Aussie Classification Board reviewing decision on We Happy Few

The Australian Classification Board is reviewing its decision on We Happy Few, the organisation has recently confirmed.

“The Classification Review Board has received an application to review the classification of the computer game We Happy Few,” it advised in a press release (via Kotaku Australia). “We Happy Few was refused classification by the Classification Board on 21 May 2018. The Classification Review Board will meet on 3 July 2018 to consider the application. The decision and reasons will later be published on www.classification.gov.au.”

Those who wish “to apply for standing as an interested party to this review” are advised to “write to the Convenor of the Review Board.” Those who choose to do so will be disclosed in the Board’s final decision report unless requested otherwise.

You can send your written applications to the following address.

The Convenor
Classification Review Board
Locked Bag 3
HAYMARKET, NSW 1240

The due date for submissions is 29 June 2018.

We Happy Few was refused classification back in May due to in-game use of a drug called Joy.

“A player that takes Joy can reduce gameplay difficulty, therefore receiving an incentive by progressing though the game quickly,” the Board’s initial report said.

We Happy Few is planned for release on Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4. It’s by Compulsion Games, a studio recently acquired by Microsoft Game Studios.