your best to survive.

HOW TO GET RID OF PERMADEATH

When you’re new to the game, you might want to explore the game at your own pace without dealing  with the pressure of a permanent death in the game. You can disable permadeath just before you’re about to start a game. Just after you select to play a new game, you will be faced with a menu in which you will be given a few options regarding how you want to experience the game. It is at this point that you can choose to opt out of permadeath. If you didn’t disable this at the beginning, there’s no going back and the only option if you die is to start a new game.

HOW TO GET THE SECRET ENDING

Right at the beginning of the game as you start Arthur’s story, Arthur remembers his brother Percy and the tragedy he faced, and you can see how deeply affected he becomes when he remembers these details. As the player, you are given a choice to either let Arthur take the Joy pill or to forget about the pills and think for himself. If you do the latter, the game continues and you are able to play through a long adventure. If you choose to take the joy pill though, the game ends right there as Arthur goes back to a conformist existence,  and you will see the credits roll.

HOW TO CURE FOOD POISONING

At some point in the game, you may have no other alternative than to eat some contaminated food. This can have adverse effects on your character even though it will eventually stop affecting you at some point. There is a higher chance of having to eat contaminated food in the poorer areas. When you do get food poisoning, you can cure your ailment by just drinking some Sick Up Tea. If you have enough Sick Up tea with you, you can eat some contaminated food to restore health and then immediately drink Sick Up Tea after to cure  any negative status effects.

HOW TO GET SKILL POINTS

As you move along in the game, you will want to upgrade your character’s skills. To do so, you will have to use skill points. How do you earn skill points, you ask? Well, it’s quite easy. All you have to do is complete main quests and side quests  and you will receive skill points, with main quests granting more of them. Of course, even though side quests don’t give as much skill points, the extra skill points will still help you in upgrading your skills.

HOW TO REPAIR WEAPONS AND ITEMS

In this game, a lot of items and weapons aren’t very  durable and you can’t use them for very long before they get worn out. This can be disastrous if you don’t have additional items and equipment. Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to repair items or weapons in the game. The best way to deal with the lack of this ability  is to always have extra weapons and items on hand whenever possible. Furthermore,  you should try and keep  some essential crafting components with you always so that you can craft an item if the one you were  previously using breaks. In general, it’s always a good idea to have some rocks, scrap metal, and at least a couple of Jimmy bars.

USING SECOND WIND

Right at the beginning of the game, when you choose whether to enable or  disable permadeath, you also have the option to enable or disable an ability known as Second Wind. Basically what this ability does is that it gives you a second chance at survival at the point where you would have otherwise just died. It’s a great and useful option  to enable if you’re having a really hard time staying alive in the game. Keep in mind that if you didn’t enable the option at the start of the game, you will not be able to do so in the middle of a playthrough, and the only way to get the ability then would be to start a new game.

HOW TO GET LOCKPICKS

If there are things locked off that you can’t access, you can choose to pick the lock. It’s a crime so if you’re spotted, you’ll invite a lot of trouble for yourself. Lockpicks can be found just by serachign through the many containers in the game and you can also loot these from NPCs whom you’ve killed or downed. You can also craft a lockpick using just a single Metal Bit. You will learn the crafting recipe to make lockpicks right at the start, so you will be able to begin your thieving adventures quite early in the game.

HOW TO SOLVE THE SWITCHES PUZZLE

At one point in the game, you will come across a puzzle that you have to solve at a train station. The first thing you should do is rotate the wheel in the are as to restore some power.  You will notice that there is one switch missing. You can find the switch in a nearby room with a piano. Once you get the switch, place it in the missing space. Wondering what the clue to  solving this puzzle is? Well, the answer is right there on a poster on the nearby wall. On the poster you can read the words  “Always Do Be Careful.” The fact that the first letter of each word is capitalized may have suggested to you to try and press the switches in that order. With that in mind, press the switches in the following order: A, D, B, C. Once you do, the puzzle will be solved and the story will continue.

HOW TO GET THE GOLDEN KNOCKER

As we mentioned before, weapons and items are fragile in the game and you have no way of repairing them. An unbreakable weapons would solve a lot of the problems because you face of this, and that’s exactly what the Golden Knocker is. You will first be able to enter the Reform  Club through a quest. Once inside the Reform Club, you can find the Golden Knocker  on the third floor. One the third floor, you will see an old lady who will give you a quest to find her keys, and there is a container behind her which holds the Golden Knocker but you can’t get it right away.

First, find the keys in the same room on a couch. Once you get the keys, bring it back to her to complete the quest. Now, attack her while sneaking with a non-lethal weapon to down her and then take the key off of her body. Before opening the container on the third floor, press the button the desk and you will see that there is a security terminal. Disable it using a Shortspike and then proceed to unlock the container and take the Golden Knocker! That’s it! You now have an unbreakable weapon with you.

