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‘We Happy Few’ Trailer, No Downers Allowed
From the creators of Contrast comes We Happy Few, an action adventure game that takes place in a retrofuturistic society based on 1960s England, where almost everyone relies on a drug called Joy to numb them to how truly awful their wonderful dystopian world is. If this Orwellian nightmare sounds like the beginning of a lost script for an episode of “Black Mirror”, then you’re on the right track. The quirky charm of its world and the characters who inhabit it makes for an easy comparison to BioShock, but it earns the relation by being just as frightening to contemplate.
The game takes place in the newly rebuilt city of Wellington Wells after it was devastated by a war that left much of its population high, literally, on synthetic happiness. At the center of it is Arthur Hastings, an employee at City Hall’s Department of Archives, Recycling and Printing, who’s deemed a Downer by the deluded the moment he stops taking his Joy.
We Happy Few heads to Steam Early Access and Xbox One Preview on July 26.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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