Compulsion Games

COMPANY» Founded 2009-01-01

Montreal,Quebec,Canada

A small independent studio based out of Montreal, Canada.

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Compulsion Games was founded in 2009 by Guillaume Provost in Montreal, Quebec. The team's first game was Contrast, which was released in 2013.

The studio was acquired by Microsoft in 2018.

The studio became independent again in July 2026.

Developed Games

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Contrast (Game)

15 November 2013

A game developed by a small independent company called Compulsion Games. A puzzle platformer that plays with shadows and mixes 3D with 2D perspectives.

PC​ ANDR​ XONE​ +3

We Happy Few (Game)

10 August 2018

We Happy Few is a game from Compulsion Games, makers of Contrast. It is a first-person survival game set in a drug-fuelled, retro-futuristic city in an alternative 1960s England.

PC​ MAC​ XONE​ +2

South of Midnight (Game)

8 April 2025

An action-adventure game set within the folklore of America's Deep South.

PC​ XSX​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Compulsion Games

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 2009

Location

Montreal,Quebec,Canada

Website

http://www.compulsiongames.com

Aliases

Developed Games

• Contrast (Game)
• We Happy Few (Game)
• South of Midnight (Game)
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Published Games

• None
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Franchises

• Dream Chronicles (Franchise)

People

• Guillaume Provost (Person)

Characters

• Dawn (Character)
• Didi (Character)
• Faye (Character)
• Fidget (Character)
• Lilith (Character)

Concepts

• Steam (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Female Protagonists (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Steam Achievements (Concept)
• Steam Cloud (Concept)
• Xbox Cloud Gaming (Concept)
• Xbox Game Pass (Concept)
• Collectible (Concept)
• Cutscene (Concept)
• First-Person Perspective (Concept)
• High Dynamic Range (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Single-Player Only (Concept)
• Steam Trading Cards (Concept)
• Subtitles (Concept)
• Third-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Unreal Engine 4 (Concept)
• Voice Acting (Concept)

Locations

• Afterlife (Location)
• Bayou (Location)
• Cemetery (Location)
• Church (Location)
• Cinema (Location)
• City (Location)
• England (Location)
• Farm (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• France (Location)
• Sawmill (Location)
• Southern United States (Location)
• Street (Location)
• Swamp (Location)
• United Kingdom (Location)
• Wrecked Ship (Location)

Objects

• Bottle (Object)
• Lantern (Object)
• Trash Can (Object)
• Umbrella (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Banjo (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Belt (Object)
• Bicycle (Object)
• Bobby Pin (Object)
• Book (Object)
• Bowler Hat (Object)
• Bridge (Object)
• Broom (Object)
• Bunk Bed (Object)
• Button (Object)
• Candle (Object)
• Car (Object)
• Carrot (Object)