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Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory overview

Black Shamrock, Cyanide Studio | Dec 21, 2023 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 05:51:47 UTC

RPGStrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyCharacter CustomizationSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak11
  • Units sold (VGI)1,470
  • Revenue (VGI)$24,368
  • Review score49% positive

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak11
  • Units sold (VGI)1,470
  • Revenue (VGI)$24,368
  • Review score49% positive
  • Total reviews43
  • Release dateDec 21, 2023
  • DeveloperBlack Shamrock, Cyanide Studio
  • PublisherNacon

Genres: RPG

Company pages: Developer: Black Shamrock, Cyanide StudioPublisher: Nacon

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Game overview

Overview

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory comes from Black Shamrock, Cyanide Studio and is published by Nacon. It arrived on Steam on Dec 21, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:51:47 UTC, with a tracked peak near 11. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 49% positive across 43 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory is available in 4 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanRussian languages with full audio support

9 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and csrr

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-43504 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 68707 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 64-bitIntel Core i5-7600 or AMD Ryzen 5 16008 GB RAMGRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 5807 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory has sold up to 1,470 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $24,368. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory overview details

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Paranoia is a CRPG that takes place in humanity's last idyllic refuge, Alpha Complex, which is controlled by Friend Computer. All citizens enjoy a life of joy, cheerfulness and cleanliness. Questioning the benevolence of Friend Computer is an act of treason. Having access to information beyond your security clearance is an act of treason. Refusing to drink your daily dose of Bouncy Bubble Beverage is an act of treason. Treason is punishable by summary execution. Stay alert! Trust no one! Traitors are everywhere, plotting to destroy The Computer, Alpha Complex itself, and our precious way of life. Identify them, report them – or eliminate them as the treasonous scum they are. Keep your laser handy! You lead a team of Troubleshooters with RED security clearance. Your job is to find trouble – and shoot it. Friend Computer monitors your every move, alert for any sign of treason, and will undoubtedly reward you for prompt and heroic action in defence of Alpha Complex – or punish treasonable acts, possibly by assigning you to be used as reactor shielding. A retro-futuristic world filled with technologies as wondrous as they are deadly Create and lead a team of four Troubleshooters working for Friend Computer Choose your specialisations from 9 available skills Unique character progression through cloning (if you die, you progress!) Real time tactical combat system with active pause, inspired by classic CRPG games Original enemies, including malfunctioning robots, aggressive drinks dispensers and defective clones

SteamPulse editorial summary

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:51:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 11, and 49% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameParanoia: Happiness is Mandatory
Steam App ID858030
Typegame
Release dateDec 21, 2023
DeveloperBlack Shamrock, Cyanide Studio
PublisherNacon
Price$29.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresRPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, German, Russian * languages with full audio support
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 05:51:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak11
Positive reviews21
Negative reviews22
Total reviews43
Positive percent49%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateDec 21, 2023
Official Steam feed update (UTC)22 December 2023 - 03:24:20 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:51:47 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:51:47 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:51:47 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeParanoia® & Copyright © 1984, 2016, 2019 by Eric Goldberg & Greg Costikyan. All Rights Reserved. Cyanide S.A., Authorized User Published by Nacon S.A. and developed by Black Shamrock and Cyanide Studio.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/858030
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/858030/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/858030
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory?

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:51:47 UTC, with a tracked peak of 11 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (62.5%), Philippines (12.5%), Canada (12.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.1%), Canada (9.3%), Australia (8.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (51.2%), Canada (8.9%), Australia (8.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.2%), China (8.7%), Canada (7.9%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory?

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory currently sits at 49% positive across 43 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 21 positive reviews and 22 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory have?

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory currently has about 5K tracked Steam followers as of 19 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory?

Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory is currently listed at $29.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

49% positive, 21 positive, 22 negative

Price and discount

$29.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 21 December 2023

DLC and packages

ParanoiaBuy Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory #269997$29.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-4350 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 6870 Storage: 7 GB available space Additional Notes: For 30 FPS @ 720p

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-7600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 Storage: 7 GB available space Additional Notes: For 40 FPS @ 1080p

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