COMBAT TIPS AND TRICKS

In the early hours of the game, it might be best to just depend on your fists in combat as they do more damage than random sticks and they’re also better because they don’t break. A significant part of combat is actually just avoiding  it. This means using stealth whenever possible. You can blend in with people by dressing appropriately and what this means is that you should dress according to your surroundings. Wear suits in the affluent areas and wear rags in the poorer areas so that you don’t stand out. If you ever come across traps, you can either choose to go around them or you can disarm them by using disarming tools which you can craft, and it’s up to you to decide how to deal with this.

HOW TO CURE THE PLAGUE

The plague is one of the worst afflictions to come in contact with in the game, and simply sleeping  or resting won’t get rid of it. You will have to craft a particular item to rid yourself of the plague. You will have to find the recipe for the Phenocycline Syringe in the Safe House of Lud’s home. You can find the recipe on top of the chemistry station where you can craft the item. To craft the item, you will need the following items: 1 Empty Syringe, 2 Filtered Water, and 1 Antiseptic.

If you don’t know the recipe to craft the Antiseptic, you can learn it by just picking up a Rotten Potato. Once you’ve crafted the Phenocycline Syringe,  you will be able to cure yourself of the plague, so try and craft the item as soon as you can and try and always have one on you.

CHEATS AND CHEAT CODES

Note: Please use the following cheats at your own discretion. Using cheats online or offline may lead to an immediate ban. GamingBolt or its staff members are not responsible for any problems arising due to their use.

If you want to completely bypass any challenge or difficulty in the game, or if you just want some particular bonuses like a boost in stats or some extra skill points, then you may be interested in checking out some cheat codes.

You will first have to get the cheats from this site (http://fearlessrevolution.com/viewtopic.php?t=7645). Once you do so, you can have cheats for some of the following effects among others:

• x99 Skill points
• Freeze Time
• Super jump
• Increase Stats
• Will not get overburdened
• Money

ACHIEVEMENTS/TROPHIES GUIDE

You can find below the full list  of achievements you can earn in the game.

Now I Can Die Happy: Die while overdosing on Joy

Archipelagist: Set foot on every island

Shocking Biology: Kill a guy named Ryan Andrews

Don’t You Have Somewhere Else To Be?: Survive 50 days

Employee of the Month: Read all newspaper articles as Arthur, and redact only the uncomfortable ones

I Love the Smell of Chloroform in the Morning: Knock out 50 NPCs with the Atomizer

Bon Voyage: Complete Ollie’s intro

A Heavy Burden: Spread the message

The Toxic Ex: Complete speaking with Verloc at the Joy Factory

Enjoy the View: Correctly sabotage Clive Birtwhistle’s redactor work

Miss Byng is Indisposed: Complete “No Place Like Home” encounter

The Ollie Starkey: Finished Ollie’s playthrough

Downer: Complete Arthur’s Intro

Snug as a Bug on a Drug: Take the Joy at the very beginning of the game

The Importance of Not Being Seen: Finish Mystery House without being spotted once

The Great Lubricator: Deliver the cod liver oil

We’ve Come To The End Of Our Time: Unlock all other We Happy Few trophies

Not In Kansas Any More: Cross into the Village for the first time

Gimme Shelter: Unlock all of Arthur’s shelters

Cat Burglar: In Thomasina House – Collect all fake cats

Baby You’re a Rich Man: Gain £1000 from looting/bartering across playthroughs

Gotta Catch Them All!: Catch 40 butterflies with Sally’s butterfly net

Get the Float Out of Here: Complete “The Jack-o-Bean Club” encounter

Sugar Daddy: Inject yourself with glucose 10 times

The Sally Boyle: Finish Sally’s playthrough

Breaking Blackberry: Complete Sally’s intro

Resistance Is Futile: Talk to Johnny Bolton from the Secret Radio Room

The Arthur Hastings: Finish Arthur’s playthrough

You Do Know Jack: Collect all Uncle Jack Shows

Hot On Her Heels: Find all notes related to Prudence

The Saint: Complete the entire game without directly murdering anyone

Don’t You Have Somewhere Else To Be?: Survive 50 days

Remember,  Remember: Find all collectibles

I Got Better: Contract and cure the plague

The Slaughterer’s Apprentice: Finish all of the butcher’s apprentice quests

Our Prudent Friend: Listen to all the phone calls in the phoneboxes

Mother Of All Victories: Complete “Band of Brothers” encounter

That Kind Of Game: Retrieve the credentials from the club

A Bit Of The Old Ultraviolence: Kill 100 NPCs in a single playthrough

Arthur Haste-ings: Take Phlash as Arthur

The Wyrd Sisters: Complete the Crones encounter

Lighten Up: Use 25 lightning rods, playing as Ollie