The Australian Classification Board overturns the controversial video game ban after a successful call

Here is a video game publisher whose Gearbox and his fans should be … happy …

The Australian Clbadification Board has announced that they have canceled their ban on We Happy Few following a successful call from Gearbox and developer Compulsion Games. The title will now receive an R 18+ rating, which will allow it to be sold in the country.

We Happy Few takes place in an alternative world in the mid-1960s. In the eye of the famous dystopian tales as Brave New World and 1984 the company is about to collapse because of a hallucinogenic drug called "Joy" that protects the people from the reality of docile and easy to control.

The protagonists must flee the fictitious city of Wellington Wells without being captured as they struggle against their own dependence on this drug imposed by the government

Back In May, the game was banned because of its themes related to drug use and the use of "Joy" to incite or reward drug use in real life. But Alex Epstein, the narrative designer of the title, asked to be different by saying that the game consisted of rejecting the prescribed drugs, without becoming addicted.

"I guarantee you that people miss the goal," he told Polygon. "Some people will always miss out on it.If you can provide them with an experience so that they can talk about it, then we have done our job.It's our job: getting people to talk about this.Our job does not mean selling an ideology. "

In its final report, the board stated," A group of three members of the Clbadification Council unanimously determined that the video game We Happy Few is rated R 18+ (Restricted) with consumer advice "Imaginary Violence and Interactive Drug Use."

Compulsion, for their part, praised the decision in a statement: "We went to a lot of effort to get this decision overturned. We want to thank everyone involved in the discussion, contacted the Board and sent us countless messages of support. Your involvement has made a huge difference. "

We Happy Few is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 10.